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The NCOPE Board of Directors will have an opening for a new director beginning January 2023. To nominate yourself or someone else, please use the nomination form linked below. Board members serve 3-year terms and may serve up to two consecutive terms. Board of...

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...

NCOPE's executive director, Ms. Robin C. Seabrook, will be presenting on ISPO's accreditation processes linked to the orthotist/prosthetist level at the Global Educator's Meeting (GEM) scheduled .  NCOPE is a proud sponsor of US-based educational pathways in...

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...

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) has produced the short video below, highlighting CHEA and its work on behalf of higher education accreditation and quality assurance. The two-minute video is designed to promote understanding of CHEA's value not...

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...