GW Occupational Therapy Program

Students from the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program will be leading a Journal Club on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. EST to appraise current literature as it relates to the hand and upper extremity. Register at the link, below!

Article: "Is mirror therapy combined with a routine physiotherapy protocol effective for children with obstetrical upper brachial plexus palsy?" by Halil İbrahim Sari PT, Sedat Yigit PT, PhD and Begumhan Turhan PT, PhD



https://asht.org/research/journal-club/student-led-journal-club

Join our students as they lead a journal club Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET!

Registration is now open for our next FREE Student-Led Journal Club!

"Is mirror therapy combined with a routine physiotherapy protocol effective for children with obstetrical upper brachial plexus palsy?"

April 18 | 7:30 p.m. ET
Presented by George Washington University students

This offering is designed to involve and educate students on appraising current literature as it relates to the hand and upper extremity. These hour-long interactive chats are free to any student (member or nonmember), but registration is required.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/jZBo50QxjHB

To attend, or not to attend? Last year’s AOTA Inspire Annual Conference and Expo in Kansas City, Missouri expanded networks and sparked new ways of thinking. However, attendees were driven to reflect on the progression of the field of occupational therapy as discussions around the lack of diversity, offensive language, and explicit racial bias arose throughout the conference due to public discussions.

In response, GW students and faculty discussed their current efforts to lead positive changes surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Most recently, students and faculty weighed on the moral and ethical implications faced when considering attending the AOTA 2024 conference in Orlando, Florida, where laws are increasingly changing the social, medical, and educational landscapes.

Read all about what happened after last year's conference within the program and why faculty and students decided to attend the 2024 conference, below.

Program Values and Community Action Plan Faculty and students who attended last year’s AOTA Conference in Kansas City, Missouri reflect on their direct experiences and observations prior to initiating a larger conversation with all students and staff. The community reflected on the program’s values and identified accomplishments, and o...

Laughing is a great feeling but successfully completing a residency week (that included creating splints, learning from patients with prosthetics, and taking exams with manikins) is an even better feeling ✨🧘‍♂️👏.

📸: Featuring Natalia, Fatima, and Pranathi (left to right)

It was an inspiring, insightful, and thought-provoking day at the for our GW OT faculty, students, and staff!

Our program director spoke on ‘The Rise of Men in ’ while others spoke on AI, cognitive rehabilitation, the evolution of pelvic health practices, gender affirming care, and more!

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“My hope for the students is that they'll become changemakers in society, that they will be effective practitioners helping individuals create meaningful lives. But also my hope is that the students will break down some of these social barriers that are limiting opportunities for people to engage in meaningful life experiences and have the self-determination to make the choices that they can to lead these fulfilling lives,” said GW program director, Roger Ideishi, JD, OT/L, FAOTA.

📍GW faculty at the White House for a reception commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act and 33rd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Two students, Fatima and Pranathi, presented their Critically Appraised Papers at the Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

Swipe to see their Spring 2023 presentations for the “Research in Practice I” class.

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The class excursion to the revealed how our lived experiences shape our ideas, views, and understandings of the world 🌍.

As first-year , Jenny (Jae Eun) said, “not everything is ‘black or white’… we live in a world full of ‘grey areas’ and there can be beauty in the ‘grey area’ even when it feels uncomfortable.”

Why would learning in Washington, D.C. be life-changing? 📚

🌍 You learn about (and engage with diverse communities) who will make you a more holistic practitioner that understands the various factors that affect someone's health.

💪 You learn about advocacy because empowering patients and helping them to realize their full potential goes hand-in-hand with supporting communities through advocacy. (Such as, advocating for the right equipment or advocating for accessibility modifications in public space, housing units, etc.).

📍 The nation’s capitol is where great OTs are made, change happens, and advocacy starts.