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      Kellan Quigley MS, OTR/L

      Academic Fieldwork Coordinator

      Kellan Quigley MS, OTR/L Contact

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      St. Augustine, FL

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      College of Rehabilitative Sciences

      Education

      MSOT, Western Michigan University, 2012

      Research Interests

      Early mobilization/intervention in acute care
      Advanced clinical practice in intensive are
      Outcome measures in acute care
      Upper extremity/hand rehabilitation

      Areas of Expertise

      Stroke Rehabilitation
      Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
      Physical agent modalities
      Functional capacity evaluation
      Acute care with emphasis in trauma
      Cardiovascular intensive care

      Kellan Quigley MS, OTR/L, is an Academic Fieldwork Coordinator at USAHS. Kellan was the Lead Occupational Therapist and Clinical Coordinator for multidisciplinary rehabilitation services at Strive! Rehabilitation/Ocala Health in Ocala, Florida.

      Upon graduating in 2012 from Western Michigan University with his Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, Kellan relocated to Gainesville, Florida and initiated his career in acute inpatient rehabilitation. Within a year, Kellan transitioned to a newly developing trauma therapy team at Ocala Regional Medical Center as a contracted employee with Strive! Rehabilitation. This particular clinical environment allowed Kellan to advance and accelerate in acute traumatology, geriatrics, bariatrics, orthopedic and stoke rehabilitation. Within the acute setting, Kellan served as Lead Occupational Therapist whose responsibilities included: new graduate training, protocol development, clinical instruction/clinical coordination, as well as collaboration with interdisciplinary medical services to maximize patient outcomes.

      In addition, Kellan’s clinical time was focused on specialized treatment of the upper extremity under the mentorship of well-established Certified Hand Therapists. In conjunction with his outpatient practices, Kellan had the opportunity to become certified in Functional Capacity Evaluation completing his training through Ergoscience.

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