Navigating Challenging Doctor of Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Situations with Positive Outcomes
Two new components have been added to the OTD fieldwork program to promote students’ understanding of the clinical working environment and ability to navigate difficult situations in fieldwork.
Gaining Research Experience in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
Brice Hounshel Smith (OTD ‘24) shares her insight working in a research lab and the invaluable mentorship with Pitt OT faculty.
Researchers in Pitt School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will help lead a $5 million training grant on learning health systems research to improve disability and chronic condition care
Professor Janet Freburger, Assistant Professor Christine McDonough and Professor Elizabeth Skidmore alongside other faculty outside SHRS have been awarded a $5 million training grants to create the Learning Health Systems training to improve Disability and chronic condition care (LeaHD) center.
Get to Know Doctor of Occupational Therapy Student Dani Cake
Learn why this OTD student chose occupational therapy, her favorite classes and exciting opportunities at Pitt OT!
Pitt CScD in Occupational Therapy Graduates: Newly Minted Agents of Change
Learn from faculty and recent graduates how the Pitt online CScD in Occupational Therapy degree is thoughtfully designed for practitioners who are ready to pursue a clinical doctorate and make change in their workplace.
Pitt OTD Student Makes a Difference in Gender-Affirming Care
Tana Pierro, a student in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program, who has initiated plans to implement gender-affirming care in occupational therapy education and spaces.
OT and PAS Students are Allies for Health + Wellbeing’s 2023 Bright Young People
Tana Pierro, a student in the Department of Occupational Therapy, and Deionte Harrilla-Gray, a student in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, were each named Allies for Health + Wellbeing's 2023 Bright Young People.
How the CScD in Occupational Therapy Program is Transforming My Work as an OT – Emily Haffner
Doctor of Clinical Science in Occupational Therapy student Emily Haffner details how the program gave her skills that advanced her career.
How the Pitt Doctor of Clinical Science (CScD) in Occupational Therapy Program Empowered Me to Explore New Opportunities
Andrianna Cary gives her firsthand account of her experience in the Doctor of Clinical Science in Occupational Therapy program and how it has expanded her professional opportunities.
The Power of Mentoring in the CScD in Occupational Therapy Program
Assistant Professor Cara Lekovitch shares her initmate knowledge of mentoring in the Doctor of Clinical Science in Occupational Therapy program, from her experience being mentored as a student, to her participation in the mentoring academy as a faculty member.