Career Blog Post
- Oct 5, 2025
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Prosthetic Design
Responsibilities: Prosthetists design, measure, shape, and adjust different medical equipment, such as braces or prosthetics, to adapt to the user's unique needs.
Required Credentials: To become a Prosthetic designer, a minimum of a master's degree in orthotics and prosthetics as well as an internship is required.
Common undergraduate degrees to become a prosthetic designer include:
Schools that offer good programs for prosthetic design:
Alabama State University
California State University
Loma Linda University
University of Hartford
International Institute of Orthotics and Prosthetics
Kennesaw State University
Northwestern University
East Tennessee State University
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Texas- Southwestern Medical System
University of Washington
A Recognized Top Program:
The International Society for Prothetics and Orthotics awarded the American Board for Certification and the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education the highest level of recognition, a Category I, in 2009.
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