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Clinical Resources for Baylor O & P Preceptors

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

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BCM Clinical Education Information

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  • We are an NCOPE-accredited residency program.
  • All residents complete NCOPE Master's degree education standards within the first 12 months of the program.
  • The residents are still enrolled as students at Baylor and pay tuition throughout their combined 18-month residency.
  • The first three rotations are four months long each, while the second year of residency can contain two three-month rotations or one six-month rotation.
  • All residents are research track with one remote course per rotation.
  • All rotations are planned from January to March of every year for the whole academic year (Example July 2024 to July 2025).

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 (especially for first rotation) 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
    • Past themes have included: Clinical mentorship training and research updates in O&P
  • Voluntary Clinical Faculty Status:
    • Benefits: TMC library access
    • BCM email
    • BCM Continuing Professional Education
    • To apply:
      • Submit your CV, transcripts, and other required paperwork
      • If interested, reach out to opresidency@bcm.edu.
  • Recognition: 
    • All primary preceptors can be nominated for the annual clinical teaching excellence award by their residents. 
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Clinical Teaching Excellence Award

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Shown left to right: Denise Hull, Shawna Ziemer, and Kendall Brice at the 2023 BCM School of Health Professions
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Shown left to right: Denise Hull, Shawna Ziemer and Kendall Brice at the 2023 BCM School of Health Professions Awards Ceremony
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Each year a clinical preceptor is nominated by the residents to receive the clinical educator of the year award.

Clinical Teaching Excellence Award Winners

  • 2023 Shawna Ziemer, CPO
  • 2022 Bobby Latham, CP, BOCO and Alex Hedquist, CPO
  • 2021 Joey Koblasz, MS, CPO, LPO
  • 2020 Brent White, CP, MPT
  • 2019 Christina Gambrell, CPO
  • 2018 Noel Vega, PT, CPO
  • 2017 Andre Martinez, LP
  • 2016 Lee Jones, CPO, LPO
  • 2015 Thomas V. DiBello, LO, CO, FAAOP
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BCM Clinic Site Requirements

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

Qualifications for Resident Mentor per NCOPE:

  • 4.2.1 Must possess a state license, national certification, or international recognition as an orthotist/prosthetist. Must have successfully completed
  • formalized orthotic/prosthetic education from a CAAHEP accredited program, a former O&P accredited education in the area supervision is being
  • provided or be equivalent to ISPO Orthotist/Prosthetist (formerly Category I)
  • 4.2.2 Must have three years post certification or licensure experience
  • 4.2.3 Must be principally located at the residency training site
  • 4.2.4 Must have completed the required modules of the NCOPE Residency Online Development Training Course or the Approved Clinical Mentor Course 
  • 4.2.5 Cannot be a currently registered

Orthotic/Prosthetic Residency Standards - The National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (ncope.org)

Our process does not require an OPRESCAS application as the residents are not employed by the clinical site, only completing a portion of their training.The clinical site does not have to pay the NCOPE residency fees associated with hosting a resident (Baylor covers this cost). 

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Additional Information

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  • We are currently affiliated with over 200 preceptors from about 200 clinics nationwide.
  • Most residents achieve two to three competencies per rotation.
  • 45% 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. 
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Request Clinical Affiliation

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Do you represent a site interested in becoming a clinical site for Baylor Orthotics and Prosthetics residents? 

Next steps:

  • Complete the online form to request affiliation.
  • The Clinical Coordinator will reach out to schedule a zoom meeting to learn more about you and your site and provide an overview of what to expect.
  • Legal will begin the affiliation agreement process, which typically takes between two to four months.
  • Fill out the clinical availability survey each year in December.
  • Have a great time working with your residents!
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