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2021 USC Chan White Coat Ceremony

On Friday, August 27, 2001, at USC’s Health Sciences Campus, 314 Trojan occupational therapy graduate students from both the Master’s class of 2022 and the class of 2023 donned their white coats during the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy’s 2021 White Coat Ceremony.

“Students — today we commemorate your commitment, as current and future occupational therapists, to the responsibilities of professionalism and of lifelong learning,” said Associate Dean and Chair Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA. “The white coat, like any symbol, is a signifier that represents different things to different people. To me, the white coat is a symbol of your entrance into professional life, of the sacred contracts you will hold with your clients, and of the duties for ethical practice.”

The keynote address was delivered by Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, assistant professor of pediatrics for the Keck School of Medicine with a joint appointment with the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and Clinical Services Director and Medical Director for Boone Fetter Autism Clinic and the CA-LEND Rett Clinic at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Photos from the 2021 White Coat Ceremony
Friday, August 27, 2021

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). The USC entry-level OTD degree program (cost of attendance) has been granted Candidacy Status by ACOTE. View our program’s ACOTE standards public data. ACOTE c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-6611 x2914, acoteonline.org

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.