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Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at USC
I welcome your interest in joining our community of scholars. If you would like more information about a specific program, please use our online Request Program Information Form. We are committed to meeting the global health needs of the 21st century through the creative, science-driven and humanistic fields of occupational science and occupational therapy. When I first entered the profession, I looked to USC for occupational therapy leadership. Today I am honored to be on its faculty and to be a part of its continuing leadership into the 21st century. Strengthened by the evolving discipline of occupational science, the profession is a uniquely effective therapeutic approach to rehabilitation and well-being. As the profession approaches its 100th anniversary in 2017, we have redesigned our curriculum to help realize the Centennial vision of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA): that by 2017, occupational therapy will be a “powerful, widely recognized, scientifically-driven and evidence-based profession with a globally connected and diverse workforce meeting society’s occupational needs.” In our Division, occupational scientists and occupational therapist take intellectual risks and give back to the community. We aim to fulfill both the original vision of occupational therapy’s founders and the Centennial Vision reflecting the global health needs of the 21st century: to create practitioners, leaders and scientists who will help people of all backgrounds and circumstances – including those with disability or catastrophic illness – live life to the fullest. I hope you will consider applying to one of our programs, which I believe continue to define this rewarding profession. In choosing USC, not only will you become a part of a great academic tradition, you will also become a member of our Trojan family.
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