Latest Chan Division News
Occupational therapy a core discipline in new $1 million AHRQ grant expanding Long COVID clinic ⟩
August 12, 2024
Clinical Community and Partners Faculty Pandemic
Occupational therapist Jamieson Wilcox is a co-investigator on grant to establish the Keck COVID Recovery Clinic, Optimal Outcomes for Patients in a Comprehensive Assessment and Management Program.
By Mike McNulty AI generated image (Adobe Firefly) A new grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) will expand Keck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic, an interdisciplinary care clinic that has included occupational therapy on its collaborative team since its…
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USC-PKUHSC Dual-Degree OTD Monthly Seminars: Summer 2024 Semester Recap ⟩
July 26, 2024
Academics and Courses China Initiative Community and Partners International
The China Initiative team hosts three seminars in the summer semester to continue supporting the USC-PKUHSC dual-degree students with integrating their residency experiences and preparing for their return to China.
The China Initiative team continued to host monthly seminars to support the third cohort of USC-PKUHSC dual-degree students, now in their final semester of the post-professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program. Considering students’ specific interest areas and their full-time…
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Belonging and camouflaging while Black, female and autistic ⟩
July 10, 2024
Autism Community and Partners Research Students
New article explores how occupational science might reconcile authentic belonging and autistic camouflaging among intersectional populations.
By Mike McNulty First author and occupational science PhD candidate Marshae Franklin OTD ’21, PhD ’26 (Photo courtesy of Marshae Franklin) To what extent does a person truly “fit in,” when fitting in requires hiding parts of one’s authentic self? What disruptions arise at the juncture…
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Cogan named recipient of ACRM’s Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award ⟩
June 21, 2024
Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty
Annual award recognizes significant contributions made to rehabilitation research within the first five years of one’s career.
Assistant Professor Alison Cogan Assistant Professor Alison Cogan MA ’12, PhD ’17 has been named the 2024 recipient of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine's Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award. Cogan will receive the award during the ACRM 101st Annual Fall Conference in…
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China Initiative Team Visit to PKUHSC and COTA Conference in China ⟩
May 26, 2024
Associations and Bodies China Initiative Conferences International
The China Initiative team travels to Beijing to visit with collaborators at the Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC) and attend the 2024 China Occupational Therapy Association (COTA) Conference and the International Occupational Therapy Educational Symposium in Weifang, Shandong Province.
This May, the China Initiative team, represented by Dr. Elena Meng and OTD resident Sally Wong, made their first trip back to China since the COVID-19 pandemic hiatus. Over two days, they met with our long-time collaborators and visited the Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC) campus and…
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USC-PKUHSC Dual-Degree OTD Monthly Seminars: Spring 2024 Recap ⟩
May 8, 2024
Academics and Courses China Initiative Community and Partners International
The third cohort from Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC) completes their second semester at USC Chan and the China Initiative team continues to host monthly seminars to support their abilities to apply knowledge and experiences from their residencies to various contexts in China.
The China Initiative team hosted the spring series of monthly seminars for the third cohort of USC-PKUHSC dual-degree students to supplement their mixed-track residencies across research and clinical settings. The monthly seminars provide valuable opportunities for peer mentorship and reflective…
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New study reveals age-related brain changes influence recovery after stroke ⟩
May 3, 2024
A groundbreaking study published by a USC-led international consortium offers new insights into stroke recovery, revealing that age-related changes in brain white matter significantly affect how well individuals recover motor abilities following a stroke.
"A new study by a global team of researchers, led by Sook-Lei Liew PhD, of USC’s Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI), has revealed that areas of age-related damage in the brain relate to motor outcomes after a stroke—a phenomenon that may be…
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FDA Health Care at Home Initiative identifies occupational therapy as a key need ⟩
April 26, 2024
Associations and Bodies Community and Partners Faculty
Occupational therapy will figure prominently in the launch of the FDA's Health Care at Home Initiative to Help Advance Health Equity, with the expert assistance of Associate Professor Beth Pyatak.
Occupational therapy will figure prominently in the launch of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Health Care at Home Initiative to Help Advance Health Equity. The Initiative aims to better position the FDA to address health care needs by moving care into the home setting. Based within the…
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Shawn Roll receives 2024 Distinguished Sonographer Award ⟩
April 23, 2024
Associations and Bodies Awards Faculty
Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the development of medical ultrasound.
Professor Shawn Roll is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Sonographer Award from the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. Roll was honored at the institute's annual conference in April. Established in 1997, the Distinguished Sonographer Award recognizes and honors AIUM members who…
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Edwards named division’s 2024 commencement speaker ⟩
April 4, 2024
Alumnus is the executive director of rehabilitation and professional services at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and current president of the Occupational Therapy Association of California.
The USC Chan Division is pleased to announce Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’06, OTR/L, BCP, MPH, FAOTA will be the keynote speaker at its satellite commencement ceremony in May. Edwards is the executive director of rehabilitation and professional services at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He…
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