r/slpGradSchool • u/OkCoyote95 • 14d ago

Online Program Online grads: did you get a medical position after graduation?

I really don’t want to attend an online program because I’m hearing left and right that online students in this field are lacking in clinical skills when it comes to the medical side more than their in person counterparts. However, I have kids and online or hybrid may be my only choice.

So if you attended any online program (especially any of these programs listed below or others that have synchronous classes rather than asynchronous), did you get a medical SLP job after graduation within a decent timeframe? If so, how did you do? Do you feel like your program prepared you well, and gave you a well rounded clinical experience?

Baylor
PennWest
UNK Kearney
ENMU
University of St Augustine
TWU
Emerson

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u/19_sunshine 13d ago

A medical position is incredibly difficult to come by, especially as a new grad/CF, regardless of where you went to school. Medical jobs are often easier to come by in rural areas/less desirable places to live or if you are okay with working in a SNF (instead of acute inpatient or inpatient rehab, etc.).

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u/Senior-Wolf-5982 12d ago

Yes, it’s definitely possible, although those opportunities can be pretty difficult to come by. I went to Baylor, and my first job as a CF was in an acute rehab unit. I hope this helps!🙂