Pediatric Occupational Therapy Fellowship Program

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is credentialed by the AOTA as a post professional fellowship program for occupational therapists in Pediatrics. Our one year pediatric fellowship aims to provide practicing occupational therapists with an advanced level of clinical training, to empower them to provide excellent, culturally competent, evidence-based clinical care across the continuum of pediatric OT, and to encourage them to accept leadership roles as a resource to other pediatric therapists.

Program Specifics

• The fellowship combines didactic work with clinical work, to encourage the development of advanced levels of clinical reasoning. The fellowship is designed to develop pediatric specialists who are able to be effective with a diverse population of children and their families.
• The goals of the program focus on the application and integration of cultural competence, evidenced based clinical care, family centered care, leadership, and the continuum of care.
• Clinical work hours are primarily in the Cincinnati Children's outpatient setting.
• The mentoring component involves intensive training across the continuum of pediatric OT. The mentors guide the learning process through modeling, questioning and feedback.
• The main didactic component of the fellowship is the LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities) Program. LEND is an interdisciplinary training program, funded by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau, designed to train leaders who will improve the health of infants, children and adolescents with or at risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities and other special health care needs. The emphasis is on developing family-centered, culturally competent interdisciplinary leadership skills.
• Fellows are hired as salaried, full-time employees but divide their time among work, LEND and other learning experiences. The pediatric fellowship pay is approximately ¾ of a typical new graduate OT salary.
• Applications will be accepted until January 31st for the upcoming fellowship year. Applications will be reviewed and interviews with the multidisciplinary team will be completed in the Spring. The fellowship year will run for 12 months starting in the Summer.