Keck Graduate Institute President Dr. Sheldon Schuster announced today that the 黑料吃瓜网 Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program has received Candidacy Status from the (ACOTE).
鈥淭his is a great milestone to hit before the end of the current year,鈥� Schuster said. 鈥淥ur OTD program faculty and staff are constantly at work to make sure that we鈥檙e setting up the best possible program for our incoming cohorts.鈥�
Candidacy Status is a significant step that an occupational therapy program must go through on the road to achieving full accreditation. This now allows 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 OTD program to admit students for the 2022-2023 academic year.
鈥淭his is an excellent outcome leading us towards full accreditation for our program,鈥� Founding OTD Program Director Dr. Christy Billock said.
鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to give our prospective students the great news and start delivering our innovative curriculum in the fall.鈥�
This fall, the inaugural OTD cohort is set to begin within 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 latest addition of classrooms and labs designed explicitly for OTD students.
About ACOTE
The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) ensures quality occupational therapy education by developing accreditation standards and verifying implementation to support the preparation of competent occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. The ACOTE is committed to establishing, promoting, and evaluating standards of quality in occupational therapy education. To this end, ACOTE庐 will lead in the development of effective collaborative partnerships with the communities of interest, both internal and external to the profession of occupational therapy, which is affected by its activities.