Rucha Naik MA ’17

What brought you to occupational therapy?
I became exposed to OT because my brother has a learning disability. That’s when I decided to make career in it, and help people to get their functional independence!

What area of practice are you interested in?
I want to work with the adult and geriatric populations!

What are some of the occupations you engage in?
Being an international student, moving Los Angeles changed many of my occupations. Presently, I engage in lot of reading, partying, hopping to those beautiful scenic places, and of course, trying different food!

If we opened your fridge, what would we see?
Baby carrots! I am addicted to them since I moved. Haha.

How do you want to be remembered?
Social girl with no worries, always cheerful, and keeping the party on till sunrise.

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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.