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OTAC 2017: Interview with student presenter Ranier Barrett MA ’18 ⟩
October 19, 2017
Associations and Bodies Clinical Diversity, Access, Equity Faculty Health and Wellness Students
More than 80 Trojan faculty members, students and alumni are presenting during the 2017 conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California, including master's degree student Ranier Barrett MA ’18; Student Ambassador Erika Lim MA ’18 spoke with Barrett about her experience preparing for her first professional conference presentation, titled "Occupational Justice in Relation to Youth in Juvenile Hall"
Ranier Barrett MA ’18/Photo courtesy of Ranier Barrett Congratulations on being a presenter at OTAC! How are you feeling about presenting? I oscillate between elation and apprehension. Hailing from an undergraduate performance background, I'm looking forward to the presentation part; I'm more…
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Who are the people in your neighborhood? Meet Viviana Padilla ’16, MA ’19 ⟩
August 23, 2017
Academics and Courses Chan in the Media Community and Partners Events Students
The first-generation college student’s journey from a South Los Angeles elementary school to the 2017 White Coat Ceremony
By Mike McNulty Viviana Padilla ’16, MA ’19, whose latest Trojan affiliation is as a new USC Chan graduate student/Photo by Hong Le Most of the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy’s new grad students are adults when they first set foot on campus. Viviana Padilla…
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China Initiative Visits Beijing and Guiyang | June 2017 ⟩
June 27, 2017
China Initiative Community and Partners Conferences Faculty Lectures and Talks Students
Purpose To meet with China Initiative partners and attend the “3rd Annual Conference of Rehabilitation Medicine Society of China International Exchange and Promotion Association for Medicine and Healthcare” highlighted with a keynote address by China Initiative Director Julie McLaughlin Gray.…
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2017 Commencement: Alison Cogan PhD ’17 ⟩
May 10, 2017
By Mike McNulty Alison Cogan, who earns her USC Occupational Science PhD in 2017/Photo by Jenn Page Alison Cogan MA ’12, PhD ’17 may be a civilian but she deeply appreciates the social and family life of military servicemembers. Not only is her brother an active duty Marine, Cogan’s…
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2017 Commencement: Joseph Christian Ungco OTD ’17 ⟩
May 9, 2017
Clinical Diversity, Access, Equity Events Students
By Mike McNulty Joseph Christian Ungco, member of the USC Chan OTD degree class of 2017/Photo by Heather Van Buren Joseph Christian Ungco ’07, ’14, MA ’16, OTD ’17 has a clear vision for the profession’s future. Thanks in part to the occupational therapy doctorate degree he will receive…
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2017 Commencement: Alicia Mendoza MA ’17 ⟩
May 8, 2017
Events Students
By Mike McNulty Alicia Mendoza, member of the USC Chan master's degree class of 2017/Photo by Angela Lally For as long as she can remember, Alicia Mendoza MA ’17 has admired the work of Christian missionaries. In occupational therapy she found a career with similar attributes: provision of needed…
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AOTA president Amy Lamb keynotes 2017 commencement ⟩
April 26, 2017
Associations and Bodies Events Lectures and Talks Students
By Mike McNulty 2017 USC Chan commencement speaker Amy Lamb/Photo courtesy of the American Occupational Therapy Association Amy Lamb OTD, OT/L, FAOTA, president of the American Occupational Therapy Association and an occupational therapy faculty member at Eastern Michigan University, will deliver…
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Two Chan students named Schweitzer fellows ⟩
April 6, 2017
Awards Clinical Community and Partners Research Students
Projects aim to improve health status of vulnerable L.A. populations
By Mike McNulty 2017-18 Schweitzer Fellows Allie Schmiesing MA ’18 and Erin Malia Sako MA ’18/Photo by Kelly Tongoi Erin Malia Sako MA ’18 and Allie Schmiesing MA ’18, first-year students in the division's entry-level occupational therapy professional program, have been selected to the…
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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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China Initiative Visits Yantai and Shanghai | October–November 2016 ⟩
November 27, 2016
China Initiative Community and Partners Faculty Lectures and Talks Students
Purpose In Yantai, the team presented at the "Fourth National Congress of Rehabilitation Education of the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine." Carey Sokol and OTD Resident Lily Xu presented on OT fieldwork models in the US, while Adley Chan and OTD Resident Sherry Chen gave a…
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