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Program Receives Pre-Accreditation Status

The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) has granted the Doctorate of Occupational Therapy program Pre-Accreditation status.  In a letter to the department, ACOTE states the program “would appear to meet the 2018 ACOTE Accreditation Standards if fully implemented by the plans.” 

OTD Student Scholarship Showcase Set for May 5

Join us for the Student Scholarship Showcase set for 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, May 5 at the Trent Semens Center, 8 Searle Street, Durham, N.C. 

As many as 50 projects will be on display.  Class of 2024 students will present their capstone project proposals while Class of 2025 students will share the results of their year-long community partner projects. 

Light refreshments will be served. 

Special thanks to the following partners: 

Atrium Health

Camp Attitude

Coastal Kids Therapy

Commissioning Ceremony Set for May 5

The Class of 2024 Commissioning Ceremony is set for 6 p.m., Friday, May 5 in the Great Hall of the Trent Semens Center. 

As they wrap up their didactic instruction, members of the Class of 2024 are preparing to begin their full-time fieldwork experiences over the next year. 

Sarah Barton Named a Duke AHEAD Fellow

 

Sarah Barton, BCP, MS, OTR/L, ThD, has been named a Duke AHEAD Fellow. The Duke AHEAD fellow program identifies education leaders who demonstrate the potential for major and ongoing contributions to health professions education within Duke or the overall profession. Fellows are early and mid-career educators with leadership roles within an educational program and/or have developed courses, curricula, and innovative educational materials and methods.

Denise Nepveux, Ph.D. in 2022-23 Duke Ahead Certificate Program

Dr. Denise Nepveux, Ph.D. was accepted into the 2022-23 Duke Ahead Certificate Program to develop a scholarly project on UDL. The mission of Duke Ahead is to promote excellence in the education of health professionals by creating a community of education scholars, fostering innovation in health professions education, supporting outstanding teachers, providing faculty development programs, and facilitating quality education research. Congratulations, Dr. Nepveux!