Duke OTD Team Members Elected to NCBOTC Board
Congratulations to Tomeico Faison, OTD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, and Bianca Randleman, OTD-S, Class of 2025, who were named co-presidents for the North Carolina Black Occupational Therapist Collective (NCBOTC) e-board.
Feb. 7: Lend a Hand, Share a Heart ❤
On Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 1-3 p.m. in the TBL classroom, join us as we make “Feelie Hearts” for our community partner, the Duke Outpatient Clinic.
Chaplain Katherine Henderson will share stories of giving these little symbols of care (“comfort you can carry”) to patients and family members during times of crisis and joy.
Saint Óscar Romero Relic Dedicated in Goodson Chapel
A service in Goodson Chapel was held at the culmination of the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18–25) to dedicate a relic of Saint Óscar Romero. Duke Divinity School welcomed the Most Reverend Luis Rafael Zarama, bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Raleigh, N.C., as the guest preacher.
Register now! Disrupting the Definition of Scholarship: Advancing Your Career with Nontraditional Scholarship
All are invited to attend on Wednesday, February 7 at 4:00 p.m. (EST).
Kimberly Hreha, EdD, OTR/L, Publishes New Research Reports
Feasibility and Validity of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine’s Visual Symptoms and Signs Screen: A Pilot Study. Roberts, P., Wertheimer, J., Ouellette, D., Hreha, K., Watters, K., Fielder, J., Graf, M., Weden, K., Rizzo, Jr. (2024). Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation.
OTD Student Volunteers Needed for Mapping Review
Cambey Mikush, OTD, assistant professor in orthopaedic surgery, is recruiting 1-2 first-year students to support a customized learning project developing and writing a mapping review on capstone education.
The project explores models and processes across disciplines used to develop and implement graduate-level capstones. Time will be spent reviewing abstracts and articles, extracting and analyzing data, and writing.
New Partnership Aims to Improve Well-being Through Hands-on Arts Workshops
The Office of Learning Environment and Well-Being (LE WELL) has partnered with Duke Arts Create to offer free workshops twice a month from January through April on the sixth floor of the Trent Semans Center for Health Education.
OTD Faculty Member Completes Duke AHEAD Program
Congratulations to Denise M. Nepveux, PhD, associate professor in orthopaedic surgery, on completing the Duke Academy for Health Professions Education and Academic Development (AHEAD) certificate program.
DPT Faculty Accomplishments – January
Katherine D. Myers, PT, DPT, was selected to receive a 2024 Adopt-A-Doc award. The award recognizes her dedication to the profession of physical therapy and the education of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
