Allied health professions and rehabilitation assistants

Bruyère strives to give students the opportunities they need to build their careers and excel in the provision of health care. With a focus on rehabilitation, allied health professionals are champions of inter-professional practice across clinical teams. Nearly 150 regulated health professionals work collaboratively to enhance lives and transform care for our patients. This includes:

• Occupational therapists
• Physiotherapists
• Psychologists
• Registered dietitians
• Rehabilitation assistants
• Social workers
• Speech-language pathologists

The professional practice portfolio provides leadership and supports Bruyère’s health professionals in providing the highest standards of evidence-informed, patient-centered care. We also support training of future allied health professionals by facilitating opportunities for clinical fieldwork and clinical education of students.

We have affiliation agreements in place with many of the Universities and Colleges offering academic training programs for Allied Health professions in Ontario and Quebec. Teaching will be facilitated using a variety of methods including but not limited to:

• Student-preceptor therapeutic topic discussions
• Student-preceptor patient case review discussions
• Interprofessional exposure
• Self-directed learning

We offer a range of clinical education opportunities ranging from initial observation placements to final consolidation and practicums. No matter where students are matched, the rotation give students the opportunity to fully develop and put into practice your knowledge acquired in school. Clinical rotations are available in a various patient populations and are described below.