My capstone project, titled “Clinical Anatomy Application: Prosections with Case Studies for Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Preparation” aimed to prepare master level occupational therapy students entering a Level II fieldwork in hand therapy by means of an evidence-based education workshop with foundational case study forums. Using a flipped classroom design, the students worked through three case studies that related to scenarios commonly seen in hand therapy, which they later applied clinically in the lab. The case studies started four weeks prior to the prosection lab using the students’ university online forum. I introduced a new case study each week in the forum with various clinical and anatomical questions. The case studies reflected evidence-based practice and the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process, 3rd Edition. Additionally, the case studies included occupational therapy models that promoted client-centered interventions with an emphasis on occupation. After completion of the case study forums, the students attended a four-hour upper extremity cadaver lab with prosections to review anatomical structures that related to occupational therapy clinical practice. The lab provided ample active learning opportunities to prepare students for fieldwork including activities and discussions that linked the case studies to the respective anatomical structures.
