For Immediate Release

Contact: John M. Martino
Phone Number:  (215) 895-1186
Date: 06/14/00

USP Student Takes On Leadership Role During Occupational Therapy Meeting In Seattle

Kimberly A. Koschineg assumed a challenging leadership role at the recent American Student Committee of the Occupational Therapy Association (ASCOTA) Delegate Meetings in Seattle, Wash. Koschineg, a fifth-year occupational therapy major at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP) was chosen as the facilitator for the Issues in Education Task Force. She will be responsible for meeting the objectives set by the task force and relaying the information from the delegate meeting to USP.

The ASCOTA is made up of student members of the American Occupational Therapy Association. Annually, the ASCOTA delegate from each educational program represents the school at the ASCOTA Pre-Conference Delegate Meetings. ASCOTA provides a mechanism for the expression of student concerns, and offers a means whereby students can have effective input into the affairs of AOTA.

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is a private, coeducational institution founded in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America. USP specializes in educating students for rewarding health and science careers through its ten bachelor's, ten master's and four doctoral degree programs in the health and related sciences.

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