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Recently, a faculty member at the School of Health Professions called Nancy Caverly, an occupational therapist in Bland MO, and asked if she could mentor an OT student.

Nancy said "Yes, I'll take a student" and added, "she can stay with us on the farm since we'll be starting early in the morning for my first school."

Nancy is one of several rural therapists who serve as mentors and clinical supervisors to OT and PT students.

Nancy mentored Susan, a junior OT student from St. Louis. Susan worked as a student assistant at Rusk Rehabilitation Center and formerly worked with developing the vocational skills of adults who were disabled.

She had never seen rural and pediatric practice. With Nancy she saw both. She also saw how Nancy lived with the effects of post-polio syndrome.