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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 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.