Acute and Critical Care Occupational Therapy Fellowship Program
Program Mission
The mission of the Tampa General Hospital Acute and Critical Care Occupational Therapy Fellowship program is to provide a postgraduate, evidence-based and hands on learning program which will develop advanced Occupational Therapists. The OT fellow will be exposed to both floor and ICU settings with a heavier focus on intensive care and medically complex patients. These therapists will establish comprehensive care plans for a variety of complex medical diagnoses, providing care that exceeds entry-level practice.
6 weeks introduction to acute care vascular floors
42 weeks education time (includes final exam week)
4 weeks built in for makeup/accrued time off (ATO)
Breakdown of teaching hours during the 48 weeks of education (introduction included)
Approximately 28 hours of clinical practice and 12 hours of didactic education and mentored service delivery
each week (minimum hours to be spent on both didactic and clinical practice)
Clinical Practice: 28 hours per week during educational weeks: approximately 1344 hours.
Coursework Didactic Learning: 4 hours per week during educational weeks: approximately 192 hours.
Mentored Service Delivery: 8 hours per week during educational weeks: approximately 384 hours.
Mentored service delivery will include direct one-on-one meeting with mentor(s), case studies, self-initiated
research with mentor review, journal clubs, interdisciplinary rounding, and other educational components to
enhance the fellow’s learning.
Total hours for program: 1920 hours scheduled, 200 nonscheduled hours for orientation, make up, and scheduled
time off
Outline of Educational Materials:
Orientation- 1 week
Intro to acute care/Vascular – 6 weeks
Medical Surgical* – 11 weeks
Neurology/Neurosurgery – 9 weeks
Trauma/Surgical Trauma* – 8 weeks
Cardiac/Cardiothoracic surgery– 10 weeks
Specialty/make up – 4 weeks
*Pre-transplant and post-transplant patients will be seen in all these modules
(1 week built in at the end for final exam and wrap up coursework)
Most on-site fellowship activities occur Monday through Friday between 8AM and 7 PM. The fellow’s work schedule will be flexible and allow for patient care, training, mentoring, study time and preparation. Schedules are coordinated by the fellowship program coordinator and shall not exceed expectation of more than 40 hours/week of direct program participation. There will be additional personal study time required.
Weekend/Holiday Requirements:
The fellow will be responsible for working one weekend every 5th weekend with designated days off in the week prior and the week after their respective weekend. The fellow will also be responsible for working Christmas Day and the 4th of July.
The fellow will be an employee of Tampa General Hospital and will be paid hourly and qualify for the benefits package offered by TGH.
Fees
Tampa General does not provide any stipends for education/living. The Fellow will be required to purchase hunter green scrubs that are embroidered with the TGH logo (information on where to purchase to be provided once the Fellow has accepted position).
Fellowship applicant must be an active member of AOTA; therefore, all AOTA membership fees are the applicant's responsibility.
Professional Liabilty Insurance
As an employee of Tampa General Hospital, the Fellow is covered by the organization’s professional liability policy. This liability coverage extends only to activities required by their participation in the program.
Applications will be reviewed after the window has closed. All applicants will be notified within 30 days from the close of the application window whether they have been selected to continue with the interview process. Top applicants will be interviewed either in person or via a virtual platform. Applicants will be expected to participate in a case study review during the interview process. Once selected, the applicant will be notified via phone and a formal offer letter will be sent via email.
