Mercy Deng OTD ’27

What area(s) of practice are you interested in?

I have a strong interest in inpatient acute/outpatient rehabilitation, with a particular focus on pediatrics and oncology.

What are some favorite personal occupations you engage in?

A few of my favorite occupations include playing sports, watching sunsets at the beach, reading the Bible, and making pour-overs.

What are “green flags” (i.e., pleasant attributes) and “red flags” (i.e., unpleasant attributes) that you notice about other people?

The “green flags” I tend to notice in others are humility, sacrificial love, and compassion, while “red flags” often present as pride and selfishness.

What are the food and beverage items you most recently consumed?

I recently made a pour-over with Glitch coffee beans from Japan! It was smooth, with fragrant notes of oolong tea and peach.

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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 doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) 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 master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive 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.

Professional program graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the 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.