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  • Year 2 OT student Janany Jeyasundaram is a recipient of the 2019 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award. Janany talks about her perspectives on leadership and her leadership activities as an occupational therapy student.
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    2019 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award Recipient: On Leadership
    OT student Janany Jeyasundaram
  • On April 24, the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy hosted the inaugural I.V. League of Occupational Therapists Leadership Workshop for 2nd Year students in the MScOT program.
    Inaugural leadership workshop prepares students for professional practice
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    Photo of year 2 OS&OT students
  • Our fieldwork educators were celebrated on February 20 for their outstanding contributions to the MScOT program.
    Fieldwork Educator Recognition Awards
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  • On January 28, the Department honoured OT1 student Priscilla Leung, recipient of the 2019 Colleen Tate Memorial Bursary.
    2019 Colleen Tate Memorial Bursary
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CAOT 2018 “gOT Spirit” Challenge

2018 g’OT’ Spirit Challenge

Hey everyone, U of T’s MScOT students put together this fabulous video for CAOT’s annual “gOT Spirit” Challenge.

Student Profiles

Photo of Tsering Wangmo, Class of 2018

What got you interested in occupational therapy? As a Tibetan Canadian, I was raised to strive for compassion by developing genuine sympathy for the suffering of others and the will to help remove their pain. I decided to pursue Occupational Therapy (OT) because compassion was... Read more →

Tsering Wangmo, Class of 2018

What got you interested in occupational therapy? I became interested in occupational therapy because of my personal experience living with chronic pain. In my second year of undergraduate studies, I was not able to function properly due to pain. I saw a lot of healthcare professionals,... Read more →

Lauren Stacey, Class of 2018

OS&OT News

Occupational Therapy Alumna Gives Back, Supporting Research in Workplace Mental Health

June 18, 2019

For Emily Geldsaler Grant (Dip OT ’47), using her occupational therapy training from the University of Toronto to help soldiers returning from World War II to adjust to life was a privilege she recalls to this day.... Read more →

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Prof. Alex Mihailidis appointed Associate VP, International Partnerships

May 21, 2019

Alex Mihailidis, a leading researcher in intelligent health systems and the use of technology to help older adults, has been appointed associate vice-president, international partnerships at the University of Toronto. In his new role, Mihailidis... Read more →

I.V. League of Occupational Therapists Leadership Workshop

May 21, 2019

On April 24, the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy hosted the inaugural I.V. League of Occupational Therapists Leadership Workshop for 2nd Year students in the MScOT program. This full-day event was attended by... Read more →

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