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George Washington University Doctoral Student Receives Award from American Occupational Therapy Association

Prestigious E.K. Wise Scholarship awarded to GW eOTD student for the pursuit of leadership, service, and diversity.

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Paving the Way for Inclusion of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Roger Ideishi, JD, OT/L, FAOTA, program director and professor engages in patient-centered outcomes research to identify research priorities and meaningful community outcomes driven by people with disabilities in a new publication.

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Faculty Visits London to Present Research at IFSSH, IFSHT, FESSH Combined Congress

Sarah Doerrer PhD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT, assistant professor, presents research, "The Impact of COVID-19 on Hand Therapy Practice" at IFSSH, IFSHT, FESSH Combined Congress in London, United Kingdom from June 6 - June 10, 2022.

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In Photos: GW eOTD Admitted Student Day 2022

An image gallery revealing the brand-new space in the Watergate Complex and celebrating admitted students to the Entry-Level Occupational Therapy program.

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International Doctoral Capstone Experiences Shown to Prepare and Advance Occupational Therapy Clinicians' Current Practice

Lisa Bagby, OTD, OTR/L, MHA, assistant professor and academic fieldwork coordinator identifies the impact of completing an international doctoral capstone.

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GW Shifts Sarah Doerrer PhD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT, Adult Rehabilitation and Hand Therapy Expert, from Adjunct to Assistant Professor

Sarah Doerrer PhD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT, will serve as an assistant professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, in the Occupational Therapy program, following three years as Adjunct Professor.

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Roger Ideishi Named Cultural Leader by John F. Kennedy Center

Dr. Roger Ideishi, JD, OT/L, FAOTA — The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Program Director of Occupational Therapy and Professor in the Department of Health, Human Function & Rehabilitation Sciences, is named one of Kennedy Center's Next 50. Ideishi has…

Shifting from Cultural Competency to Cultural Humility

Kellie Sawyer, a current Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate student, recently submitted a proposal that was accepted as a short course for the 2020 North Carolina OT Association Fall Conference.

Combining Items from Three Federally-Mandated Assessments Using Rasch Measurement to Reliably Measure Cognition Across Post-Acute Care Settings

To combine items from the Functional Independence Measure TM (FIM TM), Minimum Data Set 2.0 (MDS), and the Outcome and Assessment Information Set-B (OASIS) to reliably measure cognition across post-acute care settings and facilitate future studies of patient cognitive recovery.

2020 Outstanding Mentor Award

The Early Career Networking Group is pleased to honor Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, FACRM, FAOTA with the ACRM Early Career Outstanding Mentor Award.