Congratulations to Dankmeyer practitioners Claire Vallery and Cole Branche, who have recently passed Orthotics and Prosthetics certification exams! They obtained new certification titles:   Claire Vallery, CPO and Cole Branche CP, Board Eligible Orthotist. CPO indicates an American Board Certified (ABC) Prosthetist Orthotist, and CP indicates a Certified Prosthetist.

What does this mean?   Those titles represent a lot of hard work.

Each of our practitioners complete a rigorous post-baccalaureate or Master’s Degree in Orthotics and/or Prosthetics at a National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) accredited university.   After school, students transition into an 18 month or 2 year residency program. After completing residency requirements, there are several written exams and an in person Clinical Patient Management exam to pass to receive certification.

Dankmeyer is an American Board Certified facility, and all our practitioners are ABC certified or working toward their certification via our residency program.

To learn more about ABC, please click here.

To learn more about NCOPE, please click here.

We look forward to seeing Claire and Cole continue to develop their clinical roles here at Dankmeyer.

-Mary Reedy, CP, Clinical Director