University of New England - Occupational Therapy

09/05/2025

09/03/2025

Calling all Fieldwork Educators!
We hope you can join this 2-day Workshop for the AOTA Fieldwork Educators Certificate Program hosted at UNE's Portland campus next month.
Register online at http://store.aota.org and search for FWUN1025

08/27/2025

It's official! The UNE MSOT program is now accredited through academic year 2034/2035!

08/27/2025

Happy first day back to fall classes for our first year OT students!
We thought they might enjoy a brief intro to two faculty members who were not part of their first semester curriculum, but they will be learning from this semester - Dr. Kris Winston and Professor Jessica Walton

08/11/2025

Celebrating with the MSOT Class of 2026 as they finish their didactic semesters and head off to fieldwork rotations around the country!

08/11/2025

Congratulations to the Class of 2027 who just completed their first semester in the OT program here at UNE. We closed out the semester in Foundations with a community potluck meal, reflective writing, concept mapping (shown here) and a visit from Arameh Anvarizadeh, the new AOTA President. Dr. Anvarizadeh provided inspirational "nuggets" along with actionable steps that can help us grow our sense of community and belonging. We so appreciate her taking time out of her busy schedule to share her passion and vision with us. The students have come a long way from the first images we took of them, and we cannot wait to see how the remainder of their time here unfolds. Happy break everyone. See you at the end of August when we launch semester #2!

08/01/2025

So proud of our second-year Occupational Therapy students for hosting the second annual UNE OT Health & Wellness Fair designed specifically for older adults. They provided valuable health education and community engagement with the residents of The Park Danforth in Portland, and were able to practice the skills they will use in their upcoming fieldwork semesters of their studies.

07/31/2025

Congratulations to the MSOT Class of 2026 on their insightful poster presentations on emerging or under-represented areas of occupational therapy practice! Students chose topics based on their interests, passions, and desired future careers, resulting in huge variety of fields such as the role of occupational therapy within Hospice Care, Climate-Related Disaster Recovery, Youth Aging Out of Foster Care, Accessible Travel, and Home Design and Construction.

07/29/2025

Year I students in Dr. Lambdin-Pattavina's Foundations of Occupational Therapy course had the opportunity to interview diverse practitioners. These practitioners offered a variety of perspectives that invited students to reflect on their own biases and the role that diversity plays in terms of equitable access to quality healthcare. Students also explored diversity relative to the development of one's professional identity. The project culminated in a poster presentation that engaged the UNE community in a rich learning experience. Thank you to the practitioners who gave so freely of their time to mentor the next generation of occupational therapy practitioners. Adam, Aldrige, Hamed, Johnson, Lavalley, Lyons, Pagpatan, Reyes Smith, Twinley

07/17/2025

Congratulations Allie! And good luck to all of our Class of 2025 as they take the NBCOT® exam!

07/08/2025

Check out this video on Good Morning America!
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/123565798

05/23/2025

UNE MSOT Class of 2025 - Don't forget to apply for this financial aid award to cover the cost of the NBCOT exam before the end of this month!