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Yufei Wu OTD ’25

What brought you to occupational therapy?
My interests were sparked because my mentor survived and thrived after a very traumatic accident because of OT!

Describe your background before coming to occupational therapy.
I am an international student from Chengdu, China. I majored in Human Development & Family Sciences for my undergraduate degree. I have never heard about OT before college. But I have always wanted to help people with special needs and the aging population ever since I was little.

Tell us about your favorite memory from the program so far.
I participated in the Summer Occupational Therapy Immersion program in 2021 and I was so excited about becoming an OT. I was overjoyed and jumping up and down every day after our presentations. There was even a video of me jumping and just being excited on the SOTI Facebook page.

If you could travel anywhere, where would it be?
I want to travel to Iceland with my brother, if I could travel anywhere. We made a deal 8 years ago that we will go to Iceland together when he turns 18. I have not seen him for 3 years because of COVID. I think we will have tons of fun if we go!

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
Don’t count the days, make the days count.

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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®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) has applied for accreditation and has been granted Preaccreditation 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. The program must complete an on-site evaluation and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®).

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.