Leadership Final Reflection

I have improved my leadership skills by being in the occupational therapy program at

Touro University Nevada (TUN). I can come off as shy, but this program allowed me to blossom
into a leader that I never knew I could be. During my time at TUN, my most memorable
leadership opportunities were being elected as the Student Occupational Therapy Association
(SOTA) social coordinator, being chosen as student ambassador for the OT program, being
inducted into the Pi Theta Epsilon honor society and presenting my assistive technology device
at the NOTA conference. These leadership opportunities allowed me to improve my social skills,
network with individuals in occupational therapy field and the local community. I also got a
chance to improve my leadership skills by advocating my profession.
As the SOTA social coordinator, I found volunteer opportunities in the local community
that my cohort could participate in, and I found opportunities in the community that the
occupational therapy department could perform fundraisers. Being the SOTA social coordinator
allowed me to practice my networking skills and allowed my classmates to be aware of
opportunities to give back to the local community. I enjoyed finding different opportunities in the
local community to help the occupational therapy department and advocate the OT profession at
the same time.
Next, I was selected to be a student ambassador to represent the class of OT15. Being a
student ambassador, I had the opportunity to meet and interview potential candidates for the class
of OT16. My job responsibilities included giving potential students a glimpse into student life by
telling them about life on campus and in the local community. I enjoyed being a student
ambassador because I felt I was helping the School of Occupational Therapy select great

candidates for their program. I enjoyed the interaction with the potential candidates and offering
my advice of being a TUN OT student.
Being honored as a member of Phi Theta Epsilon was a great accomplishment for me. I
worked very hard the last two semesters in occupational therapy school, and it was great to know
that I was being recognized for my hard work. In order to be a part of such an elite group, I had
to maintain a 3.5 G.P.A and my grades had to be among the top percentage of the OT15 class. I
was inducted into the honor society with 12 other amazing classmates. My fellow honor society
members and I will be the trailblazers of our communities, and we will continue to pave the way
as future leaders in the OT profession.
I was invited to present my adaptive technology device at the 2015 NOTA conference.
Many of the occupational therapists who attended the poster sessions were amazed at how
creative my classmates and I were in developing our devices. They loved my device and thought
it could be on the market one day for many individuals to enjoy. I look forward to possibly
patenting my device and placing it on the market to help individuals who suffer from intentional
tremors to allow them to enjoy the art of painting again.
After performing so many leadership opportunities, I realized that my strengths as a
leader are harmonizer, learner, creative and ambitious. Also, my weaknesses include my research
abilities, networking, and advocating my profession. I look forward to making my weaknesses
into my strengths and finding new ways to become a leader in the OT field. I can use this
information in the field by researching more evidence-based articles to help support interventions
and networking with local politicians to help advocate the OT profession.