Choosing Between Pediatric and Geriatric OT

Which path did you take and why?

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I chose geriatrics after a self-made ‘two-shift shadow’: one morning in a preschool, one afternoon in a SNF, then I jotted what left me energized vs drained on the drive home. Try that exact test before deciding — the setting (home health vs outpatient vs schools) can matter as much as the population. If you do it, which half-day felt like time flew?

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