1968: fifth lecture.

It will require hard work, courage, imagination, perspective, and the ability to communicate knowledgeably, on the part of every physical therapy school director, physical therapy department head, and physical therapist, if we are to ensure a high quality of patient care in the community. We shall need to chart new courses and explore new ways. But this cannot be done in isolation, nor can it be done for us. We must make our plans together with other health care disciplines. Otherwise, collision, duplication, and rejection are inevitable. No culture has ever flourished in isolation. Its maximum contributions are only developed in concert with others. "Prehealth" must replace "premedical" in the education of the health professions, and "community health" must be substituted for "public health" in the delivery of health services. Students in the health professions must come together with students in the humanities and social sciences in common courses. Common courses in the professional phase are relatively few, but contact in the preprofessional phase leads to better understanding and appreciation of the various roles and how they function in today's society....

Helen L Kaiser

"Today's Tomorrow"

Phys Ther. 1991;71:407-414