2019 Fieldwork Updates

Fieldwork is a vital part of the academic training for all entry-level occupational therapy students and we could not do what we do without our excellent on-site fieldwork educators.

We constantly hear excellent stories of collaboration between students and fieldwork educators regarding how to critically think and provide client-centered, occupation-based interventions. As our numbers continue to grow, more and more of our alumni reach out with the desire to accommodate and assist with educating our students.

We are extremely proud of our alumni all over country who have reached out from cities such as Las Vegas, Houston, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta and New York City to investigate the possibility of hosting students. Over the past few years, our student numbers and needs have increased and again we are grateful to multiple sites who have prepared our students well. We wanted to share some numbers from the past few years to highlight our gratitude.

In 2017:

• 116 students for week-long Level I Fieldwork Rotations
• 100 students for three month Level II Fieldwork Rotations

In 2018:

• 112 students for week-long Level I Fieldwork Rotations
• 118 students for three month Level II Fieldwork Rotations

In 2019:

• 120 students for week-long Level I Fieldwork Rotations
• 112 students for three month Level II Fieldwork Rotations

Many Thanks

We also want to take a moment to spotlight some excellent therapists and facilities who graciously opened their doors to accept more students for 2019 when we had unexpected cancellations. We want to specifically thank:

• DCH Medical Center, Tuscaloosa and Northport, Alabama
• Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
• UAB Hospital Acute Care, Birmingham, Alabama
• UAB Medical West Hospital, Bessemer, Alabama