Where an academic degree in exercise physiology is offered, then those students should have the right to the title, and they should bear the responsibility of the title without having to argue one way or another. The situation itself must change. They are hired as a nurse. This is responsible education and business. The pressure is real.
Students are confused, and they are having a tough time of it.
While it is more complex than this, part of the reason is the lack of respect for the diversity of names of individuals who profess to do the same types of professional work. Today, there are special circumstances that need special handling and sound advice. ASEP, by way of Dr. Dale Wagner of Vanguard University in California and his committee members, have put together an impressive Accreditation Proposal that lays the foundation for professionalizing exercise physiology. It is built upon sound objectives that can be met through different course work. It isn t too complex.