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ABC and NCOPE are working to advance the process of becoming a CPO by transitioning to new residency standards and certification exams that require both disciplines. This decision was one of the outcomes of a conference that discussed entry level practitioner competency evaluation, followed by a thorough discussion amongst both organizations\u2019 Board of Directors.<\/p>\n
While maintaining the high standards of clinical education, residency and certification, our goal is to lower the barriers that presently exist for entry into the profession and ensure that we can meet the present and future workforce demands.\u00a0The respective Boards agreed that with the educational requirements of a master\u2019s degree including both prosthetics and orthotics, it is consistent to also transition the residency standards and practitioner exams to include both disciplines.\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2019, the ABC practitioner written exam was restructured to include both disciplines with the vision to eventually transition the simulation and clinical practice management exams. Along with this effort, NCOPE is in the process of developing new residency standards that are structured to require all practitioner candidates to obtain both prosthetic and orthotic residency experiences. Completing a single discipline residency and obtaining a single discipline certification will no longer be an option.<\/p>\n The first administration of the new dual-discipline Simulation exam is planned for April 2027, and the new dual-discipline CPM exam is scheduled to begin in May 2027.<\/strong><\/p>\n For the most up-to-date information about these changes, please visit our websites:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/ncope.org\/index.php\/home-page-v2\/residency-program-services\/dual-credential-pathway-faq\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”NCOPE Residency FAQs” button_alignment=”right” admin_label=”ncope faq” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.abcop.org\/faqs\/orthotist-prosthetist-faqs?utm_source=informz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Compliance%20Kit%20Emails” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”ABC Certification FAQs” button_alignment=”left” admin_label=”abc faq” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ABC and NCOPE are working to advance the process of becoming a CPO by transitioning to new residency standards and certification exams that require both disciplines. This decision was one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1401,"featured_media":45881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" \u00a0<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106,365,131,111],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-49481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-education","category-home-page-post","category-practitioner-education","category-residency-education"],"yoast_head":"\nLooking for ideas on how to increase O&P career awareness during your residency? Watch this WhatIsPOP session featuring a panel of orthotic and prosthetic residents who will speak on demystifying the process.<\/h5>
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