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
The O&P Foundation and American Board of Certification for Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics (ABC) partner to identify and celebrate outstanding research by orthotic and prosthetic students. Three ABC Student Poster Prizes were awarded to student-created posters accepted for presentation at the 2024 American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. First
In this episode, recorded live at the 50th Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium in Chicago, we hand over the hosting duties to Nicole Walker, MS, CPO, a doctoral candidate in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Minnesota, and a board certified research prosthetist orthotist in the Minneapolis Adaptive Design
The O&P Foundation is honored to announce the recipient of the 2024 Carlton Fillauer Award for Outstanding Contribution to Prosthetics Science and Practice, sponsored by the Fillauer Companies Inc. This prestigious award recognizes a clinician’s contributions in clinical care, scientific research, and peer-reviewed publication in the area of prosthetics in the O&P
