Celebrating Community Milestones Together
What a fun night celebrating our program's accreditation! I hope you enjoyed the festivities at our dinner event last night at the Lakewood Social venue. It was great to have all three cohorts together in one place to celebrate a milestone that opens doors for all of us and future generations of Duke OTD students.
I encourage you to view the image gallery capturing the smiles and energy from last night.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OTD Capstone Connections: Carlita Tibbs
Q: Name of the Organization Host:
A: Duke Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Q: Project Mentors:
A: Sarahn M. Wheeler, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Cambey Mikush, OTD, Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Volunteers Needed: FLIP! Workshop, Part 2 - Feb. 28
The IPEC Center is planning for the Foundations for Learning in Interprofessional Practice (FLIP!) Workshop, Part 2 - Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
The workshop brings 500+ first-year students from the ABSN, MBS, MD, OTD, PT, and PA Programs back to the IPE and Pearson buildings for an afternoon workshop – continuing to build upon and practice the skills of working successfully in interprofessional teams.
Welcome New OTD Staff
Tessa Kight, Assistant to the Program Director and Division Chief of the Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Q: What excites you about this role at Duke?
A: I am excited to be working with students and professors! I went to graduate school at Duke and love the academic environment.
Emily M. D’Agostino, DPH, MS, MEd, MA, Assistant Professor in Ortho Surgery, on Pediatric Asthma and Physical Fitness
Emily M. D'Agostino, DPH, MS, MEd, MA, Director of Community-Engaged Research Practice; Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, discussed her recent study examining the impact of asthma on children’s physical activity levels with MedPage Today.
Severe, persistent asthma in children is linked to decreased physical activity, which may, in turn, lead to poor physical fitness. Longitudinal research assessing asthma severity as a predictor of physical fitness is limited among the pediatric population.