HPD OT Ft Lauderdale Students Entering 2021

Nova Southeastern University | 19 POSTPROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (DR.O.T.) POSTPROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D.) PURPOSE This program prepares occupational therapists to become leaders in the advanced practices of occupational therapy, health policy, and program development. Graduates incorporate evidence-based practice, client-centered approaches, occupation-based practice, and best practices to meet society’s occupational needs. All Dr.O.T. students must successfully complete the required (core) courses and select their remaining courses in consultation with the director of the doctoral program based on the student’s professional interests and goals. An evidence-based capstone paper is required, along with a 90-hour residency. PURPOSE This program develops leaders who will advance the knowledge base and practice of occupational therapy as scholars, researchers, and academicians. Ph.D. graduates will contribute to the field of occupational therapy with a focus on occupation, health, and well-being to meet society’s ever-changing need for participation and engagement in occupation. In addition to the Canvas online courses and midsession meetings, Ph.D. students must attend a four-day, summer, research institute on campus as part of the research course- work in the first two years of study. A 90-hour research residency and a dissertation of original research are also required. Occupational therapists who have completed a postprofessional clinical doctorate in occupational therapy (O.T.D. or Dr.O.T.) are offered an easy transition to a research doctoral program. The admissions criteria and curriculum for the Bridge to Ph.D. pro- gram are the same as the Ph.D. program; however, students in the bridge program can transfer up to 12 credits from their previously completed doctoral program. Transferred credits are accepted in lieu of up to two core courses and up to two elective courses and are subject to evaluation of course syllabi and grades by the Ph.D. program director. POSTPROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL BRIDGE TO PH.D. PROGRAM