Education
Last Updated: Apr 21
Articles from The O&P EDGE
- Hanger Education Fair and National Meeting
- An Unconventional Path to O&P
- ACPOC 2017 Annual Meeting Highlights
- Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium: Learn, Discover,
- O&P Research Supports Evidence-based Care
- Educational In-services: Benefiting the Healthcare Team, Patients, and O&P Providers
- What They Didn’t Teach You in the Classroom
- More Education Articles
Last Updated: May 2
News from The O&P EDGE
- Penn State Student’s Prosthetic Foot Design Advances in 3D Challenge
- MIT Grad Wins $15K for Working to Improve the Jaipur Foot
- Resnik Recognized for Work With Veterans Affected by Upper-Limb Loss
- Victoria Hand Project Wins $250,000 Prize
- ISPO Welcomes Member Society in Syria
- ABC Releases Certified Technician Practice Analysis
- Ryerson Biomed Students Make Prosthetic Hand for a Farmer
Last Updated: Apr 25
Content Links from other sources
- MICA’s UP/Start pitch competition had publishers, prosthetics and plastic bags - https://technical.ly
- An arm for Zeke: MSU designing robotic arm for boy without limbs - http://www.lansingstatejournal.com
- Melbourne woman uses internet to teach prosthetics students in Syria and Afghanistan - http://www.abc.net.au
- Students design $25 prosthetic arm created with bike pump, balloon and sugar - http://www.cbc.ca
- Undergraduates helping amputees in First Step Grand Challenges innovation competition - http://www.udel.edu
Last Updated: Apr 28
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Links to O&P Schools
University-Based O&P Practitioner Training Programs:
- Baylor College of Medicine - Master of Science in Orthotics and Prosthetics Program
- California State University, Dominguez Hills - Baccaluareate and Certificate Program in Orthotics and Prosthetics
- Century College - Certificate Program in Orthotics and Prosthetics
- Eastern Michigan University - Master of Science in Orthotics & Prosthetics (MSOP) and Graduate Certificate Programs
- Georgia Tech - Master of Science in Prosthetics & Orthotics
- Loma Linda University - Post-Professional Master of Science in Orthotics & Prosthetics (PP-MSOP) Program
- The National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne
- Newington Certificate Program in Orthotics & Prosthetics
- Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center
- St. Petersburg College (SPC) Bachelors Degrees - Orthotics & Prosthetics
- University of Salford
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Texas Southwestern - Prosthetics And Orthotics Program
- University of Washington Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Prosthetics - Orthotics
Post Graduate Residency Programs:
Note: The NCOPE web site contains a complete list of residency sites updated regularly.
O&P Technician Training Programs:
- Century College - Orthotics & Prosthetics Technician Program
- Francis Tuttle Orthotic & Prosthetic Technician Program
- Spokane Falls Community College Orthotics & Prosthetics Technician Program
- Median School of Allied Health Careers Orthotics & Prosthetics Technician Program
- Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, Orthotic and Prosthetic Technologies, Associate Degree Program
Videos
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Resource Links
- American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy)
- American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC)
- Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC)
- National Commission on Orthotic & Prosthetic Education (NCOPE)
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF)
- Orthotics & Prosthetics Career Information
- Pedorthic Foundation
- The Center for O&P Learning & Evidence-Based Practice (COPL)