InterProfessional Education Research and Scholarship
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Poster
Publication Date
7-12-2024
Abstract
To engage students from rural and underserved communities, the Occupational Therapy Graduate Program participated in a Students Exploring Careers in Health (SECiH) event. We introduced the students to Occupational Therapy (OT) during the morning and provided three examples of assessments during the afternoon portion. We chose to have them explore one handed baby dressing, name as many animals as they can in 60 seconds per the Animal Naming Test (ANT) and the Minnesota Spatial Relations Test. We chose these assessments as the ANT is an equipment free test that can be given bedside to test for minimal or covert hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), the Minnesota Spatial Relations Test has the individual fit many irregularly shaped blocks into a form board, and baby dressing techniques as many people experience single sided injuries and have to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) such as child care. Students were able to successfully complete all activities and were provided with a broader understanding of why OT is valuable in the healthcare profession and the many different ways in which OT implements assessments to better understand how to help people given their physical and cognitive abilities.
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Kymes, Shayna and Mary Thelander. "Students Exploring Careers in Occupational Therapy." (2024). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hsc_ipe_posters/28
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Presented at IPE Day 2024