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Division of Occupational Therapy
Dr. Nancy Carson was appointed Interim Director for the Division of Occupational Therapy in October of 2011 as Dr. Maralynne Mitcham now serves as Assistant Dean in the College of Health Professions. A search committee has been appointed and applications are currently being accepted for this position. A national search will be conducted and a permanent division director will be selected in the upcoming year.
Student Accomplishments
Applications are continuing to increase for the program with a record number of 311 applications received this past year. Forty-six students were accepted into the program for 2012. Graduates have a 95% pass rate (first-time takers) on the national certification exam.
Swinging in the Camden Scott Meyer Pediatric Lab during Camp Hand to Hands is a form of constraint-induced movement therapy...just don’t tell the children.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY program out of 151 nationwide
Community-based activities continue to be a strong component for experiential learning, and students participate in a variety of learning activities with diverse populations throughout the community. Students participate in programs such as summer camps for youth with disabilities, a hippotherapy program, a work activity center for adults with developmental disabilities, a mental health program for adults with severe mental illness, a community re-entry program for individuals with traumatic brain injury, and programs at assisted living and memory care centers and at a school for children with multiple disabilities.
Faculty Accomplishments Faculty members continue to engage in research in a variety of areas including ergonomics, chronic rheumatic conditions, health disparities, pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy, sensory modulation, and interprofessional education. Two faculty members are currently working on occupational therapy text books and the faculty continues to publish in peer-reviewed journals and present at national conferences. Faculty members maintain engagement in services activities throughout the local and global community. Several faculty mentor students and provide therapy services at the CARES clinic located at MUSC.
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