Lisa
Cohen,
OTD, OTR/L
Senior Occupational Therapist
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lisa Cohen is an occupational therapist with experience working with adult populations in acute care, acute rehabilitation and sub-acute rehabilitation settings. Her current practice is in acute care at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA, and Spaulding Hospital in Cambridge, MA. She recently completed her post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree from the MGH Institute of Health Professions and her doctoral work focused on the preparation of entry-level occupational therapy students for practice in the acute hospital setting.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Poster Description: The acute care setting is among the most challenging fieldwork experiences for occupational therapy students, with a high rate of failure (Nicola-Richmond et al., 2017). Success in level II acute care fieldwork requires a strong background of medical knowledge, clinical skills, professional behaviors, and the ability to manage challenges of the hospital environment (Kemp & Crabtree, 2018). In addition, students must be prepared to collaborate with an interprofessional team to coordinate and provide patient care. Many occupational therapy students may lack adequate…