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Department faculty at AAPM&R 2026

Department faculty will present educational sessions, skills labs, workshops, and panel discussions at the 2026 AAPM&R Annual Assembly in Orlando, Florida.
Division:Rehabilitation MedicineTopics:Conferences
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UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine AAPM&R Alumni & Friends 2026

Reconnect with alumni, collaborators, and friends at the annual Alumni & Friends Reception during the 2026 AAPM&R Annual Assembly.
Division:Rehabilitation MedicineTopics:Event
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Occupational therapy faculty to present at AOTA Education Summit

Faculty will present Enhancing Receptivity, Accessibility, and Equity of Clinical Fieldwork Placements for Occupational Therapy Students with Disabilities.
Division:Occupational TherapyTopics:Conferences, Occupational Therapy
Sean Rundell, PT, DPT, PhD

Rundell contributes to new guideline for acute low back pain

The guideline includes recommendations for patients, in addition to recommendations for clinicians.
Research Area:Musculoskeletal / SpineDivision:Physical TherapyTopics:PublicationsFaculty:Sean D. Rundell, PT, DPT, PhD
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New resource supports emergency response in equestrian sports

The Sports Institute has released GamePlan: Emergency Response in Equestrian Sports, a 12-module free educational film series.
Research Area:Sports & Exercise MedicineDivision:Sports & SpineTopics:AccoladesFaculty:Cindy Lin, MD, FACSM, FAAPMR
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GROW students participate in service-learning trip to Baja California

students from Global Rehabilitation Outreach at the University of Washington (GROW) traveled to Baja California, Mexico, for a week of service learning and cultural exchange.
Division:Prosthetics & Orthotics, Physical Therapy, Occupational TherapyTopics:Student profile, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Prosthetics & Orthotics
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Rundell and Suri receive $4.64 million NIH grant to study persistent low back pain

The study will focus on people whose persistent low back pain may be related to the facet joints.
Research Area:Musculoskeletal / SpineDivision:Physical Therapy, General PhysiatryTopics:AwardsFaculty:Sean D. Rundell, PT, DPT, PhD

Occupational Therapy Admissions

Update FAQsAre Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) applications being accepted No. We are not accepting applications during this temporary pause, at [...]
Cherry Junn, MD

Cherry Junn named Inaugural Holder of new Richard H. Adler, JD, and the Adler Giersch Law Firm Endowed Professorship in Traumatic Brain Injury

Cherry Junn, MD, associate professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the UW School of Medicine, has been appointed [...]

Master of Occupational Therapy

We offer students several unique benefitsA 4:1 student to faculty ratio: Each of the 24 students we admit per year receives personal [...]
Melina Tofilovski

Melina Tofilovski, DPT

Faculty category:Resident
Maya Goldschmidt

Maya Goldschmidt, DPT

Faculty category:Resident
Amy Starosta, PhD, ABPP

Starosta appointed APA Division 22 liaison to Consortium of Spinal Cord Medicine

Amy Starosta, PhD, ABPP, has been appointed liaison between the American Psychological Association's Division of Rehabilitation Psychology (Division 22) and the Consortium of Spinal Cord Medicine.
Research Area:Spinal Cord InjuryDivision:Rehabilitation Psychology & NeuropsychologyTopics:AccoladesFaculty:Amy Starosta, PhD
Janet Yi

Janet Yi, OTR/L, MSOT

Faculty category:FellowFellowship Program:Hand Therapy Fellowship
Jack Kilgore III

Jack E Kilgore III, MD

Faculty category:FellowFellowship Program:Sports Medicine Fellowship
Rachel Prusynski

Rachel Prusynski, DPT, PhD, NCS

Research Area:Health Services & Policy, Brain InjuryFaculty category:FacultyDegree program:Doctor of Physical Therapy
Tracy Jirikowic

Tracy Jirikowic, PhD, OTR/L FAOTA

Research Area:Disability & Community, Pediatric RehabilitationFaculty category:FacultyDegree program:Master of Occupational Therapy, PhD in Rehabilitation Science
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Our faculty at the 2026 ASHA Convention

Our faculty and students will be presenting at ASHA 2026 in Indianapolis, Indianna.
Research Area:Speech-Language PathologyDivision:Rehabilitation Science PhDTopics:Conferences
Ranee Munaim

Ranee Munaim, MS, OTR/L, CHT

Faculty category:FacultyDegree program:Master of Occupational TherapyFellowship Program:Hand Therapy Fellowship

Rehabilitation Psychology Fellowship

The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine offers two clinical Rehabilitation Psychology fellowships. These fellowships focus on patient care at the University [...]