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Graduate School with OT & PT Programs

Study in the sunshine state.

Come study in our university in Miami, Florida where sunshine, international cultures, and opportunity meet. Whether you are looking for physical therapy schools in Miami or occupational therapy schools in Miami, look no further than USAHS. Our Miami campus is located in Coral Gables, a lush, green residential neighborhood just 15 minutes from downtown Miami and 20 minutes from the beach. This South Florida city is world-renowned for its colorful nightlife, sandy beaches, and year-round tropical climate. It is also home to many attractions like the Vizcaya Museum and the Wynwood Arts District. It’s the perfect place to improve your Spanish, a valuable language for healthcare professionals.

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Why study with USAHS in Miami?

Delight in multicultural diversity.

Miami, the second-largest U.S. city with a Spanish-speaking majority population, is a great place to brush up on your Spanish—a valuable skill for healthcare professionals. When you study at our occupational and physical therapy school in Miami Florida, you can enjoy attending cultural festivals and events abound, with food, music, and dance.

Connect with future employers.

Also considered as the Magic City, Miami, Florida is the headquarters for many national and international organizations—across healthcare and other industries. Thanks to its proximity to Latin America and its large international population, Miami is a hub for several corporations’ Latin American operations and health professions.

Take a break at the beach.

Our flexible rehabilitation science graduate programs in Miami afford you the time to enjoy the city's many beautiful beaches. With the magic city's year-round tropical climate, you'll have plenty of opportunities to take study breaks on the sand.

State-of-the-art on-campus resources

Centers for Innovative Clinical Practice

Health science students in our physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology programs practice using state-of-the-art technology in our Centers for Innovative Clinical Practice. Located on all USAHS campuses, our CICPs are immersive learning laboratories that mimic a variety of clinical spaces and home settings.

ADL Simulation Lab

Watch students in our occupational therapy programs use assistive devices tailored to each scenario as they work with mock patients on daily living skills, such as getting in and out of a bathtub and brushing their teeth.

Driving Simulator

Our driving simulators are built with actual car parts, including a six-speed transmission and a force-feedback steering wheel. Video monitors play simulations, so the user feels like they’re really driving. Our OT students use this tool to assess patients’ reaction speeds and visual perception, and to help patients build or rebuild their driving skills.

3D Printers

Our 3D printers enable you to design and build customized assistive technology for patients. Using technology and your own inspiration, you can create orthotics, prosthetics, and other devices that could make a patient’s sports life or daily life a little bit easier. You can even work with patients to create individualized devices.

BTE PrimusRS

This rehabilitation and exercise machine enables you to gather real-time, objective data on patient movement. Using functional attachments, the BTE measures different types of movement—such as opening a door, steering a car, and playing certain sports. It’s a powerful tool for gauging patient progress and assessing how well your interventions are working.

Double Robot

Double Robotics’ telepresence robot enables a remote healthcare provider to communicate with a patient through a movable robot with an iPad. You can practice remote consultations, such as moving the robot around a hospital bed and angling it to assess the patient’s wound. For the patient, the robot offers a closer analogue to a human presence than does a static screen.

Anatomage Table

These anatomy visualization tables display fully segmented 3D human anatomy via a fully interactive touchscreen experience. You can see realistic views inside the human body by selecting different planes and cross-sections. You can query structures, save the information inside a USB drive, and study the visualizations in more depth at home.

Programs offered at USAHS Miami

Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) Program

woman with a Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) assisting a patient

Become an occupational therapy practitioner and help people of all ages overcome physical and cognitive barriers and improve their quality of life. We offer the MOT program in two formats: Residential and Flex. Visit program page

Flex MOT Program

If you want to earn the identical MOT degree but in a more flexible format, including on-campus lab classes held on scheduled weekends rather than weekdays, the Flex MOT is the path for you. Visit program page

Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)

Choose the OTD program if you want to prepare not only for clinical practice and fieldwork experience, but also for expanded roles in the profession. In the OTD's additional two trimesters beyond the MOT, you will gain research experience with a capstone project. Visit program page

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

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The DPT is the entry-level degree in physical therapy. It prepares you for clinical practice with a wide range of patients and in varied settings. It also prepares you for advanced roles in research and practice leadership. Visit program page

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Arvie Vitente, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, GCS

Location

How to Get to USAHS Miami

USAHS Miami is located in the North Tower off of Douglas Rd.

Our Miami Campus Address:

Douglas Entrance North Tower
800 S. Douglas Road, Suite 149
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Our hours are: 8AM – 8PM Monday – Friday

Our contact phone number is: (800)-241-1027

Parking: Priority for parking access will be given to students who enroll in one of the Commuter Alternatives Program (CAP) options.

Students with a valid parking access card are permitted to park in the Douglas Entrance Parking Garage, on the 10th to 12th floors from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. This policy is subject to change.