The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc. (ABC) congratulates The National Commission for Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) on revising the orthotic and prosthetic education standards, raising the minimum education level for the profession to a master’s degree. NCOPE received approval of the standards revision at the July 23rd meeting of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
NCOPE’s hard work over the last five years to revise the standards has culminated in an exciting move forward for the profession. The new standards are effective immediately for any new programs seeking accreditation and all currently accredited programs will transition to the new standards by the end of 2012.
“ABC fully supports this positive step for the O&P profession. We are excited about looking to the future and the evolution of the profession,” said Cathy Carter, ABC Executive Director. “This was the culmination of significant work by a number of individuals and ABC commends NCOPE on achieving this extremely important milestone.”