Wilma west occupational therapy biography
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History
- 1945: The first graduating class of the USC bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy program had 28 members, including A.
Jean Ayres ’45
- 1947: USC inaugurated the nation’s first post-professional degree program in occupational therapy
- 1948: Wilma West ’48 became the first person in the country to receive a graduate degree focused on occupational therapy content
- 1962: USC established the nation’s first two-year, entry-level master’s degree in occupational therapy
- 1989: USC created the world’s first doctoral program in occupational science
- 1990: USC welcomed Stephen Hawking as a keynote speaker at the third Occupational Science Symposium, and appointed world-renowned ethologist Jane Goodall as distinguished adjunct professor
- 1997: The USC Well Elderly Study was the first occupational therapy research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
- 1998: USC wa