When people ask me about the OP program the first word that comes to mind is family. The professors are always there to help you. You are with your fellow students 40 hours a week and then hang out after classes. Now in residency, my classmates are the people I talk to the most. Become board eligible for both orthotics and prosthetics in 30 months through a month didactic and month dual residency clinical curriculum.
Receive a progressive, evidence-based education. Train with interdisciplinary teams, including students and faculty from Baylor's renowned School of Medicine and the other programs of the School of Health Professions.
Experience a diversified and high volume patient care residency with over National Clinical Affiliates. Access academic and support services as well as the research resources from Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest biomedical research enterprises in the nation.
Live in Houston , the most diverse large metropolitan area in the United States You will be living in a vibrant city with plenty of options to explore your interests. When I started at BCM, I was surprised at how close-knit the class was and how close you become to the faculty.
Orthotists and prosthetists design and fabricate medical supportive devices and measure and fit patients for them. Most work full time. Both orthotists and prosthetists must complete a residency before they can be certified. Employment of orthotists and prosthetists is projected to grow 18 percent from to , much faster than the average for all occupations.
About 1, openings for orthotists and prosthetists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
Explore resources for employment and wages by state and area for orthotists and prosthetists. Compare the job duties, education, job growth, and pay of orthotists and prosthetists with similar occupations. These devices include artificial limbs arms, hands, legs, and feet , braces, and other medical or surgical devices.
Orthotists and prosthetists may work in both orthotics and prosthetics, or they may choose to specialize in one area. Orthotists are specifically trained to work with medical supportive devices, such as spinal or knee braces. Prosthetists are specifically trained to work with prostheses, such as artificial limbs and other body parts.
Some orthotists and prosthetists construct devices for their patients. Others supervise the construction of the orthotic or prosthetic devices by medical appliance technicians. Orthotists and prosthetists held about 10, jobs in The largest employers of orthotists and prosthetists were as follows:.
Orthotists and prosthetists who fabricate orthotics and prosthetics may be exposed to health or safety hazards when handling certain materials, but there is little risk of injury if workers follow proper procedures, such as wearing goggles, gloves, and masks. These programs include courses in upper and lower extremity orthotics and prosthetics, spinal orthotics, and plastics and other materials used for fabrication.
In addition, orthotics and prosthetics programs have a clinical component in which the student works under the direction of an orthotist or prosthetist.
Requirements vary by program. Candidates typically complete a 1-year residency program in either orthotics or prosthetics. Individuals who want to become certified in both orthotics and prosthetics need to complete 1 year of residency training for each specialty or an month residency in both orthotics and prosthetics.
Some states require orthotists and prosthetists to be licensed. States that license orthotists and prosthetists often require certification in order for them to practice, although requirements vary by state. Many orthotists and prosthetists become certified regardless of state requirements, because certification demonstrates competence. Communication skills.
Orthotists and prosthetists must be able to communicate effectively with the technicians who often fabricate the medical devices. They must also be able to explain to patients how to use and care for the devices. Detail oriented. Orthotists and prosthetists must be precise when recording measurements to ensure that devices are fabricated and fit properly.
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Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society. You will evaluate and treat the more complex, specialized patients for prosthetic and orthotic services. You will plan for the fabrication of prostheses and orthoses in consultation with physicians, patients, and certified technical staff. You will provide prosthetic and orthotic services, including proper patient education, coding, documentation in the provided electronic medical record, and coordinating rehabilitation activities with others in the health care team.
You will provide the necessary follow up for all services provided, including re-education, maintenance and repairs.
Occasional travel will be necessary for on-call rotations, coverage at offsite locations, and other events.
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