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Duke Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) students complete a culminating capstone project and 14-week experience during their third and final year of the program. The capstone aims to draw on Duke OTD courses and experiences to collaborate with and support a community partner and gain in-depth knowledge in a specific practice area. Third-year student Maddie Lira shares how her project is progressing.

How can assistive technology turn barriers into bridges? In OTD 601: Occupation and Technology, students examine this essential question while gaining a thorough understanding of the complex relationship between technology, occupation, and well-being. This innovative course teaches future occupational therapists (OTs) how technological solutions can either improve or hinder daily activities, directly affecting their clients' health and quality of life.

When students have questions about technology, they have a reliable expert to consult. Khalil Barnett, IT analyst, has recently joined our Doctor of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Doctorate programs to support student needs.

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.