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In a message dated 9/2/03 4:25:20 PM, drdrdoc writes:

 

 

> David M wrote;

> >I respect your choice of not allowing people with docs

> outside those you

> respect and hope that you will do the same when those

> with different views develop

> new legisation that allows changes to occur so that

> our profession has   a

> single name for our professionals. <

>

> Firstly this was the voice of the profession in Colorado, not my " choice " . 

> If you are saying that a person who has not earned a degree academically

> should ever be granted a title by either legislation or an association i would

> very strongly disagree.

> When the public is presented with a terminal set of initials they have a

> right to be sure that an appropriate education comes with those initials.

>

> To properly protect and nurture our profession we must protect the public.

>

> Doc

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> True security must be rooted in true and complete social, economic and

> environmental justice for everyone everywhere with no exceptions. Anything

else is

> an illusion.

>

>

Everyone who has written legislation and pushed it knows that if one wants

something in particular and puts it in with other legislation or Rules and

Regulations (easier yet), and renders all other views intolerable with eloquent

righteousness, then they usually get it pushed thru with the other legislation.

 

The trouble is that security is defined differently by everyone and to think

that everyone can have the same definition may well be an illusion too.

For instance, one of my ideas of security is to call myself whatever I want.

I like Dave. Some of my patients call me Doc. Do I correct them? No. It's

easier to remember.

 

The idea is to provide for flexibiity and the advance of a growing and

expanding profession. If CO chooses to have numerous titles and confusion for

the

next 50-70 years until everyone with them dies off, this is ok too.

 

My personal opinion is that after a while, there will be a single title for

OM put across by the regulating agencies and the colleges will agree it will

not cost them money to do so and thus will not hire lobbyists to oppose the

change, and that the academic degree will be DAOM or something similar and the

licensure title will be DOM. I may be wrong, but it isn't my decision. I will

remain flexible and open, though. The point is to bring the profession to

freedom

and independence in treating our patients nationally and internationally, for

their benefit.

David Molony