Just recently, there has been a tumultuous event in the Physical Therapy society, of which I am also affected. My friends who are preparing to take the NPTE in the US are deeply depressed. What happened is that some review center have allegedly cheated by providing actual NPTE questions to its reviewers and have consistently and successfully maintained a remarkable number of passers. The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy has taken drastic measures to suspend all NPTE schedules for the year and will resume next year for a new set of NPTE called NPTE-YRLY. This is a bold move considering that there are hundreds of applicants who have already complied and are just waiting for the exam schedules. Friends and colleagues were stricken with disbelief. All the months of studying and preparing financially are at the risk of falling in vain. The chances are getting slimmer for us. For now, the PT society is clamoring for consideration. We do hope that the FBSPT will re consider. After all, the demand for PT’s are rising in the USA, thus, it must be filled up with qualified PT’s like us.
Has just watched some news on TV, the chinese people will celebrate the new year for 3 days, from February 12-14. The chinese group have already coordinated with our ever supportive city government to secure the place for the opening of the new year. This year of the Tiger will start on Feb 14 2010 and will end Feb 2011. We are all looking forward to the celebration for a great year ahead! May the Tiger give us luck!
I could imagine thousands of hopeful nurses like me before, waiting for the results of the licensure exams. Now, the Philippine Nurses Board Exams have the lowest passing rate for years. Lesser by 40% according to the news. This after years of hardships and sleepless nights preparing for this exams. I'm lucky I made it before. For those who did not make it. Please do not stop now. I know how difficult it was and it will always be difficult. But if you think it's worth fighting for, don't lose hope. For those who made it, congratulations!Do not waste your time.
National election is fast approaching and we are again faced with the challenge of choosing our leader. Its quite exciting right now coz for the first time we will use the automated voting. Not to mention the interesting line up of candidates. We should choose wisely. After all, our future is in the hands of these people. I have to admit that I am quite skeptical with these people. But do I have a choice? Geee
