UPitt receives grant, launches fellowship
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:10 AM CDT, Thu July 13, 2023
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Science and Technology Department has received a five-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research to support clinicians with post-doctoral fellowships to advance their careers in assistive technology practice, research and policy. The program is called Career Advancement in Assistive Technology Practice, Research & Policy (CAT-PRep). “Other than pursuing a PhD, most clinicians get very little training on how to do research, especially studies that are meaningful to inform practice and policy,” said Mark Schmeler, occupational therapist and co-director of CAT-PReP. “This fellowship is geared to immersing clinicians in a service where research is integrated alongside practice.” UPitt will award up to five, 24-month fellowships, with an annual salary of $55,000 plus benefits. Ideal candidates will have a terminal doctorate in a clinical field such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, audiology, medicine or rehabilitation engineering. For more information and application, go here.
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