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Helen Han MA ’21

What brought you to occupational therapy?
I graduated from UC Irvine in 2016, and worked as a medical assistant for 3 years before starting the program. Before coming into the field of Occupational Therapy, I was pursuing nursing, but had a career change when I realized that OT was a better fit for me.

What area of practice are you interested in?
The area of practice that I am interested in is stroke rehabilitation, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and adult rehabilitation.

What are some of the occupations you engage in?
Hanging out at coffee shops, eating delicious food with my friends, and more recently, cooking!

Tell us about your favorite memory from the program so far.
My favorite memory in the OT program so far was when my friends and I went out to celebrate after our last final during this past Fall semester. We went to go eat Thai food and got cheap boba afterwards! It was a great time.

If your childhood had a smell, what would it be?
If my childhood had a smell, it would either be the scent of my mom making Korean food, or the body spray of my angsty teenage days: Love Spell by Victoria’s Secret haha.

What song can you sing entirely by heart?
Crazy in Love by Beyoncé.

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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 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.