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Resident Eligibility, Roles, and Responsibilities

Resident Eligibility Requirements

A person is eligible to register for an NCOPE accredited residency program when they have completed a CAAHEP accredited orthotist/prosthetist program at the master’s level degree or higher.

  • Persons trained outside of the United States may be eligible to register if they hold a master’s level degree or higher in orthotics and prosthetics based upon evaluation by the World Education Service (WES).

Resident Responsibilities:

NCOPE residents have specific responsibilities, which are identified in the Standards of Accreditation for the Orthotic/Prosthetic Residency Program and the NCOPE Policies and Procedures Manual. The resident assumes these responsibilities which include the following prior to and during their residency:

1. Complete a Master's Level CAAHEP Accredited Orthotist/Prosthetist Education Program
  • To view a list of CAAHEP accredited orthotist/prosthetist programs, please visit the Future/Current Student Information page
  • Internationally educated orthotists/prosthetists must submit their transcripts via the World Education Service (WES) Education Evaluation, the evaluation must clearly identify that a master’s degree or higher in orthotics and prosthetics was awarded

Late submissions may incur a change in the start and end dates of the residency program.

2. Submit the NCOPE Resident Registration Form a minimum of 2 weeks prior to the residency start date
  • Resident Registration Form
  • Registered residents must submit no later than 30 days after the first day of their residency:
    • A sealed official copy of their orthotic & prosthetic master’s degree transcripts OR
    • An electronic transcript generated by the academic program’s registrar to info@ncope.org
  • Internationally trained orthotists/prosthetists must submit their transcripts via the World Education Service (WES) Education Evaluation

Late submissions may incur a change in the start and end dates of the residency program.

3. Participate in patient care, under supervision, commensurate with his/her level of advancement and responsibility and adhere to policies and procedures of the residency site
  • Patient care provided by the resident and the mentor must be consistent with current clinical care guidelines and accepted standards of practice which are established through accreditation of the practice
  • The resident must be given progressively increasing responsibility in the delivery of patient care services based upon demonstrated clinical competence
4. Maintain comprehensive procedure logs using NCOPE Tracker
  • All patient interactions equal to or greater than 15 minutes in duration must be logged over the entire duration of the residency
  • Case entries must be performed no more than 2 weeks after the patient interaction occurs
  • All fields are required with the exception of:
    • Outcome Measures
    • Patient Goals

The above 2 fields only need to be completed when it is part of the patient encounter.

 

5. Submit quarterly documentation within 30 days of the end of each quarter
  • The following forms can be submitted using NCOPE Tracker:
    • Quarterly Evaluation of the Residency Program / Case Log Audit
    • Quarterly Evaluation of the Mentor
    • Research Track Directed Study Update (Research & Development Track Residents)
    • Clinical Track Quarterly Activity (Clinical Track Residents)
7. Submit the following documentation at the designated time frames
  • The following forms can be submitted using NCOPE Tracker:
    • NCOPE/CAAHEP Education Program Graduate Survey – any time during the residency
    • Final Evaluation of the Residency Program – within 2 weeks of the end of the residency
    • Research Track Directed Study Final Submission Form – upon approval of the final directed study project

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