Aug. 30, 2023
IPE Day participants focus on growing together
Faculty and staff worked to educate first- and second-year CHS students on interprofessional care.
Aug. 28, 2023
Mizzou first public university in U.S. with accredited OTA-B program
Mizzou is one of only four universities in the country with such a program, though the other three are private schools. Currently, most OTA programs in the U.S. offer associate's degrees.
Aug. 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Rebbecca Fenton
This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2023–24 academic year. Rebbecca Fenton Assistant teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences and Department of Occupational Therapy What classes are you teaching this semester? For the Health Sciences department, I am teaching HLTH SCI 3900, Research Methods. For OT, I am teaching OCTHR 4120, Older Adult Practice. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? My name is Rebbecca Fenton, but I go by Beck. I was born in Colorado, and my family transplanted to Missouri when…
July 20, 2023
Mizzou OT faculty publish numerous textbooks
The University of Missouri's Department of Occupational Therapy is proud of its faculty authors. Here is a list of textbooks authored by our faculty.
July 14, 2023
Campers break the ice on life with a stutter
Mizzou students help Camp Iceberg attendees learn more about stuttering and how they can thrive with a speech impediment.
July 10, 2023
Rachel Proffitt elected to ACRM Board
The associate professor of occupational therapy at Mizzou will serve as secretary of the board starting in November.
June 29, 2023
Get to know the 2023 College of Health Sciences summer peer advisors
CHS Summer Welcome peer advisors spend the summer months helping incoming freshmen and transfer students get acclimated and ready for their first semester at the university.
June 12, 2023
Spring 2023 dean’s list
A total of 1,632 Health Sciences students made the spring 2023 dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list in the College of Health Sciences, a student must earn a 3.30 GPA in a minimum of 12 graded (A-F) credit hours.
May 15, 2023
24 Health Professions students make Winter SEC honor roll
Student-athletes representing Mizzou basketball, gymnastics, and swimming and diving earned grade point averages of 3.0 or above either cumulatively or during the preceding academic year.
May 8, 2023
OTA students showcase baccalaureate project work
The projects are designed to provide in-depth experience in clinical practice skills, administration, leadership, advocacy and/or education.