Transcript Fieldwork Education - University of Texas Medical Branch

Class of 2014
Cara Westerman, OTR, MOT
Room 3.918, [email protected]
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Fieldwork – required clinical experiences that
students must complete in order to graduate
from MOT program
UTMB – 2 Level I FW and 2 Level II FW
Level I FW - OT 5121 Fieldwork Practicum I
in Spring 2013 (Adult PD), OT 6121
Fieldwork Practicum II in Fall 2013
(Pediatrics), avoid going to the same FW site
for both your Level I & Level II FW placements
Avoid FW sites that you have worked, have
relatives working
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OT 5121 dates: 3/25 – 29/2013, following
Spring break (3/18 – 3/22/13)
OT 6121 dates: tentatively 10/21 – 25/2013
5 days, 40 hrs, follow your supervisor’s work
schedule
*We will try our best to locate fieldwork sites
in geographic areas close to your home or
wherever you can get free room and board for
one week
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Pre-fieldwork to-do-list – *Background
check, Immunization (up-to-date TB test),
CPR (including infant/child), *Drug Screening
UTMB Dept of OT will provide – professional
liability insurance
You are responsible for – Updated or
Advanced background check, immunization,
CPR, drug screening, personal health
insurance, etc.
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Fieldwork site database – Some fieldwork
sites only accept students in their 2nd rotation
Choose at least 3 sites and prioritize them
When more than 1 person choose the same
site with only 1 opening, decision will be
based on – students’ professional behaviors,
faculty/advisor’s input, facility interview,
drawings if necessary.
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2 Level II fieldwork rotations, 12 weeks per
rotation
Proposed dates –
1st Rotation : Jan 6 – Mar 28, 2014
2nd Rotation: Apr 7 – June 27, 2014
Level II fieldwork requirements – one rotation
must be in adult physical disability, and the
other rotation can be either in adult PD,
pediatrics or mental health
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When to make request for your Level II
fieldwork placements
Out of state/town requests
The process of Level II fieldwork placements
Must send choices of same type of facilities
for each rotation, don’t mix them – i.e. 3
choices must be all in adult PD or all in
pediatrics, don’t mix them.
You may change your Level II fieldwork
requests after your 1st Level I fieldwork
experience
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