With the integration of St Joseph's College of Occupational Therapy into the Faculty of Health Sciences at Trinity College, Dublin, the selection procedures were reviewed to consider using academic criteria alone. The relevant literature is reviewed and the decision to select students using academic criteria alone in the majority of cases is discussed briefly.
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