A Systematic Focus on Occupational Therapy Education

This supplemental issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy represents the beginning of a systematic focus on the teaching practices that are currently used in academic and clinical environments as we go about the job of preparing students for careers as occupational therapy assistants and occupational therapists. The journal celebrates two major accomplishments in the practice of education: (1) the establishment of a research agenda for education and (2) the first American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Education Summit, sponsored by AOTA and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy and held in Atlanta, Georgia, in October 2013. The summit brought together educational leaders from across the United States and provides a benchmark for the state of the art of occupational therapy education. These two interconnected outcomes formalize a mature approach to our educational enterprise as it previews the range of educational research that is currently being conducted and...