USC Chan Magazine
Fall 2020 / Winter 2021

Cover article

The Longest Year ⟩

by Carnie Lewis ’17, MA ’18, OTD ’19
Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy

Reflections on the frontline pandemic experience from a hospital-based occupational therapist.

Featured article

Lessons Learned ⟩

by Calvin Lee MA ’21

A new course helps make sense of the pandemic by studying it.

Featured article

Pain and Pleasure ⟩

by Jamie Wetherbe MA ’04

Face to face and through the screen, a USC occupational therapist helps a client better manage her everyday pain to improve quality of life.

Research Buzz

To Do Unto Others ⟩

by Dominique Como MA ’16, PhD ’21
Occupational Science PhD Student and Awardee, NIH F31 Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award

Narrowing oral health disparities gaps of Black/African American children with and without disabilities.

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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.