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Sharon Sin MA ’19

What brought you to occupational therapy?
Searching for a way to help people more personally and holistically.

What area of practice are you interested in?
Lifestyle Redesign.

Describe your background before coming to occupational therapy.
I studied biomedical and then industrial engineering before I discovered OT and realized it was a perfect fit for me!

What are some of the occupations you engage in?
Yoga, hiking, meditating, reading, cooking, taking walks, spending time with friends and family.

If we opened your fridge, what would we see?
A lot of fruit, a bunch of veggies, and also some nuts and seeds, although I’m not exclusively vegan.

What do you think is the greatest invention of mankind?
Music.

If you could travel anywhere, where would it be?
To Salar de Uyuni (a giant reflective salt flat in Bolivia).

How do you want to be remembered?
I’d like to be remembered as a loving, kind person, who was able to inspire people to find meaning in their lives, improve their physical, mental, and emotional well-being, and also as someone who had a sense of humor.

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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.