Program mission

The Occupational Hand Therapy Fellowship at UW Health is a full-time, 13-month program.

Our mission

UW Health is dedicated to providing excellence in patient care, teaching, research and community service. The mission of the UW Health Occupational Hand Therapy Fellowship is to create occupational therapists who serve clients and their families with a focus on evidence-based care with a respect for diversity, local, national and global service and social responsibility. The program will prepare the fellowship by using:

  • Experience in patient care
  • Mentoring
  • Didactic education, independent study
  • Presentations and clinical reasoning skills
  • Teaching opportunities to interns, staff, faculty and community