<p>Here’s what our Director of Pre-Health Professions had to say about Whistle Pig’s Question</p>
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Most of our pre-allied health students are looking at becoming physical therapists, pharmacists, or physician assistants. We haven’t had anyone go into an occupational therapy program in several years. We have had students go into speech therapy graduate programs, though. I think the Department of Rhetoric and Communication Studies keeps track of these students. </p>
<p>I, of course, would work with any student considering occupational or physical therapy for a career. Unlike med/vet/dent, the allied health programs usually vary quite a bit from school to school in terms of their prerequisites. Pre-OT student should be able to pick up all of the prerequisites for OT school while at UR. This also applies for most PT programs with the exception of human anatomy/physiology. The bottom line, though, is that it is possible. During the past two years we have had 3 graduates go on to DPT programs (at Univ. of Miami, Univ. of Delaware, and Emory Univ.).</p>
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<p>Let me know if I can further clarify any of this!</p>
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