The USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
Educational Programs:
*Entry-level degree program fully accredited by ACOTE
*Ranked #1 in the nation by US News & World Report
*BS, MA, OTD, and PhD programs
*Contracts with over 700 clinical fieldwork sites in over 35 states and 5 countries
*Provides specialization in pediatrics, rehabilitation medicine, and Lifestyle Redesign®
*Teaching assistantships and scholarships available
Faculty and Research:
*Over 70 faculty members
*3 emeritus professors
*Internationally recognized adjunct faculty J. Seward Johnson
*4 AOTA Eleanor Clarke Slagle Award Lecturers
*Faculty student ratio: 10:1
*Multi-million dollar grant funding from the National Institutes of Health
Clinical Care:
*USC Occupational Therapy Faculty Practice provides Lifestyle Redesign® intervention, an innovative and cutting edge approach based on medical research that gives clients the tools to improve health and well-being for conditions such as:
-Overweight/Obesity, Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol), Hypertension, ADD/ADHD, Chronic Headaches, Depression, Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Repetitive Stress Disorder, Smoking Cessation
*USC occupational therapists also treat patients at Keck Hospital of USC, an acute care hospital offering a unique range of specialty services to patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, as well as patients at the Keck School of Medicine of USC physician clinics.
