Megan Price OTD ’22

What brought you to occupational therapy?
I knew I always wanted to work with kids, but I didn’t know in what capacity. In high school, I began shadowing teachers but didn’t feel the calling. It was my mom who suggested OT because my Aunt is a COTA and works in a school district. I then shadowed a local OT, saw a child operate a switch for the first time, and I was hooked! I haven’t looked back since!

What area of practice are you interested in?
I currently practice in 3 different areas: Pediatrics with a Sensory Integration focus, Hippotherapy, and geriatric home health. I love covering the lifespan and having each working day different from the next.

How do you plan to use Occupational Therapy in the future?
I hope to use the Occupational Therapy Doctorate to increase my clinical expertise, and to develop hippotherapy programs to serve a low-income area in Dallas, Texas.

If you could be immortal, what age would you choose to stop aging at and why?
I love the age I’m at, I don’t feel too far removed from the fun in my 20s, I love being a mom and having some adult responsibilities, and I don’t have the aches and pains of getting older . . . yet.

If you could travel anywhere, where would it be?
Cappadocia, Turkey.

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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.