Duke OTD

Ready to bring occupation back to the center of your teaching?

Join Duke OTD for Mastering Occupation‑Centered Education — Level I: Introduction, a live, interactive workshop led by Dr. Barb Hooper, creator of the SCIL-OT Model.

🗓 June 9, 2026
⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM ET
💻 Live on Zoom
💲 $75

This 90-minute session offers a practical framework to help OT educators better connect course content, assignments, and teaching strategies to occupation—the heart of the profession.

✅ Analyze your own assignment
✅ Develop meaningful, occupation-centered improvements
✅ Strengthen coherence and relevance for learners
Bring an assignment and leave with actionable changes.

🔗 Register now to reserve your spot: https://duke.is/p/zt5q

Class of 2026 Commencement!

Congratulations to all of our 2026 graduates! We are so proud of all you have accomplished and wish you luck as you continue your journey!💙

✨Class of 2027 Commissioning Ceremony ✨

On May 1st, we celebrated our Class of 2027 students’ transition from classroom learning into fieldwork, capstone work, and service‑driven clinical practice.

Each student received their Blue Coat and pin, symbols of readiness, responsibility, and the values at the heart of Duke OTD. This moment affirmed their commitment to ethical practice, service, and lifelong learning, values at the core of the Duke OTD program.

Class of 2027, we celebrate you and wish you luck as you take this next step in your journey!💙

Highlights from last week’s Scholarship Week 2026! ✨

Across all three Duke OTD cohorts, students shared CapTalks, capstone proposals, and community‑based research that reflected so much dedication and heart.

We’re grateful for our students, our faculty and staff, and everyone who came out to support this week of learning and celebration!!

Join us at Duke OTD for Scholarship Week!
We are so proud of our students and excited to see all that they have accomplished!

More information can be found on our website:
https://medschool.duke.edu/education/health-professions-education-programs/occupational-therapy-doctorate/about/annual-otd

Duke OTD faculty, students, and alumni represented our program on the world stage at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Congress in Bangkok, Thailand! This global gathering brought together nearly 2,400 OT professionals from 78 countries for research exchange, collaboration, and innovation.

If you’d like to learn more about Duke OTD’s contributions, check out the full article!
https://ortho.duke.edu/news/duke-otd-engages-world-stage-bangkok

Duke OTD had the privilege of participating in an Interprofessional Adaptive Sports Experience, where our students explored wheelchair basketball, Boccia ball, sitting volleyball, and hand cycling!

A huge thank you to NC Adapted Sports, Triangle Thunder, and Triangle Volleyball Club for partnering with us to make this event possible. Our students walked away energized, inspired, and grateful for an opportunity filled with learning, collaboration, and fun!