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Associations and Bodies
Chinese Delegation at AOTA Conference ⟩
April 1, 2017
Associations and Bodies China Initiative Conferences International
Purpose Faculty members from Peking University Health Science Center, who are collaborating with the USC Chan Division to develop the details of the China Initiative curriculum and program, traveled from Beijing to Philadelphia to attend the American Occupational Therapy Association's annual…
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Clinical professor Katie Jordan helps score profession-wide victory ⟩
March 6, 2017
Associations and Bodies Chan in the Media Clinical Faculty
AOTA advocacy success: Evaluation payments expected to rise as CMS corrects error
Last week, clinical professor Katie Jordan met with representatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to raise concerns on behalf of the American Occupational Therapy Association regarding what was believed to be an error resulting in decreased Medicare reimbursements for…
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In 2016, 100 percent of new USC Chan graduates passed national certification exam ⟩
February 28, 2017
Associations and Bodies Clinical Students
By Mike McNulty According to new data released by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy®, all 132 of USC’s new graduates successfully passed the Occupational Therapist Registered OTR® certification examination during the 2016 calendar year. This 100 percent passing rate…
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Five Trojans aboard 2017 Rose Parade float ⟩
December 29, 2016
Alumni Associations and Bodies Events Faculty
Occupational Therapy Association of California float commemorates 100-year anniversary of profession's founding
Float rendering courtesy of the Occupational Therapy Association of California/Fiesta Floats On the morning of Jan. 2, 2017, five USC Trojans will be floating high above the streets of Pasadena, Calif., during the world-famous Tournament of Roses® Rose Parade. The Trojans will be riding on board…
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23 Trojans on AOTA centennial list of 100 most influential people ⟩
December 6, 2016
Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Faculty
USC Chan faculty members Cermak and Clark among all-time notables
By Mike McNulty Twenty-three USC alumni and faculty members are among the 100 most influential people who have shaped the occupational therapy profession throughout its century-long history, according to a new list compiled by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). In preparation for…
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In memoriam: Florence Cromwell, 94 ⟩
December 1, 2016
Alumni Associations and Bodies Faculty
Esteemed USC alumna and occupational therapy leader died Nov. 5, 2016, at the age of 94.
By John Hobbs MA ’14 Florence Cromwell 1922-2016. Photo undated. Occupational therapy visionary, two-term president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and former faculty member Florence S. Cromwell MA ’52 died Nov. 5, 2016. She was 94. The former faculty member was a USC…
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Five Trojans to take AOTA awards ⟩
November 7, 2016
Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty
Florence Clark to receive rarefied AOTA-AOTF Presidents’ Commendation
By Mike McNulty Exhibit Hall at 2016 AOTA Conference Five USC Trojans will win annual awards from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The recipients were revealed last week by AOTA and will be presented their awards during AOTA’s annual conference in April 2017, when the…
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Trojans take 3 of top 6 AOTF student scholarships ⟩
May 6, 2016
Associations and Bodies Awards Students
By Mike McNulty USC Chan students won three of the top six student scholarships, as ranked by dollar amount, that are administered by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation. Founded in 1965, AOTF is a non-profit organization that administers more than 50 annual scholarships to students…
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Four alumnae award-winners cap 2015 OTAC conference ⟩
October 26, 2015
Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty
The USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy was well represented at the 39th annual conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) in Sacramento. Four alumnae were recognized for their outstanding achievements at the annual OTAC awards ceremony:…
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USC Chan students go 3 for 3 in AOTA elections ⟩
February 27, 2015
Alumni Associations and Bodies Students
By Mike McNulty All three USC Chan Division students running for elected positions to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Assembly of Student Delegates (ASD) won their respective races. Joseph Ungco MA ’16 was elected chairperson, Ellen Wleklinski BS ’14, MA ’15 was elected…
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