Alumni reception held at ArizOTA fall conference
Posted: September 29, 2014
Alumni, students, and faculty reconnected with ATSU’s Arizona School of Health Sciences Dean Randy Danielsen, Vice Dean Ann Lee Burch, program directors Bernadette Mineo and Rachel Diamant, and alumni board members Samantha Singler, MS, OTR/L, ’10 and Cynthia Wheeler , MS, OTR/L, ’98, at the 2014 Arizona Occupational Therapy Association (ArizOTA) fall conference. Summary of announcements:
- ASHS continues to stay at the forefront of health professions education. In the last year, ASHS has started an OTD program and a neurologic PT residency program, and upcoming programs include a master’s in pathologists’ assistant studies and a certificate in psychiatry for physician assistants.
- The online OTD program is going strong, with 11 students in the second class. Please take a look at the program as you consider advancing your career (alumni receive a 20% discount!) ASHS is also looking at starting an entry-level OTD program in 2016 to stay current as the profession evolves.
- Students are more involved than ever in local and international communities, including doing more behavioral health at the Child Crisis Center, helping the elderly become safer drivers through CarFit, and going on mission trips to Guatemala and Hermosillo, Mexico. If you are interested in participating in any of these activities or have other projects in which to involve students, please contact Rachel Diamant at rdiamant@atsu.edu.
- Alumni serving as fieldwork educators can be an incredibly rewarding experience since students are very well prepared and can bring patients a different perspective. To learn more about becoming a fieldwork educator, contact Mary Greer at mgreer@atsu.edu.
More photos can be found on the alumni Facebook page.