Greetings everyone!

August 31, 2015
by Jodie

School/Life Balance

Hello readers!

I am very excited to be writing my first blog as a student ambassador. Occupational therapy has been my dream job for as long as I can remember. I am very lucky to have two aunts who are both OTs and introduced me to such an amazing profession very early on in my life (6th grade to be exact!). All throughout high school and college, I had one main goal in mind: to attend USC’s #1 ranked occupational therapy graduate program. This was the fuel to my academic endeavors and every day that I spend in this program further solidifies my decision to pursue such a meaningful career.

Here is a glimpse at my first year in the program!

My wonderful parents and I at the White Coat Ceremony

The best cohort, Cohort C! 😉

My classmate and I at the 38th Annual OTAC Conference held in Pasadena, CA

My classmate and I having some fun in our pediatrics lab!

Orthotics fabrication lab during Adult Rehab — yes, my classmates and I made those during class! 😊

Your 2015-2016 USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Student Ambassadors!

Our annual OTSC End of the Year Party, seen in this picture with me are the 2014-2015 OTSC members

I completed my first level 2 fieldwork in Honolulu, Hawai’i this past summer along with 6 of my fellow USC OT classmates! (My next blog will be all about my level 2 fieldwork experience!)

This was just a small snapshot of my amazing first year in the program, I hope you enjoyed the pictures! Stay tuned for more about my adventures during my second year in the program and thank you for reading my first blog! Fight on.

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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.