Occupational Therapy Department at AdventHealth University

07/08/2025

Day one of our annual handwriting camp, hosted by our MOT students! Proud of their hard work and dedication in organizing this summer camp to benefit the Orlando community. We have 8 rising first graders participating in our camp this year!

07/08/2025

If anyone is interested in a physical agent modalities certification course, we will be holding one on our campus on July 25, 2025. CEU’s provided! Please use this link to register:

echelon is the continuing education division of AdventHealth University and serves the continuing education needs of the healthcare industry with high quality, engaging, nationally-accredited courses.

06/19/2025

Please contact Kim Dudzinski (Kim.Dudzinski@ahu.edu) or use the email in the flyer below if you would like additional information on our summer handwriting camp! Our MOT students are excited to host this program on our AHU campus again this summer.

04/22/2025

Congratulations to the class of 2025! Yesterday, 32 MOT students and 9 OTA students walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. We are so proud of their hard work and dedication 🎓

04/13/2025

AHU students, faculty, and alumni enjoyed the American Occupational Therapy Association conference in Philadelphia last week. We are so proud of all of our MOT students who shared poster presentations. A special thank you to Dr. Chia Wei Fan for guiding them through the scholarship process! 

04/13/2025

Happy OT month! We had a wonderful time celebrating with our MOT and OTA students.

03/31/2025

Congratulations to our Silver Cohort (Class of 2024). Every single one of these fantastic students passed their NBCOT exam on the FIRST try! Excited to welcome 20 new OTR’s to the profession.

03/31/2025

🎉 We Escaped! 🎉

In our OT Clinical Skills class, we implemented an educational escape room as an innovative, hands-on learning activity designed to reinforce course concepts while enhancing intraprofessional teamwork, communication, and collaborative problem-solving under pressure. 🕵️‍♀️⏳

The results? Incredible energy, engagement, and success — especially from our two winning teams who rose to the challenge and escaped in record time!

👏 Meet the Champions:

🏅 Winning Team 1:
Kelli Spencer
Caroline Burns
Tiana Daher
Malique Centeio
Alanya Leoni
Emily Mason

🏅 Winning Team 2:
Stephanie Hoilett
Emma Schrago
Morgan Raley
Olivia Whelan
Lyannette Zayas
Karolina Wojdacz

Your teamwork, clinical reasoning, and communication were outstanding!
We can’t wait to see how you bring this same energy and excellence into the field as future OT and OTA professionals!❤️❤️❤️

03/28/2025

Our department is beginning the search for a new department chair! Please share with your OT friends and colleagues. Link in comments below.

01/23/2025

Occupational Therapy Practioners: If anyone is in need of last minute CEUs for their Florida license renewal, we are excited to announce that Vicki Case will be providing a half day training course on Allen Cognitive Levels. It will be 4 CEUs live, in person on February 21st. It's also free if you have been a CFE for an AHU student in the last year.
Registration is OPEN!

echelon is the continuing education division of AdventHealth University and serves the continuing education needs of the healthcare industry with high quality, engaging, nationally-accredited courses.

01/07/2025

🌟 Celebrating Students' Achievements! 🌟

We are proud to highlight three exceptional students from our MOT program who presented their research projects at the Florida Occupational Therapy Association (FOTA) Annual Conference:

📌 Gabrielle Catanzariti and Giovanny Saavedra shared insights on enhancing intraprofessional collaboration between OT and OTA students through immersive learning.

📌 Josel Leong presented a systematic review on the impact of wearable activity trackers in improving health outcomes for marginalized populations.

Your passion and dedication are truly inspirational! Congratulations! 🎉 🎉 🎉

11/01/2024

Who is our 2023 Fieldwork Educator of the Year??! ALLISON RIOS!!
Thank you for your dedication and hard work in ensuring we have the most outstanding occupational therapy practitioners in the field. We truly appreciate you!