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Jin Lee MA ’22

What brought you to occupational therapy?
My sister is an OT so I’ve known about the profession for quite a while. I was inspired to pursue this profession when I volunteered at early intervention pediatric clinics and worked as a therapy technician at an outpatient hand therapy clinic. I love how OT beautifully merges science and arts to improve the quality of people’s lives!

What area of practice are you interested in?
Mostly pediatrics, but I am open to other areas as well.

Describe your background before coming to occupational therapy.
I graduated from UC Irvine with a Bachelor’s in Public Health Sciences. I also have some experience in interior design.

What are some of the occupations you engage in?
Dancing, cooking, meditating . . . more recently, taking care of my plants!

If you could travel anywhere, where would it be?
Santorini, Greece . . . or Iceland!

You have your own late night talk show, who do you invite as your first guest?
I would love to have Steve Carrell as Michael Scott. I’m a huge fan of The Office.

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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 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.