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Duke recently hosted Dustin Grooms, PhD, ATC, a professor from Ohio University, for an insightful presentation on the role of neuroplasticity in rehabilitation following ACL injury.

Warren Lattimore is the lead equity, diversity, and inclusion facilitator and the assistant director of Student Affairs for the Duke Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD). As the newest member of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Ethics Commission, he's making an impact beyond the OTD program.

On January 4, over 30 prospective and admitted students and two dozen guests attended the Duke Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) Open House.

My Level II Fieldwork occurred at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, where I worked in the adult burn ICU and outpatient burn therapy. 

I am working for Fox Rehab in Northern Virginia as a home and community health occupational therapist. My focus is on providing individualized care to clients within their home environments, which allows me to address their unique needs in meaningful, everyday contexts. I have the opportunity to request and carry out home modifications—something I find to be very rewarding.

Omar Mohiuddin, OTR/L, MS, MPH, CLVT, is an occupational therapist at the Duke Eye Center specializing in low-vision rehabilitation. He also teaches in the Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) Low-Vision Certificate program.

The Duke Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research Group completed the fall 2024 dates of its Seminar Series with three insightful lectures that highlighted cross-institution collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Faculty members can be tempted to deprioritize writing due to other responsibilities. Sarah Barton, ThD, MS, OTR/L, BCP, assistant professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, has faced this challenge.

As a third-year student, I was curious about what insights I would gain as I walked into the AOTA Education Summit held in Charlotte, NC, in early November. As it turns out, I found it helpful in preparing me for my education-based capstone, as the summit showcased innovations that were as inspiring as they were transformative.

Enabling Occupation Skills IV, or OTD 603, is a pivotal course within Duke University's Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program. It is designed to enhance students' theoretical understanding and foster hands-on experience with real-world applications.