<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/04-28/07-ot-class-of-2026-reaches-defining-milestone.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>School of Health Professions</categories><pubDate>04/28/2026 02:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>From Foundations to Patient Care, OT Class of 2026 Reaches a Defining Milestone</title><sub-title/><description>The Occupational Therapy Program’s Master’s Project Day and White Coat Ceremony at Downstate marks a fundamental shift as students move from research and academic preparation into clinical practice.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/04-28/_images/ot-day-of-recognition.jpg" alt="group photo"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/04-28/07-ot-class-of-2026-reaches-defining-milestone.xml</loc><tags><tag>Occupational Therapy</tag><tag>School of Health Professions</tag></tags><categories><category>School of Health Professions</category></categories></item>