Program Commencement 2025

The Program in Occupational Therapy Commencement Ceremony will be held at Graham Chapel on the Danforth Campus of WashU on Monday, May 12 at 1:30 p.m. CDT. You can watch the live stream below or on YouTube.

Download the 2025 WashU Medicine Occupational Therapy Commencement Program.

Commencement Speaker
Sarah Adam, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS
Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Saint Louis University

Faculty Speaker
Emily Somerville, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Neurology
Program in Occupational Therapy
WashU Medicine

Faculty to Hood MSOT Students
Grayson Owens, OTD, OTR/L
Instructor in Occupational Therapy and Neurology
Program in Occupational Therapy
WashU Medicine

Student Speakers
MSOT – Anna Jacobs
OTD – Sam Kressman
PPOTD – Michelle Furman
PhD – Samantha Randolph

Student Marshals
MSOT – Elise Thompkins
OTD – Tyler Hood

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We are excited that you are considering applying to WashU Medicine Program in Occupational Therapy. Please join us for a Zoom Information Session for either our entry-level MSOT or OTD degrees or our online post-professional OTD. Current faculty members will discuss the degree program and answer any question you may have. We are offering these sessions on the following days and times. The content is the same for each one, so you only need to sign up for one.

Upcoming ENTRY-LEVEL Degree ZOOM Info sessions:

Mon., June 8 at 12:00 p.m. CST
Mon., July 13 at 12:00 p.m. CST
Mon., August 3 at 12:00 p.m. CST

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Upcoming PP-OTD Degree ZOOM Info session:

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