Rehabilitation Student Clinical Experiences
We provide clinical education experiences to students enrolled in accredited colleges and universities that have established contractual agreements with Spectrum Health. Arrangements for specific experiences and site placements are made by each academic program’s coordinator and communicated to corresponding rehabilitation clinical education coordinators. As such, all specific requests for placement should be routed through the student’s academic contact. We are proud to offer clinical education experiences that include the following professions:
- Physical Therapist and Physical Therapy Assistant
- Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Speech Language Pathologist
Spectrum Health boasts a variety of settings and locations that are integrated under a structured clinical education program to ensure the quality and support of each experience. Regardless of where a student is placed, a rehabilitation clinical education coordinator will be supervising the experience and serve as an additional resource to their primary instructor/educator. All students assigned to a Spectrum Health Rehabilitation location will receive welcome information six to 12 weeks prior to their experience, with detailed onboarding requirements, parking information and training requirements. Below you will find more information on our current sites and settings.
Outpatient Clinics
Common Outcome Measures and Standardized Tests
- Physical Therapy: Six minute walk test, 10 meter walk test, 30 second sit to stand test, Activities-Specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale, berg balance, dizziness handicap inventory, dynamic gait index, functional gait assessment, Hi-Mat, Mini BesTest, MSIS-29, MSWS-12, neck disability index, Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke (PASS) patients, Quick DASH, Rivermead Post Concussion Questionnaire, Situational Vertigo Questionnaire, tinetti, visual vertigo analog scale
- Occupational Therapy: Nine hole peg test, brief cognitive rating scale, dynamometer readings, MOCA, Quick-DASH, Fugl-Meyer, modified barthel, star cancellation, pinch gauge, Trails A and Trails B
- Speech Language Pathology: NOMS, MoCA, RCBA-2, BDAE-3, CLQT, RBMT, FAVRES, WAB-R, Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities, TEA, SCCAN, Voice Handicap Index (VHI), consensus auditory-perceptual evaluation of voice, EAT-10 , reflux symptom Index
- Common Vestibular Conditions Treated: BPPV, dizziness/vertigo, PPPD, vestibular hypofunction, vestibular migraine, vestibular schwannoma
- Common Neuro Conditions Treated: ALS, balance impairment, Huntington’s disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, normal pressure hydrocephalus, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury/mild brain injury/post-concussion
- General Conditions Treated: Breast cancer, debility/deconditioning, head and neck cancer
Common Outcome Measures and Standardized Tests
- Physical Therapy: Dynamic gait index, lower extremity functional scale, neck disability index, Oswestry, Quick DASH, six minute walk test, stair climbing test, Tinetti, TUG
- Occupational Therapy: Nine hole peg test, dynamometer readings, edema measures, goniometer measures, hand tool dexterity, Minnesota, O’Connor tweezer, Purdue Peg Board, Quick DASH
Common Outcome Measures and Standardized Tests
- Physical Therapy: Alberta Infant Motor Scale, Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, BOT-2, PDMS-2
- Occupational Therapy: Beckman Oral Motor, IDDSI, short sensory profile, SHUEE
- Speecy Language Pathology: NOMS, Goldman-Fristoe, PLS, CELF, Beckman Oral Motor Protocol
Home Health Care
Spectrum Health Visiting Nurse Association provides individuals and families with compassionate, comprehensive and personalized home health care. As a certified home care agency, we have been West Michigan’s trusted provider of home care services for more than 120 years. Our goal is to help our patients get well while maintaining independence. We are a part of the Spectrum Health At Home team, dedicated experts traveling to wherever your patients call home, including retirement communities, assisted living facilities, nursing homes and long-term residential care facilities.
Common Outcome Measures and Standardized Tests
- Physical Therapy: TUG, Tinetti, six minute walk test, modified barthel, functional movement assessment, transfers assessment, quick dash
- Occupational Therapy: Allen Cognitive, nine hole peg test, BCRS, modified barthel, functional movement assessment, transfers assessment, quick dash
- Speech Language Pathology: NOMS, MoCA, CLQT, WAB-R, BNT, FIOS
- Pediatrics: Peabody, Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS)
Inpatient Rehabilitation Sites
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Center
- Rehabilitation and Nursing Centers
- Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital
- Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital
- Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
- Regional Locations
Common Outcome Measures and Standardized Tests
- Physical Therapy: TUG, DGI, DGA, Berg, PASS, 6MWT, FIST, five times sit to stand, trunk control test and motricity index, AM-PAC “six clicks”, inpatient basic mobility short form, Tinetti, CRS-R, section GG functional assessment
- Occupational Therapy: BIMS, Fugl-Meyer, nine hole peg test, modified barthel, AM-PAC “six clicks”, inpatient daily activity short form, Rookwood Driving Battery, pillbox test, ManageMed screen, section GG functional assessment
- Speech Language Pathology: NOMS, MoCA, WAB-R, CLQT, BDAE, EAT-10, Cog-Log, NCSE, O-LOG, penetration-aspiration scale, TEA, BADS, FAVRES, SCCAN
Common Outcome Measures
- Physical Therapy: TUG, DGI, DGA, Berg, PASS, 6MWT, FIST, five times sit to stand, trunk control test and motricity index, AM-PAC “six clicks”, inpatient basic mobility short form, CRS-R, Tinetti, section GG functional assessment
- Occupational Therapy: Fugl-Meyer, nine hole peg test, modified barthel, AM-PAC “six clicks”, inpatient daily activity short form, Allen Cognitive Level screening (including lacing, placemat, and cognitive performance test), EFPT, BCRS, CRS-R, section GG functional assessment
- Speech Language Pathology: NOMS, MoCA, JFK coma recovery scale, CLQT, BURNS, FIOS, FAVRES, NCSE, BCRS/GDS
Common Outcome Measures
- Physical Therapy: TUG, DGI, DGA, Berg, PASS, 6MWT, FIST, five times sit to stand, trunk control test and motricity index, AM-PAC “six clicks”, inpatient basic mobility short form, CRS-R, Tinetti
- Occupational Therapy: Fugl-Meyer, pillbox test, modified barthel, AM-PAC “six clicks”, inpatient daily activity short form, BCRS, CRS-R
- Speech Language Pathology: NOMS, MoCA, WAB-R, CLQT, JFK coma recovery scale, BNT, EAT-10, Cog-Log, NCSE, O-LOG, penetration-aspiration scale
Common Outcome Measures
- Physical Therapy: TUG, DGI, DGA, Berg, PASS, 6MWT, FIST, five times sit to stand, trunk control test and motricity index, AM-PAC “six clicks”, inpatient basic mobility short form, Tinetti
- Occupational Therapy: Fugl-Meyer, modified barthel, AM-PAC “six clicks”, inpatient daily activity short form
- Speech Language Pathology: NOMS, MoCA, WAB-R, CLQT, JFK coma recovery scale, BNT, EAT-10, Cog-Log, NCSE, O-LOG, penetration-aspiration scale
Common Outcome Measures
- Physical Therapy: Peabody, AIMS, 6MWT, five times sit to stand, TUG, stair limbing test, BERG, BESS
- Occupational Therapy: Modified Barthel, Fugl-Myer, nine hole peg test, TUG, King Devick, Peabody, Erhardt, Vestibular/Ocular-Motor Screening (VOMS) for concussion, vision screening
- Speech Language Pathology: NOMS (ages 3-5 years), Neo-EAT, Peds FOIS, Penetration-Aspiration Scale, PVHI, PCSI
- Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital
- Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial
- Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital
- Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital
- Spectrum Health Pennock
- Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital
- Spectrum Health United Hospital
- Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital
Spectrum Health Lakeland offers clinical placements at sites that are not included on this page. If your experience is within one of our Lakeland or southwest Michigan sites, contact your academic program for contact and site information.
Job Shadowing
We offer students up to two different eight hour job shadow experiences (16 hours maximum) in different rehabilitation settings—hospital, outpatient, subacute rehab, pediatrics, home care, and acute rehab. This option gives students a chance to observe a therapist’s specific role and daily tasks for a given patient population. All hours would count toward a pre-professional observation requirement. While we allow up to 16 hours, job shadows are granted based on therapist availability, therefore we are unable to guarantee the full 16 hours in every case. To request a job shadow, fill out a job shadow request form. Requests must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the desired job shadow date.