Experience OTD - Johnson & Wales University

What Makes JWU’s Doctorate in Occupational Therapy Unique?

Creativity—and careers—start at Johnson & Wales.

It focuses on examining the needs of individuals and populations within the community and emphasizing the valuable connections across multiple JWU colleges — with particular emphasis on the Physician Assistant, Culinary Nutrition, Dietetics & Applied Nutrition, Physical Therapy and Equine Studies programs, to name a few — to best serve societal needs in an interprofessional manner.

Gain Real World Experience:

You’ll learn to serve individuals, groups, communities and populations, while also developing programs that offer a preventive focus and influence a broader scope of the population. Then apply and practice what you learned in class through fieldwork focused on mental health, pediatric, adult and older adult populations.

Through mentorship with our experienced faculty, you’ll set personal goals that will influence your professional growth. In addition, you will complete a capstone project that will help you gain the practical and research skills needed to become a highly competent occupational therapy practitioner.

JWU’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program has earned a national ranking of #109 from U.S. News & World Report, placing it among the top 10 programs in New England.

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Amplifying Voices & Increasing Diversity in OTD

Monique Dawes, OTD, OTR/L, CPAM, has practiced occupational therapy across the country, but her roots remain here in New England. Now, she is leading the charge in training and diversifying the field of occupational therapists here at Johnson & Wales, and she is representing JWU as a local leader in the newest cohort of the Equity Leadership Initiative within the Rhode Island Foundation.

FIELDWORK AND CAPSTONE WORK

Lab experiences directly in the community and within emerging practice areas.

OUR COMBINED DEGREES

Health Science B.S./OTD allows qualified JWU students to earn, in a continuous plan of study, both a bachelor’s degree in Health Science and an OTD in as little as six years.

EXPERT FACULTY

Experienced and nationally recognized faculty teaching in a state-of-the-art facility that creates a stimulating environment for student learning.