A Nationwide Descriptive Study: Part II Understanding the Ways Academic Fieldwork Coordinators Describe the Responsibilities and Challenges of their Role

The responsibilities and challenges of Academic Fieldwork Coordinators vary considerably across occupational therapy assistant programs in the United States. In second part a nationwide convergent mixed-method study conducted to identify roles Coordinator, we examined role responsibilities, structural supports, barriers that influence their success satisfaction. described valuable they play supporting students’ achievement learning outcomes, successful fieldwork experiences, entrance into profession as competent practitioners. They additionally delineated contributions make programs’ maintenance relevance curriculum community. Their ambassadorship institutions, program, students, educators, brings them both reward challenge. This yields important data on these juxtaposed experiences sheds light ways can be addressed improve satisfaction success.