Volunteer
Lend your voice, share your expertise, and help move the profession forward through meaningful Academy service.
Make a Difference in Your Profession
The Academy thrives because members step forward to lead, mentor, teach, and share what they know. Whether you want to help shape the future of O&P, support the next generation, or expand your own leadership journey, there is a place for you to make an impact.
From leadership service to content development, volunteer work helps strengthen the Academy and the profession it serves.
Volunteering opens doors to collaboration, leadership development, and deeper engagement with peers across the field.
Serve on the Board of Directors, a Council, a Committee, or a Scientific Society.
Present, mentor, publish, review content, or support Academy education.
Meet peers, strengthen leadership skills, and expand your professional reach.
Find the Right Way to Get Involved
There is no single path to volunteering. Some members lead. Some teach. Some mentor. Some strengthen the profession behind the scenes. However you want to contribute, the Academy offers meaningful opportunities to put your experience to work.
Serve in a Leadership Role
Use your clinical and professional skills by serving on the Academy Board of Directors, a Council, a Committee, or a Scientific Society. Your leadership can help guide new ideas, services, and resources for the profession.
Support Future Leaders
Give back by sharing your experiences, clinical insight, and professional perspective through mentorship. Help strengthen the next generation of Academy leadership and O&P professionals.
Present at Academy Events
Share your knowledge as part of an organized session, free paper session, or poster presentation. Help the Academy explore emerging issues, leading practices, and innovative ideas across the profession.
Contribute to Learning
Participate as a speaker in an Unconference, develop webinars or online learning modules, support an Exam Preparation Seminar, review O&P content, or help develop and facilitate a Certificate Program.
Get Published
Contribute to the profession’s body of knowledge by submitting an article to the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics (JPO), one of the Academy’s leading professional publications.
Participate at the Local Level
Academy chapters provide opportunities to get involved closer to home as a leader, collaborator, or guest speaker while strengthening your local professional community.
What Volunteering Can Lead To
Academy service is not just about filling a role. It is a chance to influence the profession, build meaningful relationships, and contribute in ways that last well beyond a single project or event.
Professional Visibility
Raise your profile within the Academy and connect your expertise with opportunities to lead, teach, and contribute.
Leadership Development
Strengthen strategic thinking, collaboration, and communication skills while serving in meaningful roles.
Stronger Connections
Work alongside peers who care deeply about advancing O&P and improving outcomes across the profession.
Lasting Impact
Help shape programs, education, and professional resources that support members today and future leaders tomorrow.
Raise Your Hand. Shape What Comes Next.
The Academy needs engaged professionals who are ready to share ideas, lend expertise, and help move the profession forward. Whether you have time to mentor, present, lead, review, or contribute locally, your involvement matters.
Tell Us How You’d Like to Get Involved
Ready to volunteer? Click the link below to complete the form to let the Academy know where you would like to contribute. Whether you are interested in leadership, education, mentoring, presenting, publishing, or local chapter involvement, we would love to hear from you.
- Share your areas of interest and experience.
- Indicate how you would like to contribute.
- Take the first step toward a more active role in the Academy.