Back to ABCop.org 2025 Highlights
Progress is impossible without change.
- George Bernard Shaw
Individuals
2,517
Total Exams Administered
30,948
eLearning Courses Completed
11,256
Total Active Certifications
842
Certifications Awarded in 2025
1,582
CE Courses Approved
Facility
1,256
Onsite Surveys
3,509
Accredited Facilities
28
Compliance Resources
Career Awareness
Our Prosthetic, Orthotic and Pedorthic (POP) Career Awareness Initiative created to help high school and college students discover a career in POP has reached new heights! Through our WhatIsPOP.org website, dedicated social media channels, advertising and ever-growing network of POP Ambassadors, we continue to spread the POP awareness net far and wide. View the video below to learn more or visit our Career Awareness page.
This video highlights the impact POP Month 2025 had on the profession.
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In 2025...
POP Month
31
POP Month partners
36
POP Month events
1,000
POP Talks registrants
3,500
social media engagements
1,000,000
social media impressions
WhatIsPOP Campaign
596K
visitors to WhatIsPOP.org
37+M
people reached throught social media
341K
people reached through ads
10K
promotional materials ditributed
173
ambassadors from 37 states
Scholarships, Awards & Grants
ABC is proud of its long history of supporting scholarships, awards and grants in OP&P. We continue our support through donations to The Orthotic and Prosthetic Foundation for Education and Research and promoting its mission and initiatives. More details about scholarship opportunities are available here.
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$1,255,624
total amount raised during
ABC's matching campaign with The O&P Foundation
THE MISSION
Establish and advocate for the highest patient care and organizational standards in the provision of safe and effective orthotic, prosthetic and pedorthic services.
The Execution
Measuring
Measuring patient care provider’s knowledge and skills through rigorous credentialing programs
2,517
Total Exams Administered
| Exams | First Time Pass Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| O&P Written | 633 | 52% |
| Prosthetic Simulation | 264 | 93% |
| Prosthetic CPM | 341 | 80% |
| Orthotic Simulation | 344 | 76% |
| Orthotic CPM | 310 | 78% |
| Prosthetic Assistant | 40 | 38% |
| Orthotic Assistant | 43 | 81% |
| Prosthetic Technician | 18 | 45% |
| Orthotic Technician | 12 | 89% |
| Pedorthic | 183 | 76% |
| Orthotic Fitter | 212 | 82% |
| Mastectomy Fitter | 47 | 93% |
| Therapeutic Shoe Fitter | 70 | 64% |
842
Certifications Awarded
416
Practitioners
49
Assistants
19
Technicians
105
Pedorthists
166
Orthotic Fitters
41
Mastectomy Fitters
46
Therapeutic Shoe Fitters
Total Certified Individuals
* As of 12/31/2025. Number can vary throughout the year
Practitioners | Assistants | Technicians | Pedorthists |
5,919 | 607 | 423 | 1,534 |
Orthotic Fitters | Mastectomy Fitters | Therapeutic Shoe Fitters |
1,521 | 742 | 335 |
Establishing
Establishing standards of organizational performance through facility accreditation
3,509
Accredited Facilities
2,844
Comprehensive Orthotics & Prosthetics
370
Pharmacy
95
Pedorthics
175
Mastectomy
17
Central Fab
8
Ocular
Enforcing
Enforcing the Code of Professional Responsibility for the highest standards of O&P patient care
1
Suspensions or Revocations
Temporary or permanent loss of credentials
2
Probations
On-notice with required remediation
8
Misuse of Credentials
Cease & Desist letters for inappropriate use of credentials
Communicating
Communicating the value and importance of ABC credentials
Through Education
25
O&P Education Programs Visited
14
State, Regional and National Meetings Attended
4
Podcast Episodes Released
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4
Webinars Produced with Over
Through Social Media
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473,121
Total Social Media Impressions
Top Social Posts from 2025
This ABC Certified Prosthetist Orthotist is Crafting a Career at the Intersection of Making, Helping, and Human Mobility
Sammie Cyrus, a senior double-amputee wrestler from Dubois High School, capped his career as a state champion. Cyrus won the Class 2A 106-pound division during this past weekend at the Wyoming state tournament in Casper.
He’s having a great day speaking with the newest cohort from the University of Pittsburgh!!!
Mandating
Mandating professional continuing education to maintain competency
469
Approved Live Courses
1,113
Approved eLearning Courses
30,948
Completed eLearning Courses
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