This document outlines a program proposal for a stakeholder presentation in preparation for a pilot program. The stakeholder presentation will include information about the rationale for the need of the program, and a series of learning modules to prepare students for a fieldwork rotation in a hand therapy setting. The modules will be presented to the occupational therapy department at East Carolina University (ECU). ECU has an entry-level master’s program for occupational therapy. The modules will be presented to the university staff, feedback will be compiled from the stakeholders, and changes will be made to the modules in preparation for live instruction to the students at a future date. Modules will be broken down by anatomical area. Each module will consist of an evidence-based anatomy review, common diagnoses review, and treatment of common diagnoses review. The presentation will include course syllabus, course objectives, the outcome measure of a pre- and posttest consisting of general knowledge needed to enter a hand therapy fieldwork setting, and four sample learning modules. This project will contribute to evidence-based occupational therapy programming to prepare students for fieldwork in the niche setting of hand therapy. The use of the Person Environment Occupational Model will guide the structure of the program.
