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Jin Lee MA ’22

What brought you to occupational therapy?
My sister is an OT so I’ve known about the profession for quite a while. I was inspired to pursue this profession when I volunteered at early intervention pediatric clinics and worked as a therapy technician at an outpatient hand therapy clinic. I love how OT beautifully merges science and arts to improve the quality of people’s lives!

What area of practice are you interested in?
Mostly pediatrics, but I am open to other areas as well.

Describe your background before coming to occupational therapy.
I graduated from UC Irvine with a Bachelor’s in Public Health Sciences. I also have some experience in interior design.

What are some of the occupations you engage in?
Dancing, cooking, meditating . . . more recently, taking care of my plants!

If you could travel anywhere, where would it be?
Santorini, Greece . . . or Iceland!

You have your own late night talk show, who do you invite as your first guest?
I would love to have Steve Carrell as Michael Scott. I’m a huge fan of The Office.

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USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is fully 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) has applied for accreditation and has been granted Preaccreditation Status 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. The program must complete an on-site evaluation and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®).

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for certification by National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.