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Renew Your Fellow Designation

To renew your Fellow designation, please review the requirements below and submit the electronic Renewal Form located at the bottom of this page. You will be contacted shortly after submitting the form.

To qualify for renewal, you must meet the requirements of one of two possible pathways.

Pathway One

Current Fellows can renew under Pathway One if they have served as faculty for a Certificate Program for Professional Development.

Pathway Two

To qualify for renewal under Pathway Two, you must meet both education and service requirements below.

Education (must meet ONE requirement)
ONE (1) of the Below Options

OR

Service Requirement (must meet ONE requirement)

To meet the service requirement, renewal applicants must do one of the following.

  • Author an accepted manuscript for the Journal of Prosthetics & Orthotics (JPO)
  • Chair a symposium or instructional course at an Academy Annual Meeting
  • Make two presentations at Academy-sponsored programs over the previous five years
  • Service as a residency director of a National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) approved residency site
  • Contribute to the O&P profession via significant (40 hour minimum) community service, documented in writing by the Fellow renewal applicant
  • Complete a minimum of 40 hours volunteer service within the Academy (serving as committee or society chair), documented in writing by the Fellow renewal applicant
Renewal Application

Please note that your application will not be processed or considered until we receive a copy of your ABC Continuing Education Activities Report and payment of the $75 Fellow Renewal fee.

Obtain your ABC Continuing Education Activities Report/BOC Education/Licensure report and email to fellow@oandp.org or fax to (202) 380-3447.

The $75 Fellow Renewal fee may paid online. Call (202) 380-3663 for further information.