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USC Chan Magazine
Summer 2016

Cover article

Racing Toward the Finish Line ⟩

by Jamie Wetherbe MA ’04

USC Chan alumna Annemarie Orr ’07, MA ’08, OTD ’15 uses the power of occupational therapy to help Boston Marathon bombing survivors Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes get back to the life they knew.

Featured article

Return to Me ⟩

by Breanne Grady MCM ’10

Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 24, Debulyn Salinas had all but given up on life. Then one day, a mailer advertising USC’s Optimal Living with MS program landed on her doorstep.

Featured article

A Champion for Diversity ⟩

by Karrie Kingsley MA ’01, OTD ’07

A continuing education course aims to train occupational therapists to better provide care to LGBTQIA individuals.

Featured article

Better Together ⟩

by John Hobbs MA ’14

Interdisciplinary course brings disparate health professions together to provide health care consultations to low-income seniors.

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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.