SOONER UPDATE From the OUHSC Clinical Education Team March 2016 Thank you Thank you for your time and effort supervising and teaching students from OUHSC on their Clinicals and Fieldwork. Our first, second, and third year students participated in over 350, 4-10 week clinical rotations in 2015. These opportunities would not be possible without you. In May 2015, 24 OT and 60 PT students graduated. We are well underway with matching for the summer clinical and fieldwork placements. We are particularly in need of sites for this summer for our level I students for fieldwork. Please contact us at the e-mail addresses provided on the last page if you are interested in providing this valuable learning opportunity to our students. For the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 placements we will be matching starting in June. Please consider assisting. My fieldwork educator was very understanding and willing to help. She frequently asked me if there was anything I would like to do and allowed me to practice anything I had learned and wanted to get more practice with on patients. She challenged me to think critically and exposed me to everything she could while I was here. I loved having her as my fieldwork educator, and I loved my experience! - Quote from a student In This Issue Thank you Fieldwork News Important Dates Department News Retirements Contact Information
Save the Date Sharon Sanderson Lecture Wendy Beth Stav Ph.D., OTR/L, SCDCM, FAOTA April 1, 2016 3:00pm-5:00pm OKC: AHB 1117 Tulsa: LC 115 Graduation : Tulsa May 10, 2016 7:00pm Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK Commencement: Norman : May 13, 2016 7:00 pm The Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK Convocation: OKC College of Allied Health May 14, 2016 10:00 am McCasland Fieldhouse Norman, OK AOTA Conference April 7-10, 2016 Chicago, IL APTA Conference June 8-12, 2016 Nashville, TN OT/PT students participating in the Center for Individual with Physical Challenges Halloween costume contest Fieldwork Training Program AOTA is offering a Fieldwork Educators Certificate Program Workshop, April 6-7 in Chicago, IL at the annual conference where you can earn 15 contact hours (1.5 AOTA CEUs/ 15 NBCOT PDUs). As an occupational therapy fieldwork educator, you play a vital role in the success of students and to the future of occupational therapy and from this course, you can expect to gain valuable knowledge, strategies, and skills. You can learn more about it and register online at https://www.aota.org/conference-events/annual- Conference/register.aspx Upcoming Clinical/Fieldwork Dates for 2016-2017 Physical Therapy CE II : June 27th August 19st, 2016 CE I : July 5th August 12th 2016 CE III : October 10th December 16th, 2016 Occupational Therapy FW II : June 6th July 29th, 2016 FW I : July 5th July 29th 2016 FW III : October 17th December 9th, 2016 Accreditation In September 2015, ACOTE s final accreditation was received for 10 year accreditation. The DPT program was granted reaccreditation in April 2015.
Department News Groundbreaking The new OU Physical Therapy clinical groundbreaking ceremony was in October 2015. This clinic, which is part of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, is a collaborative effort with OU Physicians and the YMCA. The clinic will provide a continuum of care to members of the community that will span rehabilitation from an injury to prevention and health promotion. Stephenson Cancer Center Elizabeth Hile PhD, PT, NCS, CLT joined CAH faculty in July 2014 after 15 years teaching pathophysiology, neuroanatomy, and cancer rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh, and practicing in general acute care and outpatient neurorehab. Her research as a funded post-doctoral scholar focused on mobility changes with aging and cancer. Now Director of the new OUHSC/SCC Cancer Rehabilitation Science Program, she lectures on cancer rehabilitation, and conducts research on the benefits of prehabilitation and management of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Dr. Hile s Cancer Rehabilitation Clinic, in the Stephenson Cancer Center, provides evidence-based care while developing new models of PT and OT service delivery for survivors with (or at risk for) orthopedic, neurologic, cardiopulmonary, pelvic floor, and lymphatic impairments. National Showcase Thubi Kolobe, PT, PhD, FAPTA obtained national accolades when her invention, the Self-Initiated Prone Powered Crawler, also known as the SIPPC was showcased at the Smithsonian Innovation Festival in Washington DC in September 2015. She along with her research counterpart from Virginia Commonwealth University were present to demonstrate and answer questions related to the invention.
Faculty Retirements Martha J. Ferretti, PT, MPH, FAPTA Professor Ferretti, University of Oklahoma Regents Professor, David Ross Boyd Professor and Elam-Plowman Professor in Physical Therapy is the chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. She is retiring at the end of July 2016 after 42 years with the department in multiple roles, but as chair of the department since 1979. Details related to retirement activities will be forthcoming. Toby Hamilton PhD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA Dr. Hamilton is retiring in June 2016 following 31 years of service at OUHSC. Please begin thinking of stories you would like to share related to how she influenced your education and careers. Stay tuned for announcements related to retirement events. Again this year over 80+ PT and OT student volunteers from both the Tulsa and Oklahoma City campus provided manual therapy and stretching to over 350+ runners at the finish line of the Tulsa Run. Student volunteers joined faculty to ease the musculoskeletal aches and pains associated with running You re in great hands was the phrase llinked to the event.
More Department News Joshua T. Williams, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, CSCS Josh Williams joined the faculty in July of 2015. Prior to joining OU- HSC, Josh worked for the last 13 years in clinical settings specializing in sports and orthopedic care. He has completed an APTA accredited Sports Physical Therapy Residency and is ABPTS certified in both sports and orthopedics. He is a Registered International Sports Physical Therapist and a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. He has many years of volunteer experience serving as medical staff for a variety of different community events including the UCO Endeavor Games, OU Medicine Corporate Challenge, and the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. Josh hopes to bring his unique blend of academic and clinical experience to the students of OUHSC through his teaching efforts in a variety of different sports and orthopedic related coursework. Contact Us Up Coming CE Event OUHSC will be hosting a Credentialied Clinical Instructor Course in conjunction with Oklahoma City Community Colllege in late Summer or Fall 2016. If you are interested in attending please e-mail Lynn Jeffries. Jessica Tsotsoros, MS, OTR/L, ATP Academic Fieldwork Coordinator Jessica-Tsotsoros@ouhsc.edu Lynn Jeffries, PT, DPT, PhD, PCS, DCE Director of Clinical Education Lynn-Jeffries@ouhsc.edu Visit us on the web at http://www.ah.ouhsc.edu/rehab/ce_fw.asp