Tamarack Habilitation Technologies, Inc. continues to give back to the Orthotic & Prosthetic profession with their support of The O&P Foundation Tamarack Award for Outstanding Contributions to Orthotic Practice & Education, including a $10,000 award. This award recognizes and honors an individual who has significantly impacted Orthotics practice through their dedication to
The O&P Foundation’s Microgrant Program is designed to spark scholarly work in the field of orthotics and prosthetics (O&P). This biannual program awards one-year grants of $2,000 to support clinically relevant projects that aim to empower health professionals, researchers, students, and residents to pursue activities that may contribute to clinical care in O&P, such as
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 by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). These scholarships include a $10,000 cash award. Up to 10 ABC Orthotist and Prosthetist Scholarships and up to
Building on its unrestricted $1.5 million donation to the O&P Foundation, The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics (ABC) has pledged to match every donation up to $1 million, through November 2025. Get in the spirit of Giving Tuesday and double your donation’s impact on the O&P Foundation’s mission
The O&P Foundation recognizes and values the impact made by current and future clinician researchers on clinical practice and patient outcomes. Certified Orthotists and Prosthetists who choose to pursue a PhD, often no longer employed in clinical practice, frequently experience financial hardship in managing the expenses associated with professional engagement and maintaining
These grants are one-year awards in the amount of $5,000 that are intended to help trainees (e.g., masters/doctoral students, orthotics and prosthetics residents) or orthotics and prosthetics clinicians to complete a research project with the guidance of an experienced research mentor. The Mentored Pilot Grants are awarded bi-annually, in the Spring and
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics (ABC) continues to demonstrate its commitment to the profession by donating $1.5 million to the Orthotics and Prosthetics Foundation for Education and Research (O&P Foundation) “In any new endeavor, someone must always be the first. The O&P Foundation will be eternally grateful to ABC
This grant supports clinically-relevant, investigator-initiated research in orthotics and prosthetics (O&P). It is a one-year award in the amount of $30,000 that is intended to help early career investigators initiate lines of research that will be competitive for larger funding opportunities through agencies such as the National Institutes of Health
EXECUTIVE COMMITEE ChairChris Fairman CPO Co-founder of GreatLakes Prosthetics & Orthotics in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Fairman previously sat on the board of directors for the American Board for Certification in Prosthetics, Orthotics and Pedorthics, serving as President in 2016. He continues to volunteer as an examiner for the ABC Prosthetic
The O&P Foundation along with generous support from The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC) offer a scholarship to honor the legacy and leadership of Chester Haddan to support individuals pursuing a clinical Master’s degree in orthotics and prosthetics (O&P). The Chester Haddan Scholarship includes a $2,500 cash award. The Chester Haddan Scholarship was established
