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Noteworthy Newsletter – Winter 2025 Edition
In this edition: Learn about providing pediatric orthotic care in rural locations, 3D printing, essential strategies for young CPOs, bridging customization, compliance, and outcomes, and more!

O&P Technician Newsletter – Winter 2025 Edition
One of the goals at NCOPE is to introduce O&P technician students to O&P practices that are outside of the city/state where the student attends school and to help employers introduce their practice to these students. To satisfy this goal, we created the...

AOPA Makes Significant Donation to The O&P Foundation
The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) announced a donation of $1 million over the next five years to the O&P Foundation. This contribution underscores AOPA’s unwavering commitment to advancing innovation, education, and research in the orthotics...

POP Month 2025
Tell Us How You’re Celebrating POP Month 2025! We want to hear how your organization is celebrating POP Month and the professionals who make it possible. Whether you’re hosting in-person events like shadowing days or open houses, virtual events or something completely...

The 2024 Residency Program Annual Report (PAR)
Completion of the PAR identifies to NCOPE that a residency site is in compliance with the NCOPE Residency Standards and engaged in the quality improvement processes as defined in Standard 1.5. Continuous quality improvement processes including tools such as the PAR...
Orthotic & Prosthetic Workforce Demand Study
The National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) is seeking qualified individuals or a team of consultants/contractors, or non-governmental organizations to perform workforce research for the Orthotic and Prosthetic (O&P) profession. The...
NCOPE Welcomes New Board Members
NCOPE welcomes the following new board members, whose terms commenced on January 1, 2024 for a three year term: Ambrose J. Cavegn III, BOCP, CPA, CTPO Sally A. Kenworthy MPO, CPO, PhD

Congratulations to the 2025 ABC Resident Travel Award Recipient!
The O&P Foundation and The American Board for Certification (ABC), are proud to announce the 2025 recipient of the ABC Resident Travel Award. This award supports prosthetics and orthotics resident's travel to the American Academy of Orthotics Prosthetists...

Congratulations 2024-2025 ABC Scholarship Recipients!
The O&P Foundation has partnered with the American Board of Certification for Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics (ABC) to provide scholarships to Orthotic and Prosthetic students who are currently enrolled at O&P education institutions that are accredited...

NAAOP Breece Fellowship 2025
Released: December 2, 2024 Deadline for Application Submission: January 20, 2025 at 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Time The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) (www.naaop.org) is soliciting applications for its annual George and Dena...