At a key transition point in their studies, occupational therapy students across all USAHS campuses participate in a meaningful ritual, witnessed by family and friends. The OT pinning ceremony marks the end of the classroom portion of their studies and the beginning of their fieldwork. For Residential MOT and OTD students, this happens in their fourth term, and for Flex, in the seventh term.
A longstanding tradition in OT practice, the pin celebrates the diversity of practice areas, the client-centered nature of our practice and the values of our profession.
“It’s an opportunity for faculty to acknowledge our students’ transition from classroom learning to clinical learning,” says Mary Zadnik, ScD, MEd, OTR/L, director of the entry-level OT programs on Read more
USAHS is happy to announce a change in our admissions policy for our occupational therapy programs: We are no longer requiring that incoming OT students take the GRE Read more
Dr. Maria Ijomanta, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, FAAOMPT ’11, could see the anxiety on the parents’ faces when they brought their 8-year-old daughter, stricken with polio, into the Read more
On her first day as a student in the pro bono clinic on USAHS’ St. Augustine campus, Allison Esposito was assigned to work with a patient who had a transfemoral amputation and Read more
Dear University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) Students, Faculty and Staff:
As we prepare to return to campus for lab instruction in the 2021 Spring Term, we Read more
On Thursday, December 10th, the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences’ Board of Directors hosted its fifth annual Board of Directors Excellence Awards ceremony. Read more
UNIVERSITY UPDATE #1
WEDNESDAY 11/11/2020 5:00 pm EST
Recent weather advisories project the path of Tropical Storm Eta to impact North Florida beginning early morning on Read more
