Assistant clinical professor Samia Rafeedie tells U.S. News why occupational therapy is a best job
January 20, 2015
When Samia Rafeedie was an undergrad at Ohio State University, she sought out the help of an academic advisor. She knew she wanted to work in health care, but she just didn’t know “where” in health care. Her advisor suggested occupational therapy. Rafeedie remembers thinking: “I don’t want to help people find jobs.” But she followed up her advisor’s recommendation with a visit to an open house in the School of Allied Medicine, where health care professionals from different fields described their work. She’ll never forget what an occupational therapist said there: “Physical therapy teaches people how to walk, and occupational therapy teaches them how to dance.”
Read the full article at U.S. News’ 100 Best Jobs of 2015.
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