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What is the greatest advantage of moving to a doctorate of OT?

How will the move to OTD impact those with a masters or bachelors degree in OT? How will moving to an OTD affect the profession as a whole?

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1. Do you think having to obtain an OTD vs MOT will increase or decrease more individuals to pursue occupational therapy?

2. Do you think in the future by obtaining an OTD, that there will be a more substantial pay increase?

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1. Like the healthcare field, OT constantly evolves and adapts to changes in society with the idea that transitioning from an MOT to OTD is doing just that, adapting. Similar to the nursing profession offering Associate’s, to Bachelor’s, and in some cases Master’s degree and PT’s going from Bachelor’s, to Master’s, and then eventually to Doctorate’s. Do you believe that a lack in transition from MOT to OTD will hinder our profession’s growth? Why or why not?

2.     Our current curriculum allows us to take courses with PTs, where we learn things like gait and biomechanics of the spine with the notion that providing us with a foundation of knowledge of the whole body, allows us to give our clients the best care possible. How would adding an extra year of education for the OTD be advantageous or disadvantageous towards the learning outcome of a new graduate?

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1. Do you think OTDs will be more responsible for publishing and conducting research than MOTs?

2. How will recent MOT grads be affected by the change to entry level OTD?

3. Will is be advantageous for MOTs to go back and get their OTD soon after graduating or would it be better to work for a while and gain clinical knowledge first?

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Do you believe there should be an increase in pay for the people who obtain their OTD?

Do you see any disadvantages of not making the transition into the OTD program?

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1. Do you think the MOT program will ever be completely eliminated?
2. How do you think the increase in OTD graduates will have an effect on EBP in our profession?

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1.  How do you think switching from an OTD program will affect the knowledge other health care fields have about occupational therapy?

2. Do you think there will be jobs available to and OT than an MOT couldn’t do?

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Why don’t you think we were originally a doctorate program?

Should those who have their bachelors or masters in OT be required to continue their education by getting their Doctorate. Why or why not?

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1. Do you think more or less people will want to go to school for OT once the OTD is required? More debt vs doctoral status pros/cons?
2. Ultimately how is the pay increase determined from MOT to OTD?

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1. How is the OTD program curriculum different from the MOT curriculum? Will  new grads come out with different knowledge?

2. Does an OTD have any potential for an increased salary for professionals?

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1. Do you think a large percentage of therapists that have their master’s degree will go back to get their OTD?

2. Do you think our profession will be more respected now since becoming a Doctorate entry-level program?

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1.  How do you think switching to DOT will affect recent MOT graduates?

2.   What benefits will come from the profession being DOT?

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1. Why do you think  OT has been pushed to become an enrty-level Doctorate?

2. Do you feel that moving to an OTD will allow us to become a more well-known profession?

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1. How will the move to a doctorate level affect new graduate student debt and will students focus on applying to higher paying specialty areas in OT causing a shift in the number of OTs in certain areas?

2. Do you think that OTs having a doctorate degree will bring more attention to occupational therapy from other health care providers that OTs work with?

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1. Do you think that with this shift in degree level, those with MOTs will be less competitive than those with OTDs when applying for jobs?

2. Is there any research that indicates a possible salary raise for those with a doctorate degree?

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1. Do you think moving to the DOT degree would impact the therapy cap for OT?

2. How would moving to the DOT degree impact scope of practice for OT?

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1. If there was a increase in salary made from the doctorate program over the masters, do you feel that there would be a large population of OT's applying?

2.  What does the doctorate program offer to therapists who do not have interest in teaching or research?