Research Guides: Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA): Welcome

Human Anatomy Atlas

The Human Anatomy Atlas is a virtual resource for students. It looks at many different things including certain things that may be useful to OTA students. Over the next few tabs, there are demonstrations of some of the things you can access/see within this virtual resource.

The following PDF documents are the 6 different lab activities available under quizzes in the Visible Body: Human Anatomy Atlas Database.

A binder with all 6 labs printed in color is available in the the library.

Physical Therapy Web Resources

American Occupational Therapy Association
The American Occupational Therapy Association is the national professional association established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners and students
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
NBCOT provides initial and renewal certification for occupational therapy in the United States.
American Physical Therapy Association
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is an individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs), and students of physical therapy.
Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) administers the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE), the examination that every graduate of a physical therapy or physical therapist assistant education program must pass to become a licensed physical therapist or licensed/certified physical therapist assistant (or to regain licensure/certification if lapsed) in the United States (US).
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) is the only accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) to accredit entry-level physical therapist and physical therapist assistant education programs;
currently accredits over 200 physical therapist education programs and over 300 physical therapist assistant education programs in the US