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Instituto Interamericano de la Salud · Mérida, Mexico

Your professional future starts with us

We are the first institution in southeastern Mexico to offer a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy, with faculty from Mexico and the United States.

A graduating class of INTSA in caps and gowns in front of the San Juan Arch in Mérida

Choose a new path for your future

A clinical graduate program in occupational therapy, a bachelor’s degree to support learning, and short programs to keep your skills up to date.

Master’s graduates show their diplomas in INTSA’s sensory integration room

Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

  • 6 terms
  • Hybrid
  • Federal RVOE 20263623

A clinically focused graduate program: live online classes and 6 on-site labs in Mérida.

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Bachelor’s Degree in Psychopedagogy

  • 8 terms
  • On campus

Assessment, guidance and psychopedagogical intervention for schools, care centers and educational institutions.

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Continuing education

  • Courses
  • Workshops
  • Certifications
  • Diploma programs

Short programs for teachers and health professionals. We are preparing our first offerings.

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Occupational therapy is where science, creativity and compassion collide.

Jessica Kensky
  • 2016the year the SEP, Mexico’s education authority, approved our occupational therapy programs
  • 4master’s graduating classes
  • 6on-site labs in the master’s program
  • 1stinstitution in southeastern Mexico with a Master’s in OT

Our founders

An academic and clinical career in the U.S., now serving Mérida

Dr. Martha Hartgraves, director of the project, and the late Dr. Stan Hartgraves have been key to training every one of our occupational therapy classes.

Dr. Martha Hartgraves

Dr. Martha Hartgraves

Occupational therapist in academic and clinical settings since 1995.

Dr. Stan Hartgraves

Dr. Stan Hartgraves (in memoriam)

Over 55 peer-reviewed publications in health sciences and physical therapy.

It’s time to begin your journey

Opening soon

INTSA opens its doors on January 11, 2027

We invite you to join the second cohort of our Master’s in Occupational Therapy. Message us on WhatsApp and we’ll send you information.

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