The Master of Rehabilitation Technology (MRT) is housed within the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology.
This program is offered as a flexible online Master’s in rehab program with all didactic courses available online and two portions of the program that will require in-person activity. See our FAQs for more information. Reach out with questions by contacting Paige Altman (rstinfo@shrs.pitt.edu).
| Program Summary | |
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| 35 credits (full or part-time) | Program starts fall term only |
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Completed in two options: |
240-hour Clinical practicum/internship; |
Program Goal
To prepare competent entry-level Assistive Technology Practitioners in the cognitive (knowledge) psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
Program Mission
To improve disability studies, assistive technology and health and rehabilitation outcomes through research, education, advocacy and service through the integration of consumer experiences, engineering, technology, medicine, and clinical practice and services.
Learning Outcomes
Those who graduate from the MRT program stand out as applied rehabilitation and assistive health technologists equipped with:
- a strong theoretical background in the basic and applied sciences related to the provision of rehabilitation technology services;
- technical and analytical skills needed to recommend, design, fabricate, fit and/or modify assistive technology devices;
- psychosocial skills needed to provide clinical service to a diverse consumer population;
- supervised clinical experiences in the provision of rehabilitation technology services;
- skills needed to analyze research literature and to practice evidence-based care;
- knowledge of the role of the rehabilitation technologist in health-care delivery;
- knowledge to adhere to professional ethics, service to the community and the profession.
Policies and Procedures
View the Rehabilitation Technology Program and Procedure Manual along with the required training nodules and clearance requirements in order to participate in research and/or clinical activities.
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