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China Initiative Visits Hong Kong, Beijing, and Fuzhou | December 2017
February 15, 2018

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Purpose
In December, a USC Chan China Initiative delegation visited Hong Kong, Beijing and Fuzhou.

In Hong Kong, members of the team visited and dined with Mrs. T.H. Chan and her family including USC Trustee Ronnie C. Chan MBA ’76.

In Beijing, team members attended and delivered presentations at the PUHSC Rehabilitation Symposium; attended and delivered presentations at the CARM Annual Conference during the Annual Meeting of which an “Occupational Therapy Sub-Committee” was created; and attended an honorary dinner in recognition of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between USC Chan and CARM pledging to help China build its rehabilitation base.

Members of the USC Chan China Initiative team at Beijing's Forbidden City / Photo by Adley Chan

Members of the USC Chan China Initiative team at Beijing’s Forbidden City / Photo by Adley Chan

In Fuzhou, team members attended and presented at the 3rd China Occupational Therapy Rehabilitation Congress (COTREC).

Delegation
USC Chan faculty members Grace Baranek, Julie McLaughlin Gray, Adley Chan, Shawn Roll, Stacey Schepens Niemiec and Ashley Halle, and USC OTD Residents Dayna Lee and Lily Xu Ruiying.

Grace Baranek (right) at the PUHSC Rehabilitation Symposium / Photo by Adley Chan

Grace Baranek (right) at the PUHSC Rehabilitation Symposium / Photo by Adley Chan

Shawn Roll at the PUHSC Rehabilitation Symposium / Photo by Adley Chan

Shawn Roll at the PUHSC Rehabilitation Symposium / Photo by Adley Chan

Julie McLaughlin Gray at the PUHSC Rehabilitation Symposium / Photo by Adley Chan

Julie McLaughlin Gray at the PUHSC Rehabilitation Symposium / Photo by Adley Chan

The China Initiative team fielding audience questions at the PUHSC Rehabilitation Symposium / Photo by Adley Chan

The China Initiative team fielding audience questions at the PUHSC Rehabilitation Symposium / Photo by Adley Chan

Grace Baranek takes the podium at the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine Conference / Photo by Adley Chan

Grace Baranek takes the podium at the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine Conference / Photo by Adley Chan

Visiting the Great Wall of China / Photo by Adley Chan

Visiting the Great Wall of China / Photo by Adley Chan

Grace Baranek, center, and colleagues at the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine Conference / Photo by Adley Chan

Grace Baranek, center, and colleagues at the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine Conference / Photo by Adley Chan

Signing a Memorandum of Understanding between CARM and USC Chan to jointly advance rehabilitation in China / Photo by Adley Chan

Signing a Memorandum of Understanding between CARM and USC Chan to jointly advance rehabilitation in China / Photo by Adley Chan

The Memorandum of Understanding between CARM and USC Chan / Photo by Adley Chan

The Memorandum of Understanding between CARM and USC Chan / Photo by Adley Chan