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Tiffany Chen MA ’15

What brought you to occupational therapy?
I was all set to go into Industrial Organizational Psychology and Human Resources. I wanted to help the employees with their work fit, team-building, happiness, etc, but the business atmosphere was not for me. Luckily, OT came by as a more stable and fun option! A family friend who was an USC OT graduate told me about her job right before I applied to IOP grad schools, and within a month, I started my prerequisites for OT.

What area of practice are you interested in?
Hand therapy, hands down (haha . . .), and ergonomics!

What are some of the occupations you engage in?
Crafts/DIY, weight lifting and running, reading.

If we opened your fridge, what would we see?
According to my roommate, Dr. Pepper, Pizza Hut, and Wienerschnitzel. Good thing I like to exercise or else my body would hate me.

What Hogwarts house would you be in and why?
Ravenclaw! I love watching The Big Bang Theory and Sherlock and teaching myself random skills and figuring out how things work. And the prospect of learning hand anatomy excites me. I don’t think anyone else would find that exciting.

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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.