Latest Chan Division News
On Capitol Hill as an OT Student ⟩
October 4, 2019
Associations and Bodies Events Students
By Hannah Na Chan Division students in front of the Capitol Last Monday, I attended the AOTA Hill Day in DC with some of my OT classmates and Dr. Beth Pyatak. What is Hill Day you ask? Hill Day is a day when hundreds of occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and students get…
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Reducing Their Carbon Footprint through Cycling ⟩
October 2, 2019
In honor of National Walk and Bike to School Day, Student Ambassador Kaho interviews two USC Chan faculty, Drs. Camille Dieterle and Cheryl Vigen, who regularly bike to the university.
What made you want to start biking to work? Dieterle: I started biking around the University of Georgia (UGA) campus where I was an undergraduate because the campus was so big I couldn't get to class on time any other way. I immediately loved it and have bike commuted ever since. Through the years…
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Latest issue of AJOT features 23 USC-affiliated authors ⟩
September 30, 2019
Alumni Chan in the Media Clinical Faculty Research Students
Katie Jordan is guest editor of the journal’s special issue on primary care
By Mike McNulty Nearly two dozen Trojans authors — including faculty and staff members, students and alumni — were published in the Sept./Oct. 2019 issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy. The special issue focused on primary care, an area of occupational therapy research and…
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Lending a Helping Hand ⟩
September 25, 2019
Academics and Courses Clinical Students
Student Ambassador Kaho interviews Areli Benitez about her decision to pursue the OTD and her residency providing hand therapy at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center (LAC+USC).
LAC+USC, or “County” as it is often referred to, is one of the busiest hospitals in the Western United States, providing healthcare services for people in the area who are medically underserved and treating over 28 percent of LA County trauma victims. Areli Benitez at LAC + USC Medical Center…
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China Initiative Visits Beijing | September 2019 ⟩
September 23, 2019
Academics and Courses China Initiative Community and Partners Faculty International Students
On Sept. 10, leaders from USC Chan joined alongside their counterparts at Peking University Health Sciences Center (PUHSC) to welcome the first class of students enrolled in the universities’ new dual-degree program in occupational therapy. With addresses from faculty and student representatives,…
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Faculty symposium held ahead of USC Presidential Inauguration ⟩
September 18, 2019
Chan in the Media Conferences Faculty Lectures and Talks Research
By HSC News Staff / HSC News USC Chan faculty members Beth Pyatak, second from left, and Sook-Lei Liew, third from left, with USC President Carol Folt. (Photo by Rene Pak) The Health Sciences Campus community recently presented some of its best and brightest faculty members as part of the array of…
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Class now in session as China Initiative partnership welcomes inaugural students ⟩
September 12, 2019
Academics and Courses China Initiative Community and Partners International
USC curriculum and alumni educating first cohort of dual-degree occupational therapy students at Peking University Health Sciences Center.
By Mike McNulty / PUHSC [Chinese translation] China Initiative Director Julie McLaughlin Gray. (Photo by Psalm Chang) On Sept. 10, leaders from USC Chan joined alongside their counterparts at Peking University Health Sciences Center (PUHSC) to welcome the first class of students enrolled in the…
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Sook-Lei Liew featured in new GoldieBlox YouTube show highlighting STEM-based career paths ⟩
July 24, 2019
Chan in the Media Diversity, Access, Equity Faculty Technology
Series part of Lyda Hill Philanthropies’ IF/THEN initiative
Today, children’s multimedia company GoldieBlox and IF/THEN, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, launch a new YouTube series, Fast Forward Girls. The show follows the journey of young women as they learn about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers in the real world by…
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Grant to expand reach of USC Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program ⟩
July 23, 2019
Awards Chan in the Media Clinical Faculty
As part of the GWEP grant, a team of USC faculty from social work, occupational therapy and pharmacy see older adults in a special clinic at Eisner Health Center.
By Claire Norman / HSC News The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded $3.75 million to the Department of Family Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, for the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). In 2015, the…
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Troy Camp kids return to forest years later — as USC students ⟩
July 19, 2019
Chan in the Media Community and Partners Diversity, Access, Equity Faculty
They created unforgettable memories as children in USC’s mentorship program. Now these Trojans are helping the next generation of campers build confidence and make lifelong friends.
By Eric Lindberg / USC Today Andrew "Jupiter" Oropeza, front center, attended Troy Camp as a kid. Now the USC undergrad is giving back as a cabin counselor. (Photo/Courtesy of Celso "Grinder" Delgado Jr.) They are powerful role models who bond with their campers over shared experiences and empower…
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