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Chan Division Global Initiatives

About Global Initiatives

The USC Chan Division’s Global Initiatives is devoted to supporting and building our Division’s relationships with the international occupational science and occupational therapy community, including clinicians, researchers, educators, and students.

About the residency

The resident(s) will be immersed in a wide range of global projects, which may include:

• Building new collaborative relationships around the world.
• Designing globally-oriented elements in the Division’s upcoming Entry-Level OTD program, which may include international elective courses and international fieldwork/residency opportunities.
• Expanding international student exchange programs with universities in South Korea, Japan, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and Australia (among others).
• Supporting the academic and social needs of Chan Division international students.
• Developing and implementing the Summer Occupational Therapy Immersion program.
• Partnering with the USC Chan Division’s China Initiative on special projects related to China.

Financial support

Individuals may apply for competitive division scholarship awards. These scholarships will cover up to 18 units of tuition.

Contact information

Please contact Danny Park OTD, OTR/L at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for additional information.

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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 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.