Occupational Therapy

Our Accelerated Health Sciences Track in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, and Doctor of Pharmacy allow for qualified students to finish their professional degree faster and at a lower cost by transferring into the graduate programs directly from Touro’s Lander Colleges prior to the completion of a bachelor’s degree.

The Integrated Honors Track programs in Health Sciences, Osteopathic Medicine, and Pharmacy offer highly focused and challenging curricula for students set on a career in these fields. Graduates of our honors tracks receive priority admission to Touro’s related graduate and professional programs.

Empower a student with learning or neurodevelopmental differences to participate more fully on the playground or coach a senior adult recovering from a head injury to be independent again.

An occupational therapist (OT) helps people of all ages develop the skills needed to manage everyday life activities, and encourages participation in their roles in home, school, workplace, community, and many other settings. The work is challenging and extremely rewarding. Most occupational therapists work in hospitals or occupational therapy practices, while others work in schools, physicians’ offices, home health services or nursing homes.

Want to help others help themselves? Once you complete our three-year program, you’ll earn a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy and you will be prepared for the national board exams, so you can start your career and make an impact. You can also choose to take your degree at Touro even further by completing a post-professional doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD) in just one additional year.

Detailed requirements can be found on the OT Master's program website.

Student and Alum Profiles

Sarah Iskhakov practicing hand therapy in splinting class.

Sarah Iskhakov

“I had such a positive undergrad experience and loved Touro’s warm environment and super approachable professors who are there to see you succeed.”

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Sarit Scher practicing hand therapy.

Sarit Scher

“The smaller class sizes meant I could develop close relationships with my professors and fellow classmates. The professors are experts in their field and the classes provided me with the knowledge and confidence I needed to succeed and thrive in graduate school.”

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Bat-El Aronov

“I chose Touro because I wanted to connect with Jewish students... I did not want to sacrifice my religious beliefs in order to succeed in my coursework. Touro is the best of both worlds.”

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Sarah Greenberg, OT

“Touro did an exceptional job preparing me for skilled services, adaptations, therapeutic activities, neuromuscular re-education and increased self-care, as well as building rapport with patients. I am eternally grateful!”

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