UIC Dept of Occupational Therapy T he Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago was founded over 50 years ago and is one of the oldest and most respected in the country. The UIC campus is just west of Chicago's Loop in an area that includes two historic landmark neighborhoods and the West Side Medical Center District, the world's largest concentration of advanced public and private health care facilities. Throughout its history, the Department of Occupational Therapy at UIC has been a leader in the profession. Today, the Department is recognized as one of the most influential in the field.
Faculty members are national and international leaders.
For example, some of the most widely used books in occupational therapy have been written by our faculty members. The Department houses one of the two charter Centers of Research in Occupational Therapy and operates one of the most productive and well-funded research programs in occupational therapy. The Department's international influence is evidenced by the international students and visiting scholars in the program. The Department is uniquely organized so that education, research, and clinical practice are housed under the same organizational structure. This arrangement has always kept the academic program closely connected to and focused on the practice of the field.