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Bianca, Kat, Celia and Sarah discuss:

• What their OT lives look like currently
• Excitement about starting Level II Fieldwork
• What is an OT pinning ceremony?
• Being a part of the inaugural doctorate program at West Coast University: https://westcoastuniversity.edu/programs/doctor-occupational-therapy.html
• Finishing up their didactic work for their program
• Hardest parts of their school program
• Finding occupational balance between life and school
• Transitioning into Level 2 fieldwork
• Getting along well with their classmates
• Importance of having faculty as leaders
• Addressing occupation-based and evidence-based challenges in fieldwork
• Being involved in leadership and advocacy as a student
• Student Occupational Therapy Association: https://www.aota.org/Education-Careers/Students/SOTAs.aspx
• Assembly of Student Delegates: https://www.aota.org/Students.aspx
• Committees: https://www.otaconline.org/community/committees (for those not in California, check your local state association website for their committees)
• Occupational Therapy Association of California Student Delegate: https://www.otaconline.org/community/committees/student-leadership
• Volunteering: https://www.aota.org/AboutAOTA/Get-Involved/Leadership.aspx
• Attending conferences: https://www.aota.org/Conference-Events/annual-conference-2020.aspx
• https://www.wfot.org/events/wfot-congress-2022
• What excites them the most about occupational therapy?
• Where they think they will be in 10 years?
• Best advice that they were given
• Their advice for other students