Hand Occupational Therapy Fellowship
Cincinnati Children’s Pediatric Hand Therapy Fellowship is a year-long intensive program that provides specialty training and professional development in an academic pediatric medical center. The program emphasizes development of clinical, research, and leadership skills in pediatric hand therapy. The fellowship will offer occupational therapists an opportunity to learn in multi-disciplinary clinic environments and in a traditional outpatient clinic setting.
This is a unique opportunity to combine the two specialty practice areas of pediatrics and hand therapy. This fellowship is in the candidacy to be recognized as an AOTA Fellowship Program. The Division of Occupational and Physical Therapy at Cincinnati Children’s has a long-standing history of offering comprehensive and valuable fellowships for therapists seeking to expand their skills in pediatrics.
Objectives
- To develop highly competent pediatric hand therapy specialists through mentored clinical experiences and didactic educational experiences.
- To provide interdisciplinary learning experiences in pediatric hand therapy.
- To develop competence in the comprehensive delivery of pediatric hand therapy to a diverse population of children and adolescents with hand impairment.
- To provide ongoing opportunities for professional growth through involvement in clinical research focused on pediatric hand therapy.
