Episode 11: Bridget Hahn, OTD, OTR/L and Arielle Ramirez, OTD, OTR/L

This episode we're moving away from practice but we're still exploring the evidence as we discuss holistic admissions processes in occupational therapy programs. We have two guests, Dr. Bridget Hahn, academic coordinator and chair of the admissions committee at Rush University and Dr. Arielle Ramirez, an occupational therapist at Chicago Public Schools. Dr. Ramirez has recently completed a research project titled "Exploring Inclusion within Occupational Therapy Education"

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Resources Discussed in this Episode:

Ford, A. R., Smith, D. L., & Banister, G. E. (2021). Recruitment and retention of occupational therapy practitioners and students of color: A qualitative study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75, 7501205150. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.039446 https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2767049
Kilburn, F., & Hill, L. D. N. P. (2019). Inclusive recruitment and admissions strategies increase diversity in CRNA educational programs. AANA journal, 87(5), 379-389. No doi. https://www.aana.com/docs/default-source/aana-journal-web-documents-1/inclusive-recruitment-and-admissions-strategies-increase-diversity-in-crna-educational-programs-october-2019.pdf?sfvrsn=c9958f16_6
Wilson, M. (2019). A Model for Holistic Review in Graduate Admissions That Decouples the GRE from Race, Ethnicity, and Gender. CBE - Life Sciences Education, 18(1) https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.18-06-0103
Verscheldren, C. (2017) Bandwidth Recovery: Helping students reclaim cognitive resources lost to poverty, racism, and social marginalization. Association American Colleges and Universities https://bandwidthrecovery.org/
Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity
- COTA: https://www.cotad.org/
- National Black OT Caucus (NBOTC): https://nbotc.wildapricot.org/
AOTA Academic Education Special Interest Section (SIS): https://www.aota.org/Practice/Manage/SIS/Academic-Education.aspx
AOTA Education and Careers: https://www.aota.org/Education-Careers.aspx