Rita Jentoft

Rita Jentoft is a Lecturer in the Occupational Therapy BSc program at the Department of Health and Care Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Her work focuses on therapeutic competence, interprofessional education, and digital learning resources.

• Research areas: Virtual Reality in healthcare education, Assistive Technology, Geropsychiatric care
• Key projects: TeraVRi, RETHOS
• Email: rita.jentoft@uit.no

Her research explores how digital tools like VR enhance clinical skills and interdisciplinary collaboration. Recent publications address therapeutic competence development, VR applications, and assistive technology evaluation.

She has held academic roles at UiT since at least 2008, including study program leader positions, and contributes to curriculum design and practice-based learning initiatives.