Wilma west occupational therapy biography

          Educated at Boston School of Occupational Therapy, Head of OT Department at Walter Reed General Hospital, Founder of AOTF Wilma "Willie" West

        1. Educated at Boston School of Occupational Therapy, Head of OT Department at Walter Reed General Hospital, Founder of AOTF Wilma "Willie" West
        2. The head of orthopedic Occupational Therapy department at Walter Reed General Hospital
        3. Wilma L. West, MA, OTR, FAOTA (–), was Executive Director (–) of AOTA and founder and President of AOTF (–).
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          6. Wilma L. West, MA, OTR, FAOTA (–), was Executive Director (–) of AOTA and founder and President of AOTF (–).!

          History

        6. USC’s history of professional firsts includes:
          • 1945: The first graduating class of the USC bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy program had 28 members, including A.

            Jean Ayres ’45

          • 1947: USC inaugurated the nation’s first post-professional degree program in occupational therapy
          • 1948: Wilma West ’48 became the first person in the country to receive a graduate degree focused on occupational therapy content
          • 1962: USC established the nation’s first two-year, entry-level master’s degree in occupational therapy
          • 1989: USC created the world’s first doctoral program in occupational science
          • 1990: USC welcomed Stephen Hawking as a keynote speaker at the third Occupational Science Symposium, and appointed world-renowned ethologist Jane Goodall as distinguished adjunct professor
          • 1997: The USC Well Elderly Study was the first occupational therapy research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
          • 1998: USC wa