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The Mayo School of Health Sciences Occupational Therapy Internship
prepares individuals for professional practice in hospitals, clinics
and private practice. Through your patient care responsibilities
and clinical experiences, this internship offers rotations in:
- Acute Care
Treating diagnoses ranging from generalized weakness to complex
organ transplant rehabilitation (including Intensive Care Unit
and Critical Care Unit)
- Subacute
Treating patients who might not require intense nursing or physician
treatment, but can benefit from daily inpatient therapy
- Rehabilitation
Helping patients who can benefit from daily therapy by multiple
disciplines and therapy types (i.e., occupational therapy, physical
therapy and speech therapy)
- Orthopedics
Treating inpatients with orthopedic limitations
- Hospital-based Outpatient Occupational Therapy
and Hand Therapy Department
Treating patients who require outpatient therapy one to five times
a week - some unique treatments provided here are for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (i.e., ALS or "Lou Gehrig's disease”),
vestibular visual perception and complex hand diagnosis
You will gain experience in treating patients with special occupational
therapy needs, which may include:
- Amputee rehabilitation
- Back-related symptoms evaluation and treatment
- Brain injury rehabilitation
- Musculoskeletal disorders, including shoulder
and knee problems
- Neck pain evaluation and treatment
- Postmastectomy lymphedema management
- Rehabilitation of disabling neurologic conditions
- Rehabilitation of neuromuscular disorders
- Spinal cord injury
- Sports medicine and rehabilitation
- Stroke rehabilitation
- Trunk or extremity bracing problems
- Vestibular rehabilitation
Didactic
Weekly classes cover current trends in occupational therapy. These
learning experiences may include lectures, workshops, in-service
training, case studies, field trips and informal discussions.
Grading or Evaluation
Mayo School of Health Sciences uses student evaluative tools that
include:
- Written examination
- Demonstration of skills
- Self-assessment exercises
- Faculty reviews
Our system of evaluation provides students and faculty with a comprehensive
look at individual performance. This allows faculty and administrative
staff to direct students who are experiencing academic difficulty
to the appropriate support resources, including tutoring programs
and counseling opportunities.
Curriculum Enhancements
Mayo School of Health Sciences is committed to developing and maintaining
the very best education programs. Changes may be made to the curriculum
and other aspects of this program as necessary to assure the highest-quality
training.
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