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USC Global Conference and Potential Partner Visits in Shanghai and Beijing ⟩
November 10, 2015
China Initiative Community and Partners Faculty International Students
The China Initiative delegation attended the USC Global Conference in Shanghai and met with representatives from rehabilitation organizations and a potential university partner, in both Shanghai and Beijing.
The China Initiative delegation made a first stop in Shanghai to attend the USC Global Conference and to meet with local rehabilitation organizations. In Beijing, the team met with a potential university partner, as well as government-affiliated and community rehabilitation organizations.…
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Exploring Occupational Therapy in Hong Kong and Taiwan ⟩
September 27, 2015
China Initiative Community and Partners Faculty International Students
The China Initiative delegation met with colleagues in Hong Kong and Taiwan to learn from their experiences with promoting and practicing occupational therapy in Mainland China.
The China Initiative delegation met with experienced occupational therapy (OT) colleagues from Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) and National Taiwan University (NTU) to gain an historical perspective and explore the landscape of OT practice and education in Asia and, specifically, Mainland…
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Meet our new students: Auston Stamm MA ’17 ⟩
August 27, 2015
Diversity, Access, Equity Events Students
In advance of the USC Chan Division’s 2015 White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 28, we’re profiling three of the newest Trojan Family members: incoming occupational therapy students. For our final installment, meet Austom Stamm MA ’17
By John Hobbs Austom Stamm MA ’17/photo credit Heather Van Buren Auston Stamm MA ’17 knows firsthand the impact an occupational therapist can have on the life of someone struggling with everyday tasks. Born with mild cerebral palsy, Stamm, 25, has been seeing an occupational therapist since he…
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Meet our new students: Aviril “Apple” Sepulveda OTD ’16 ⟩
August 26, 2015
Clinical Events International Students
In advance of the USC Chan Division’s 2015 White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 28, we’re profiling three of the newest Trojan Family members: incoming occupational therapy students. Today, meet Aviril “Apple” Sepulveda OTD ’16
By Mike McNulty Aviril 'Apple' Sepulveda OTD ’16/photo credit Heather Van Buren It’s more than 7,000 miles, or an 18-hour airline flight, from Los Angeles to Cebu City, the second largest city in the Philippines. But in the heart and mind of Aviril Sepulveda, an incoming student in the USC Chan…
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Meet our new students: David Matharu ’95, MA ’17 ⟩
August 25, 2015
Clinical Diversity, Access, Equity Events Students
In advance of the USC Chan Division’s 2015 White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 28, we're profiling three of the newest Trojan Family members: incoming occupational therapy students. Today, meet David Matharu ’95, MA ’17
By Yasmine Pezeshkpour David Matharu ’95, MA ’17/photo credit Heather Van Buren Helping others is a family affair for David Matharu ’95, MA ’17. His parents owned seven residential facilities in Los Angeles for adults with developmental disabilities. His brother Yogi Matharu ’95, DPT ’98…
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Class of 2015: A helper by design ⟩
May 13, 2015
Diversity, Access, Equity International Students
Former graphic designer Eun Kyung Bae MA ’15 sets out on a new career path to redesign lives for senior and disabled populations as an occupational therapist
By John Hobbs 2015 master's degree graduate Eun Kyung Bae Eun Kyung Bae MA ’15 didn’t think she would ever be in a position to help others. After a fall left Bae paralyzed from the waist down, the then 31-year-old Korean native says she expected life in a wheelchair would make her always require…
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Class of 2015: The courage to change ⟩
May 7, 2015
Academics and Courses Students
It took him nearly a decade, but Brian Wylie has found a career in occupational therapy that ties together his many disparate interests
By Mike McNulty 2015 master's degree graduate Brian Wylie While one’s life is most often lived looking forward, it is perhaps best understood only by reflecting backwards. For Brian Wylie MA ’15, a soon-to-be master’s degree graduate from the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and…
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Ten Years of Occupational Therapy in Africa ⟩
April 22, 2015
Chan in the Media Community and Partners Diversity, Access, Equity International Students
More than 200 USC students have taken advantage of an ‘amazing journey’ that led to Ghana
By Jamie Wetherbe/USC News Bonnie Nakasuji ’74, MA ’94, OTD ’08 first went to Ghana in 2003 with a simple mission. She wanted to match patients with wheelchairs. Two years later — thanks to her passion for occupational therapy and a good deal on airfare — Nakasuji returned to Ghana with 10…
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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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AOTA president to deliver white coat keynote ⟩
August 26, 2014
Associations and Bodies Events Lectures and Talks Students
Virginia "Ginny" Stoffel PhD, OT, BCMH, FAOTA American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) President Virginia "Ginny" Stoffel PhD, OT, BCMH, FAOTA is the scheduled keynote speaker at the 2014 White Coat Ceremony of the USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, an annual…
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