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Don't miss the Fall issue of the 2022 NCOPE O&P Technician Newsletter!  Hear from your O&P technician colleagues and learn about the Francis Tuttle O&P Technician program.  Click HERE

Gabrielle “Gabby” Richardson completed her Prosthetic Residency at Thompson's Custom Orthotics and Prosthetics in Spokane, Washington and now she is working on her Orthotic Residency there. She received her Master’s in Prosthetics and Orthotics from University of...

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) has produced a short video on understanding the value of CHEA recognition. NCOPE and our O&P programs are recognized, under the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). [yotuwp...

General registration is now open for the O&P alumni networking session and for all future/current/past residents.  Please click the “Register Now” button to participate. To learn how to participate as a representative of an accredited residency site, please...

Noridian and CGS are partnering to offer a five-part course will guide you through the complex world of Medicare. It will provide you with what is required to order, provide, and bill orthotics and prosthetics for Medicare beneficiaries under Medicare’s Durable...

Gila Baer is a Prosthetist Resident at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, IL. She holds a Masters of Prosthetics and Orthotics from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Prosthetics-Orthotics Center and a Bachelors of Biomedical Engineering from...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Application deadline extended to July 15th! NCOPE is proud to announce the first ever "Diversity Travel Award" is accepting applications! All requirements and details are available on the application. The $2000 award can be used to attend international...

Immediate Past Chair for the NCOPE Board of Directors, Thomas Karolewski, sharing his experience attending the 2022 AOPA Policy Forum in-person in Washington, DC. He sheds light on the feedback he heard from student attendees as well as from the AOPA organizers. He...

Apply for the Larry Lange Fellowship Award to advance your professional career. The $2000 award can be used towards your conference travels, conference registration fees, community outreach, or other events in the upcoming year, such as volunteer programs domestically...

FALLS CHURCH, VA —The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF) and the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC) are proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 inaugural ABC Student Poster Prizes. Prizes...