FPD good or not ?

December 7, 2009

Dear Dr Nguyen

As the saying goes.... " you hit the nail on the head " .

You ask about the real issues of life UNDER the allopathic reign.

The FPD is just another " dream degree " following closely behind the

" Masters " and the NON-PhD DAOM.

Nice and Costly..... but not necessary and will definitely NOT give us any

parity on any level nor any jobs.

Just more money for the schools to make which then gets KICKED UPSTAIRS to

the

accrediting agencies who are making sizeable sums of money off the 50+

schools.

That's the way this system works.

The DCs with 100hrs of " who knows what " and the MDs/DOs with zero hours of

education.....and all bill for acupuncture calling it whatever they wish

including having the nerve to call it acupuncture.

And now we hear that PTs are performing acupuncture under the manipulation

of the words " dry needling " and then hiding the billing by rolling it under

PT billing codes........ thereby defrauding everyone.

Richard

Richard A Freiberg OMD DAc AP LAc

In a message dated 12/07/09 3:54:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

dr_namnguyen58 writes:

Dear colleagues,

I've followed up this FPD off and on. I think this is a good idea to

participate this program.

However, there are too much of the cost for the graduated, the already

practitioner, but there is no guarantee for most of us to get a decent job in

a hospital or a similar facility after a certificate of FPD. Most of the

graduated do not have a decent job in acupuncture, no work and no money left

for certifying FPD.

After FPD certified, we may end up as all chiropractics are, no jobs in

hospital , nor any facility which salary can be depended on. Are we after the

FPD to feed all the schools without a promising future?????? After FP

All the proposals and all the temptations are for landing a good jobs ... are

these real? Or just another phantomized politic issues?

I know there has been a plan of Kaiser Permanente in Bellflower, Ca, hired

acupunturists ( just 1, but I put it in plural form ). I do not know if he

or she make it.... I do not think he or she belongs to any FPD because

this opening existed 4 - 5 years ago.

There are so many chiro have been practicing TCM, acupuncture these days.

Can we take a few seminars as they do in acupuncture and practice their

professions and charge as they have done........ have have

done........<WBR>.....????<WBR>? Why do we have to g

Why didn't chiro go for FPD, why did they go to seminar for acupuncture

and practice it ? Is that because of more charges and more income? Rather

than certified FPD ?

It is just an opinion .... Thnks everybody

Nam Nguyen

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December 7, 2009

Dear colleagues,

I've followed up this FPD off and on. I think this is a good idea to

participate this program.

However, there are too much of the cost for the graduated, the already

practitioner, but there is no guarantee for most of us to get a decent job in a

hospital or a similar facility after a certificate of FPD. Most of the graduated

do not have a decent job in acupuncture, no work and no money left for

certifying FPD.

After FPD certified, we may end up as all chiropractics are, no jobs in

hospital , nor any facility which salary can be depended on. Are we after the

FPD to feed all the schools without a promising future???????????????? All the

proposals and all the temptations are for landing a good jobs ... are these

real? Or just another phantomized politic issues?

I know there has been a plan of Kaiser Permanente in Bellflower, Ca, hired

acupunturists ( just 1, but I put it in plural form ). I do not know if he or

she make it.... I do not think he or she belongs to any FPD because this opening

existed 4 - 5 years ago.

There are so many chiro have been practicing TCM, acupuncture these days. Can

we take a few seminars as they do in acupuncture and practice their professions

and charge as they have done.............????? Why do we have to go after FPD ?

Why don't they, chiro ?

Why didn't chiro go for FPD, why did they go to seminar for acupuncture and

practice it ? Is that because of more charges and more income? Rather than

certified FPD ?

It is just an opinion .... Thnks everybody

Nam Nguyen

December 8, 2009

Nam,

This issue is not simply about a degree coming with an employment guarantee

(there is no such thing). These are separate issues. Having a FPD or other

doctorate tends to be more favorable for research as well as employment, and

shows more serious dedication to one's education. The OM profession was slow to

react and now all manner of other professions are borrowing acupuncture or even

Chinese herbs. I would venture that you will not likely see any serious

seminars that expand your biomedical understanding and allow you to practice

greater scope of practice. This latter aspect of our education was not meant

for diagnosis but refer, and better communication with our providers on our

patient's behalf. Otherwise, we look ignorant. We need to attract younger

students to this profession or it will cease to exist in this country as a

viable career and the FPD is looked upon favorably by the students in the

survey.