Education Highlights and Curriculum

• >200 Didactic hours, with over 100 of them being faculty given lectures
• >200 Mentor hours, providing supervision to the fellow during patient care hours
• 100 Observation hours in multiple settings including hand therapists, hand surgeons in clinic and in the operating room, other specialty rehab professionals
• Quarterly journal clubs
• Quarterly continuing education provided by the hand therapy faculty
• Research project which will be presented to the hand team, other education programs, and an OT/Hand Therapy organization 

Program Goals:

1. Educate advanced clinicians to be highly skilled patient care providers in the area of hand therapy: The fellow will develop advanced hand therapy skills that emphasize strong clinical reasoning to deliver individualized, client-centered care, integrate evidence-based practice, and uphold the highest standards of ethical practice, while consistently embodying Sutter Health’s values.
2. Educate advanced clinicians to be instructors and mentors to occupational therapy interns and Fellows: The fellow will be given opportunities to participate in interdisciplinary learning where he/she/they will help lead hand therapy topics and promote efficiency of care. The fellowship will also
3. Educate advanced clinicians to be competent consumers and contributors to the evidence based practice of Occupational Therapy: The fellow will participate in the hand therapy team’s quarterly journal clubs and give a presentation at one of them. The fellow will also be highly encouraged to present a research-related topic at a state or national conference.