The Center for Innovative Clinical Practice (CICP) at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) draws on experiential learning theory. According to Elisabeth McGee and Lindsay Perry, it recreates settings like an ICU, inpatient rehab, a mental health clinic and a school system, so students have a simulated clinical experience before they ever
The Anatomage table gives occupational therapy students at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) a new way to learn anatomy, and Jose Rafols, program director of the OT program at one of the university’s newer campuses, sees uses well beyond that. The table serves as a teaching and reference tool, from muscles
An athlete recovering from a spinal cord injury was struggling to pull up long sports socks, and students at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) set out to help. Working with local middle school STEM students and the athlete, occupational therapy student Luz designed and 3D-printed a sock aid for people who
Explore how the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) incorporates pediatric occupational therapy experiences into its occupational therapy curriculum. Faculty members share how students gain practical experience working with children and families through a campus-based pediatric clinic, where they learn to evaluate individual needs, develop intervention plans, and implement therapeutic activities under faculty
Telehealth is an emerging area of practice, and the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) uses the Double robot to bring it into simulation. Through the robot, remote practitioners, such as doctors, nurses or an occupational therapist from another country, can join a shared simulation space from any location.
Jennifer, a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS), came to graduate school with bachelor’s degrees in biology and nursing and 17.5 years of practice. A member of the first graduating class of the FNP program, Jennifer attends an on-campus intensive in women’s health at the St.
When COVID kept students off campus, faculty at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) found a way to keep anatomy in their hands. Physical therapy faculty member Gabriel Somarriba and colleagues 3D printed key structures and bone models and sent them to students, who could then follow along and study at home.
When the pandemic shut students out of skilled nursing facilities, Jennie DiGrado of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) saw two needs at once. Students still had to learn to work with residents, and residents cut off from the world needed social connection. The answer was the Double robot, which let students
On a service mission trip to El Salvador, physical therapy faculty member Todd Bourgeois met a man with an amputation who needed a prosthetic limb to get back to work and support his family. Back at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) campus in St. Augustine, Florida, a team took on the
Alumni of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) gathered in St. Augustine, Florida, in 2023 for the Alumni Reunion and Family Weekend. The weekend welcomed graduates and their families back to reconnect with classmates and with the university.
At commencement on the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) Miami campus, new graduates step into healthcare careers with pride and excitement. For some, the degree is a family first, the highest anyone in their family has earned, and a chance to look back and know they did it. Others are simply ready
The US Open Adaptive Surfing Championships in Oceanside, California, bring together professional adaptive surfers from around the world, including athletes living with amputations, spinal cord injuries and cerebral palsy. Sponsored by the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS), the event also draws students and faculty from the San Marcos campus, who volunteer alongside