Schools for Medical Appliance Technicians Occupation
No career colleges offer the vocation programs for Medical Appliance Technicians career
General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Medical Appliance Technicians
Most Medical Appliance Technicians occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. 21.22% of Medical Appliance Technicians have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and 10.16% of Medical Appliance Technicians have Post-Secondary Certificate. You can check detailed job description, required skiils, activities, and more detailed description at Medical Appliance Technicians tasks, skills, and ability page.
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Vocational Programs for Medical Appliance Technicians Career
2 vocational programs are closely related to the Medical Appliance Technicians occupation - Orthotist, Prosthetist and Assistive, Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering. You can check the schools offering the programs with tuition, length of study, and earning information.
A program that prepares individuals, in consultation with physicians and other therapists, to design and fit orthoses for patients with disabling conditions of the limbs and/or spine, and prostheses for patients who have partial or total absence of a limb or significant superficial deformity. Includes instruction in biomechanics, gait analysis, pathomechanics, kinesiology, pathology, neuroanatomy, materials science, diagnostic imaging, patient analysis and measurement, impression taking, model rectification, assistive/restorative technology and engineering applications, product finishing, diagnostic and definitive fitting and alignment, power devices, postoperative management, and patient counseling and follow-up
A program that prepares individuals to apply the principles of psychology, engineering, and occupational therapy to the design and implementation of technological interventions and systems to promote patient rehabilitation and function. Includes instruction in ergonomics, seating and mobility design, universal and near environment systems design, rehabilitation research, rehabilitation biomechanics, access and communications design, microprocessor-based technologies, neurological trauma, standards and testing, and service delivery management