Future Scientists
All students accepted to the AOTA Summer Institute For Future Scientists 2017 have been notified. For information on apply to the 2018 cohort, please click here.
The Summer Institute for Future Scientists in OT will occur June 1st, 2017 at Boston University Sargent College (635 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA).
Please see Accommodations and Transportation for travel and lodging information. You may contact Safiya Correia at scorreia@aota.org with any questions.
Schedule:
| Time | Location | Event |
| 7:30am – 8:30am | Sargent College, 6th floor
|
Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Welcome and Introductions | |
| 9:00am – 9:30am | Personal Narrative: Building a Research Program | |
| 9:30am -10:15am | Breakout Session: Why Are You Interested In A Career As A Scientist? | |
| 10:15am – 10:30am | Break | |
| 10:30am – 11:15am | Panel Session: So you want to be a scientist? Pathways to contributing to the knowledge-base of the OT profession | |
| 11:15pm – 12:00pm | Panel Session: The Life and Times Of A Scientist | |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Breakout Session: How do you define your research career goals and the best option for your work/life balance? | |
| 1:45pm – 2:30pm | Panel Session: How Do You Get Started? | |
| 2:30pm – 2:45pm | Break | |
| 2:45pm – 3:45pm | Breakout Session: Developing an action plan related to research: Selecting an optimal research training environment & Identifying steps to achieve research goals | |
| 3:45pm – 4:00pm | Break | |
| 4:00pm – 4:30pm | Breakout Session: Developing plans to network at the 2017 OT Summit | |
| 4:30pm – 4:45pm | Summary and Wrap-up |
