Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Medical SLP Programs

For prospective graduate students interested in medical SLP:

I compiled the following list based on ASHA’s EdFind as well as the websites of these programs. Some of the programs are very medically oriented while others are affiliated with hospitals, have medical “tracks”, require many medically based courses to graduate, or offer students the opportunity to delve into some aspect of medical speech pathology. So the degree to which they are “medical” programs varies. If you are interested in a medical SLP program, research these schools (including their CAA accreditation/all other accreditations) and see what each one offers. If you know of a medical program that is not on this list, please let me know!



For prospective graduate students interested in medical SLP:

I compiled the following list based on ASHA’s EdFind as well as the websites of these programs. Some of the programs are very medically oriented while others are affiliated with hospitals, have medical “tracks”, require many medically based courses to graduate, or offer students the opportunity to delve into some aspect of medical speech pathology. So the degree to which they are “medical” programs varies. If you are interested in a medical SLP program, research these schools (including their CAA accreditation/all other accreditations) and see what each one offers. If you know of a medical program that is not on this list, please let me know!


If you cannot attend a medical program, there are still many ways to gain exposure to this area of SLP.

***List last updated in September 2013

Tips:
-Make it known that you are particularly interested in this aspect of speech-language pathology when meeting with your advisor
-Participate in research with professors studying areas of medical SLP
-Take medical SLP electives offered by your program/get to know professors teaching these courses
-Research/read about topic(s) of interest on your own
-Practicum(s) at hospitals, nursing homes, rehab centers, etc.


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