The NUPOC Mission Statement

Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC) for Education and Research is dedicated to helping people affirm their lives with hope, independence, and enthusiasm by advancing technology and knowledge about prostheses, orthoses, and rehabilitation sciences.

NUPOC is committed to:

• The education and training of professional prosthetists, orthotists, rehabilitation engineers, and other rehabilitation professionals

• The design and application of prostheses and orthoses

• Improving human interactions with prosthetics and orthotics systems

• Advancing rehabilitation sciences through interdisciplinary research and innovation to improve patient health outcomes and functional independence

 

NUPOC conducts its research and education within a clinically oriented environment that fosters the provision of effective prosthetic and orthotic treatments that enhance the independence and quality of life of individuals with physical disabilities.

97.5% of NUPOC MPO Graduates Achieved NCOPE-Approved Residency Placement within 6 Months of Graduation 

These outcomes are derived from voluntary self-report data and may not represent the full number of MPO graduates who obtained NCOPE-accredited residencies.

MPO 2024 Placement is 100%

All 44 graduates in the 10th NUPOC MPO Class (2024) obtained Residency placements at NCOPE-approved sites or returned to work/residency in their home country.

MPO 2023 Placement is 98%

All 47 graduates in the 9th NUPOC MPO Class (2023) that actively pursued a residency obtained a placement within 6 months. 1 student that delayed pursuing a residency obtained a placement within 12 months. All 48 graduates secured a residency position.

MPO 2022 Placement is 98% 

49 graduates in the 8th NUPOC MPO Class (2022) obtained Residency placements at NCOPE-approved sites or returned to work/residency in their home country.

MPO 2021 Placement is 100% 

All 48 graduates in the 7th NUPOC MPO Class (2021) obtained Residency placements at NCOPE-approved sites or returned to work/residency in their home country.

MPO 2020 Placement is 96%

Of the 48 graduates in the 6th NUPOC MPO class (2020), 45 reported they obtained NCOPE-approved residency placements or returned to work/residency in their home country. Two graduates did not respond and/or were lost to follow up and one graduate returned to work/residency in their home country.