O & P Program Clinical Resources

This page provides information for our Baylor preceptors. For questions, contact the O & P Program directly at opresidency@bcm.edu.

• Our program includes an NCOPE-accredited residency program.
• All students complete CAAHEP Appendix B education standards prior to starting residency.
• The residents are still enrolled as students at Baylor and pay tuition throughout their combined 18-month residency.
• The residency is comprised of five clinical rotations.
• All residents are research track with two remote courses per rotation.
• All rotations are planned from January to March of every year for the whole academic year (our academic year is July 1 - June 30).

Benefits of BCM Affiliation 

• Contribute to the future of Orthotics and Prosthetics
  • Improve lives and strengthen the profession through clinical education
• CEUs
  • Mentoring residents can be time-consuming but very rewarding
  • Time spent mentoring a resident can be tallied up and submitted to ABC for CEUs
  • Submit your time for CEUs
• Clinical Educator Development:
  • All primary preceptors get free access to BCM’s annual Continuing Professional Development Webinars
  • These live webinars offer CE credits.
  • Asynchronous viewing is available upon request
  • Every year has a different theme. See the schedule
• Voluntary Clinical Faculty Status:
  • Benefits: TMC library access, BCM email, BCM Continuing Professional Education
  • Preceptors with a longstanding commitment to the program are eligible for voluntary faculty status
  • To apply: Submit your CV, transcripts, and other required paperwork
• Recognition:
  • All primary preceptors can be nominated for the annual clinical teaching excellence award by their residents. 

The clinic must be an ABC or BOC Accredited facility and the primary mentor must meet all NCOPE requirements. 

Orthotic/Prosthetic Residency Standards - The National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (ncope.org). Our process does not require an OPRESC as the residents are not employed by the clinical sites, only completing a portion of their training. The clinical sites do not have to pay the NCOPE residency fees associated with hosting a resident. 

• We are currently affiliated with preceptors and clinics nationwide.
• Many of our graduates are employed at a clinic where they completed a residency rotation during the program.
• The average BCM graduate first-time passing time board passing rates are consistently higher than the average across all first-time takers. 
• O & P Clinical Calendar
• ABC Code of Professional Responsibility
• National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education