Samantha Lowe is a sessional instructor within our MScOT program and, for many years, has supervised multiple fieldwork placements at The Mustard Seed in Calgary.
Earlier this year, Samantha was awarded the CAOT 2020 Fieldwork Educator of the Year for our University of Alberta catchment area.
Now she has been named a Avenue Magazine Calgary Top 40 Under 40 for 2021!
Read the article about Samantha Lowe here.
Congratulations, Samantha! Thank you for teaching and mentoring so many MScOT students!
October is over and November is upon us!
It was a necessarily subdued Halloween celebration around Corbett Hall here in Edmonton but a number of students and staff still dressed up, including our hard-working but fun-loving FRM Clinical Education Administration staff ...
Then this encouraging coach (Brett Y1) showed up at my office door ...
Before joining his team (Y1 classmates) in front of Corbett Hall ...
And at our FRM Calgary satellite campus the faculty/staff coordinated yet another impressive team effort ...
FYI Inside Out is a fun, and surprisingly informative, resource that is often referenced during our in-class MScOT discussions re: therapeutic use of self! And Ted Lasso ... well, it's just a lovely show.
OCCTH 528 begins this month with our Year 3 students in the 'home stretch' for the final placement within their pandemic-extended MScOT program. They are excited to be with you 'in the field' across AB and SK and complete this final educational step toward becoming an OT!
THANK YOU for supporting their learning!
World OT Day Resources are available online.
Thanks to the hard-working, dedicated, passionate OTs in our Alberta, Saskatchewan and NWT communities for doing what you do and helping to educate future OTs too!
Second year occupational therapy students enrolled in our UofA MScOT Indigenous Focus prepared this short video as well as a link to an editable resource document where you can learn more, take action and add additional resources.
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (UofA) initiatives, stories and events.
We encouraged our Level 2 students to share some of the experiences they had during their summer fieldwork placements.
We always enjoy seeing their diverse practice areas and locations and also hearing how excited they are to apply their knowledge and skills in the real world!
Here are a few of the 'postcards' we received ...
Most summer fieldwork placements are wrapping up this week.
Our enormous gratitude and awe goes out to all the OTs who've stepped up and supervised students during the 18 months of this pandemic!
I have now returned to my UofA office and this collection on my door ...
Keep Calm and Place [or Supervise!] Students
It's Chaos. Be Kind.
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
We thank you.
Welcome to summertime!
Our Year 2 students are currently in the field with many of you across Alberta and Saskatchewan completing their Level 2 placement. Thank you for hosting and mentoring their practical learning!
We are in the final stages of recruiting fall 2021 placements and are so appreciative of all the effort and commitment demonstrated by AB and SK OTs over the lengthy pandemic period to 'pivot' and find a way to continue supervising OT students, in person or virtually!
We hope the summer re-openings give everyone a chance to reconnect with those who matter most!
With gratitude,
Your MScOT Fieldwork Team
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