The UNM Division of Occupational Therapy offers an entry-level Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) and a post-professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (ppOTD).
Occupational therapists help people of all ages learn or relearn daily tasks for living. OTs teach patients who are physically, mentally or developmentally disabled skills to live better , more independent lives after illness or injury.
Apply to the UNM Occupational Therapy Graduate Program to help children and adults regain their independence.
Like the state of New Mexico, the UNM OT program is culturally rich and unique. UNM’s research-intensive environment creates an atmosphere of intellectual stimulation and discovery.
We offer additional enrichment learning experiences, such as international fieldwork programs , interdisciplinary education programs and elective courses in which students serve local communities.
Our mission is to prepare culturally competent, ethical, and compassionate occupational therapists and leaders who design comprehensive and viable models of service delivery in community and healthcare settings. We model the use of occupation as a modality and an outcome to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities in New Mexico and beyond. Our program is anchored in meaningful occupation; saturated in the history, philosophy, culture, science, and application of occupation and occupational therapy; and utilizes research to facilitate critical reasoning. Our program values and supports the education of the New Mexico practice community and cultivation of community relationships to further promote best-practice and occupation-based interventions.
Through education, scholarship and service, the University of New Mexico Occupational Therapy Graduate Program facilitates individuals’ wellness, productivity, participation and quality of life of people within their communities.
Our mission is to prepare culturally competent, ethical, and compassionate occupational therapists and leaders who design comprehensive and viable models of service delivery in community and healthcare settings. We model the use of occupation as a modality and an outcome to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities in New Mexico and beyond. Our program is anchored in meaningful occupation; saturated in the history, philosophy, culture, science, and application of occupation and occupational therapy; and utilizes research to facilitate critical reasoning. Our program values and supports the education of the New Mexico practice community and cultivation of community relationships to further promote best-practice and occupation-based interventions.
Our VisionThrough education, scholarship and service, the University of New Mexico Occupational Therapy Graduate Program facilitates individuals’ wellness, productivity, participation and quality of life of people within their communities.
Our Core Values
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