Happy Fall! Mark your calendars because our first SOTA General Body Meeting of the semester is next week! We have lots of updates this meeting and can’t wait to gather and celebrate the fall season together Emily Zeman Eddy, OT, OTD, MS, OTR Greg Laudani @MGHIHP_ppotd IHP Department of Occupational Therapy Bellack Library

Happy International Podcast day with our very own pod caster, Eliza! #InternationalPodcastDay

School of Nursing students & faculty will be administering flu vaccinations at the MGH Occ. Health Flu Clinics today until 3 p.m. & next week on Wednesday, October 14, from 7:00 a.m.–Noon. Students, faculty, & staff drop by to get your flu shot today! bit.ly/3nmHp0R

Thanks to your hard work, 5,958 comments on OT were sent to CMS to over the proposed 2021 physician fee schedule, containing a 9% cut to reimbursement. AOTA will continue to engage Congress on alternative solutions to keep the momentum going. ow.ly/wlOW50BLkpS #FightTheCut

Mark your calendars to participate in this annual AOTA & NBCOT opportunity!

#ApplyNow, ResearchAmerica is requesting proposals from graduate student & postdoc-led science policy groups w/ focus on civic engagement & dialogue on science and health research. Proposals are due 11/9. Click here for more info: bit.ly/33TKePg

Today is Allied Health Professions Day! Check out an exciting social media project promoting occupational therapy across the globe by searching #OTin30Seconds. Be sure to tag us if you share a shout out to the profession of occupational therapy on this #ahpsday, too!

Have you submitted your vote-by-mail application yet? Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20 is the last day to request a vote-by-mail application in Massachusetts. For more information visit: bit.ly/30madNr #IHPVotes

Our online Post-Professional Doctor of #OccupationalTherapy program @MGHIHP_ppotd has a new track designed for bachelor’s prepared OT’s. Applications are now being accepted for the BS to PP-OTD & MS to PP-OTD cohorts beginning Spring Jan. 2021. Learn more: bit.ly/2NtT11X

Starting 12/22, our very own SOTA advisor, Emily Zeman Eddy Emily Zeman Eddy, OT, OTD, MS, OTR will be hosting virtual winter mindfulness workshops every Tuesday until 1/12 at 5PM EST. Open to any OTD student, staff, or faculty who want to attend! Stay tuned later this month for more info!

May is mental health awareness month! Here are some things to look forward to :) instagram.com/p/COp-0BAsKBX/…

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source: The Bridge SHRS May Newsletter by Mary Ellen Ferolito #languishing #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #MentalHealthMatters

Happy Pride Month! instagram.com/p/CQwaMURsrg-/…

Drop-off day for our Loaves of Thanks fundraiser @ Spaulding Cambridge! instagram.com/p/CQwuL6ts40I/…

July is #BIPOCMentalHealthMonth, but we do this work every single day! If you're a BI&POC OTP or student, you are welcome to join us for a live panel and Q+A bit.ly/BIPOCMH

Check out this article from one of our impressive #DisruptOT panelists @anamalfitano_. We are eager to learn from her!

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