I am very pleased to be with you. I wish to thank Ms Taguchi, President Nara and all the physical therapists we have met who have been such fine hosts and made us feel so welcome. I have been a director of a Physical Therapy education program for over 20 years and before that time I served as a faculty member in the university and a teacher in hospitals and a practitioner. During this period I have been a part of many changes in the education of physical therapists at Northwestern University and have seen the continuing development of our education on a nationaland international bases.