Faculty members maintain leadership positions in state and national organizations.
As their mentors, faculty members encourage students to assume leadership positions and actively participate in scholarly activities such as conference presentations. Within the past few years, students have presented at state and national meetings as a result of faculty encouragement. Jefferson's holistic approach focuses on occupations and systems. The department's innovative fieldwork model, which offers experience in a variety of settings including home health care, is a national trendsetter. The richness in full-time faculty is complemented by a network of clinicians who are actively involved in the curriculum.