Occupational Therapy Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Journal
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education
Volume
4
Issue
3
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.26681/jote.2020.040314
Abstract
This paper provides a chronological overview of the development, implementation, and evaluation of an educational initiative aimed at ensuring internationally-educated occupational therapists are prepared to enter practice in their new country, Canada. The three major phases of the program’s 12-year evolution are described, to distill the key lessons learned at each phase. Data related to the demographics of participants, program content, results of the national examination, registration, and employment outcomes are included. An enhanced understanding of the transition experience of internationally educated occupational therapists provides a strong foundation from which to support internationally-educated colleagues and strengthen the occupational therapy profession.
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