The 54-week Occupational Therapy Acute and Critical Care Fellowship at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, is designed to significantly advance your preparation as a provider of patient and client care services in the clinical practice area of acute and critical care.

Program highlights

The fellowship includes activities that promote your continued integration of practice, research, and scholarly inquiry consistent with the fellowship's mission and philosophy. Program highlights include:

• A curriculum that transitions you to an independent occupational therapist
• The opportunity to be mentored one-on-one by experienced occupational therapists
• A program that offers teaching responsibilities and research opportunities, culminating in a scholarly final project
• A schedule that includes didactic and laboratory coursework designed to provide a basis for advanced clinical practice

Completion and certification

Upon successful completion of the fellowship, you will receive a certificate of completion from Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences. 

Graduates are eligible to apply for a Board Certification in Physical Rehabilitation (BCPR) through the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Accreditation information

The Occupational Therapy Acute and Critical Care Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is working toward accreditation through the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Learn more about the accreditation information for Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences.