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Yiyang Fang (Sunny) MA ’20

What brought you to occupational therapy?
Two years ago, my American counselor showed me a video of an occupational therapist helping a child with a disability. Eager to help people in need, I was fascinated by this job and started to read various articles about OT. In the following year, to gain a deeper understanding of OT, I shadowed an occupational therapist in a health center in Cincinnati. This experience made me totally fall in love with Occupational Therapy and thus I decided to major in it during college.

Describe your background before coming to occupational therapy.
I was born and raised in China and only visited the US twice before entering USC.

Tell us about your favorite memory from the program so far.
In the first week of school, I had a welcome dinner with all the OT freshmen and professors. As the only international student this year in this program, I received lots of help and kindness, which made the dinner memorable.

If we opened your fridge, what would we see?
Lots of cookies and cheese cakes!

If you could have one superpower what would it be?
I wish I could fly super fast, so that I wouldn’t need to buy expensive plane tickets to go back home.

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USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
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ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. All states require licensure to practice; a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® OTR certification examination or attain state licensure. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.