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Celebrating our Fieldwork Educators!

Announcing the 2026 Fieldwork Educator Award Winners
Each year we take the opportunity to celebrate the wonderful fieldwork educators that guide, mentor and support our trainee OTs during their important fieldwork placements. Nominated by students, these awards offer a chance to highlight outstanding educators and reflect back student gratitude and appreciation.
>> See this year’s winners and read about why they were nominated

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We are OSOT at UBC – the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy – building a vibrant community of learners, scholars, and practitioners.

We are proud to grow each new generation of occupational therapists. Whether you are starting your journey or looking for professional development or further research opportunities, explore our programs.

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Join our Vancouver, North or Fraser cohort, and become a life-changing occupational therapist with our two-year professional Master of Occupational Therapy program.

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We respectfully acknowledge that our faculty, staff and students are located across the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh First Nation; Syilx Okanagan Nation; Coast Salish Peoples, including the Musqueam, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Qayqayt, and numerous Stó:lō First Nations; and Lheidli T’enneh (Dakelh (Carrier) First Nation) people.

Our latest news & events

  • Blue background with white text Connect OT. White text Vancouver on orange rectangle.
    Event: Connect OT – Vancouver (Oct 22)
    Connect in person! Join OTs, students, and the wider occupational therapy community in Vancouver for an informal gathering as part of OT Month. RSVP required.
  • Golden trophies on a brown background
    Master of Occupational Therapy Student Awards: 2026
    Celebrate the recipients of the MOT student awards from the Class of 2026, and meet the two new MOT students who will receive the Lai Lun and Suk Woon Ma Entrance Award.
  • A woman with long brown hair and bangs wears a forest green shirt and is smiling at the camera
    Student Stories: Tory Shklanka
    Meet Tory Shklanka, MOT student in the Class of 2028, and recent recipient of the Lai Lun and Suk Woon Ma Entrance Award! Find out more about why she decided to become an occupational therapist, and what she is most looking forward to during the program.
  • A woman with long brown hair smiling at the camera
    Student Stories: Amber Pridham
    Class of 2028 MOT student, Amber Pridham, was awarded the Lai Lun and Suk Woon Ma Entrance Award at the start of her program in 2026. Find out about why she decided to become an OT, and what she is most looking forward to in the program.
  • Smiling man on a blue background, with white text reading 'Scholar of the Month', black text on a blue line reading 'Jay MacDonald' and white text on blue reading 'Associate Professor of Teaching'
    Scholar of the Month: Jay MacDonald
    Meet Jay MacDonald, whose work and research in educational leadership prioritizes people-centred approaches, critical learning pedagogy, and a focus on social justice.

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