The Harris College Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program is breaking new ground by becoming the first OT program in the United States
to offer a full academic pathway to board certification in lifestyle medicine. This
innovative opportunity enables students to pursue additional education and training,
learning to integrate evidence-based lifestyle interventions into occupational therapy
practice.
Board certification in lifestyle medicine will allow doctoral students to distinguish
themselves as practitioners with specialized knowledge in health promotion, disease
prevention and whole-person care. Students who successfully complete the full pathway
will meet the educational requirements to sit for the lifestyle medicine certification
examination through the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) once they have
graduated and passed the occupational therapy board certification exam administered
by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.