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NY Assembly Passes Expansion of Scope of Practice Law (Jeffrey Kass, DPM)

06/28/2012      Fred J. DeLucia, DPM


I find it a tremendous success as well as an inspiring message what our state association has achieved through their tireless perseverance, optimism, and foresight. Personally, I have been hearing the overwhelming negativity from so many practitioners over so many years (ever since I was a student), that our state shall never see an expanded (rather, a 'corrected') scope come to pass - "it will never happen" - they used to say.

To all those who believed this, I hope your outlook has been changed on a great many things. A glass is either half full or half empty, and looking at it half empty helps no one, nor does it achieve anything. I cannot express how inspiring it is for me as a young practitioner to see what can be achieved through hammering away at something with your head turned away from the negativity.

Again, the selfless efforts put forth by our state association members involved with this committee is a message for ALL practitioners in NYS - always seek to improve the future without thought of yourselves. On that note, who this "helps"..... well, the only answer to that is simple - it "helps" the future of our profession in NYS. Period. Whether you're board certified in surgery or not, it will change the perception of our specialty overall. Those 15-20 RRA certified will be exponentially increased over the years to come, and New York is a perfect place full of pathology to watch this happen.

We need to keep well trained and interested people in our state - not running off to other states for training and practice because ours falls behind the country's standard. Speaking as an RRA QUALIFIED practitioner, I can tell you how true this is. Great job NYSPMA!

Fred J. DeLucia, DPM, Queens, NY, fred.delucia@gmail.com