Ashlyn's all about OT

       In 2018 the Eleanor Clark Slagle award was given to Gordon Muir Giles, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA. Giles attended St. Andrew's School of Occupational Therapy on the grounds of St. Andrew's Hospital in the United Kingdom. In the 1980's, when Giles attended school, St. Andrews Hospital was the UK's premiere psychiatric hospital.  When Giles was accepted into the occupational therapy program, he was one of the first four students to have already obtained a bachelor's degree. Most of the other students admitted came in straight from high school. While Giles was attending school, he volunteered at Kemsley, a unit at St. Andrew's Hospital for people with neurologically based behavioral disorders. After graduation, Giles joined the rehabilitation team at Kemsley.         Some other events that happened in the year 2018, when this award was received was the #MeToo Movements going global and the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle....

Welcome to Ashlyn's all about OT blog! My name is Ashlyn, and I am a current Occupational Therapy student at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Prior to starting at UTHSC, I attended Mississippi State University, where I obtained a Bachelor's of Science. I am just starting my journey to becoming an Occupational Therapist, and couldn't be more excited to have you along to read about all OT!