Abstract
If occupational therapy is to play an important role in improving population health, it is important to understand how academic programs are preparing new occupational therapists for this role. To determine current and desired coverage of population health concepts in entry-level occupational therapy programs. Online survey administered to occupational therapy program directors. Higher education institutions. Survey invitations were sent to all 182 entry-level occupational therapy program directors in Spring 2018. Questionnaire responses were used to calculate current and desired curriculum coverage of 23 population health domains. Of 182 program directors, 60 (33.0%) responded. Respondents agreed that 21 of 23 population health domains should be included in entry-level occupational therapy programs, and 11 of the domains had moderate or better coverage in their current programs. The largest gaps between current and desired coverage were found in global health issues, population health informatics, environmental health, and organization of health systems. Occupational therapy faculty can use these results to further develop the population health content of their programs. Although the occupational therapy profession advocates for the role of occupational therapists in the improvement of population health, little information is available about how to prepare new occupational therapists for this role. This study addresses this gap by presenting occupational therapy program directors' assessments of current and desired levels of population health content within their programs.
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