New York meets California - Meeting the OT Community!

In this episode, we get to meet Kim Ben who recently graduated from their occupational therapy program. This is my first time formally getting to know Kim after we discovered each other's OT accounts on instagram

https://www.instagram.com/otdocben/ (Kim)

https://www.instagram.com/once_upon_ot/ (me)

the OT world is truly so small!

In this fun conversation we discuss Kim's early interest in occupational therapy, the OT program experience, fieldwork 2 rotations in outpatient pediatrics and a skilled nursing facility (SNF), and now currently tackling the big NBCOT exam.

Timestamps:

(2:17) Kim’s Occupational Therapy Story

(5:37) Personal interests, hobbies & connections to OT

(8:02) Why did you choose your OT program?

(11:38) Favorite OT class & LEAST favorite OT class

(13:20) What OT looks like on the surface vs knowing what’s actually going on in the OT brain

(14:53) Diving deeper into Kim’s fieldwork 2 experiences - Outpatient Pediatrics & Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

(20:22) Was there a moment when you FELT like a whole occupational therapist?

(26:13) How are you approaching the NBCOT? Kim’s Prep & mentality

(29:25) If a current OT student is struggling…

(33:38) BONUS Lightning Round (Q&A)