Why I Chose OT

Former University of Iowa women’s basketball star, Gabbie Marshall, chose OT as her career path because she wanted to help make a difference in people’s lives.

I was drawn to occupational therapy because the treatment sessions were all tailored to working on each patient's daily skills.

After seeing an OT in action, I knew what I wanted to do—I wanted to make everybody feel like somebody in a world that tries to make everybody feel like nobody.

A cousin's congenital hand deformity led me to my first experience with OTs, and ultimately to my career as a hand therapy clinical specialist in OT.

I choose OT for one simple reason... to change the world, one person at a time.