Curriculum
The 77 week course is a didactic and residency blended, degree producing program with didactics at both the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) and Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC). Residency hours are conducted at BAMC. Includes in-depth behavior health, warrior rehabilitation, research and advanced practice. The program provides students with advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice skills. This program includes an evidence-based research project that once completed, will be submitted to a peer reviewed journal, and nationally recognized conference for publication.
| Curriculum Area of Concentration | Credit Hours |
Behavioral Health |
|
| Evaluation & Intervention: Behavioral Health | 3 |
| Behavioral Health Residency | 2 |
| Combat and Operational Stress Control | 3 |
| Combat and Operational Stress Control Residency | 1 |
| Behavioral Health Conditions Residency | 4 |
Warrior Rehabilitation |
|
| Evaluation and Intervention: PTSD & Polytrauma | 2 |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder & Polytrauma Residency | 2 |
| Occupation Centered Intervention & Cultural Awareness | 2 |
| Occupation Centered Intervention & Cultural Awareness Residency | 2 |
| Evaluation & Intervention: Burn & Trauma Rehabilitation | 3 |
| Burn & Trauma Residency | 1 |
| Evaluation & Treatment of Upper Extremity Conditions | 3 |
| Upper Extremity Conditions Residency | 2 |
| Evaluation & Intervention: Ergonomics | 3 |
Research |
|
| Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Research | 3 |
| Qualitative Methods | 3 |
| Quantitative Methods I | 3 |
| Quantitative Methods II | 3 |
| Critical Research Appraisal | 2 |
| Field Research in OT | 3 |
| Advanced Professional Paper Project | 3 |
Advanced Practice |
|
| Aspects of Pharmacology, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Nutrition in OT |
3 |
| Differential Diagnosis in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
| Clinical Management in Army Occupational Therapy | 1 |
| Advanced Hand Surgery Outcomes for OTs | 2 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 62 |