For our first writing project, I have composed a comprehensive report about my potential occupation: prosthetics. I work at Hanger Clinic on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays each week learning, shadowing and becoming submerged in the field. Because of this, I will be able to insert my personal experience about this field into this project. In addition, my research will come from a personal interview with my dad, American Board Certified Prosthetist, Area Clinical Manager Jay Tew C.P, A.C.M- lead prosthetist for the Haitian Amputee Coalition. Other portions of my research will include data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook and Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Growing up with my family working in this field,
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I never forget the first time I saw an older man walk for the first time unassisted and I broke down and wept; knowing this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. To become a prosthetist, one must complete a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Biological Engineering, or any other human movement science. Upon graduation, they must apply to one of the dozen accredited master’s program, which normally takes about two years to complete (The Handbook). When speaking to Jay Tew, graduate of Northwestern Medical School, I asked what courses did he think were especially helpful during his undergraduate schooling and he claimed that “Anatomy, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Sociology, and Communications are the most important classes I took at USL to continue at Northwestern.” Upon finishing their master’s, each student must complete a residency, which roughly takes 1 year to complete. After completing the residency program, residents then take their board certification …show more content…
In addition to cardiovascular disease and diabetes, another major cause of limb loss is traumatic events we see in military veterans, and with advances in modern technology we can “help regain or improve mobility and function to improve quality of life” (The Handbook). When Jay Tew was questioned on the opportunity for promotion he stated that yes there are many way a prosthetist can grow or be promoted by making more money depending on his or her skills and ability, or even in the upward mobility moving up to becoming a director, or even president of the company. The future of prosthetics will change in the next 10 years with more advancements with computers, robotics, and microprocessors used with the prosthetics devices, claims Jay Tew. Because of the high employment boost projected by 2026, Tew thinks that the field will not become crowded, but advancing to the master’s programs will become more competitive compared to how it was when Tew applied to Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine.Tew mentioned to numerous potential divisive concerns in prosthetics. First, insurance regulating the funding of advance technology for civilians. There are many high-tech devices that would be beneficial for amputees to be able to regain their life after their traumatic
I never forget the first time I saw an older man walk for the first time unassisted and I broke down and wept; knowing this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. To become a prosthetist, one must complete a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Biological Engineering, or any other human movement science. Upon graduation, they must apply to one of the dozen accredited master’s program, which normally takes about two years to complete (The Handbook). When speaking to Jay Tew, graduate of Northwestern Medical School, I asked what courses did he think were especially helpful during his undergraduate schooling and he claimed that “Anatomy, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Sociology, and Communications are the most important classes I took at USL to continue at Northwestern.” Upon finishing their master’s, each student must complete a residency, which roughly takes 1 year to complete. After completing the residency program, residents then take their board certification …show more content…
In addition to cardiovascular disease and diabetes, another major cause of limb loss is traumatic events we see in military veterans, and with advances in modern technology we can “help regain or improve mobility and function to improve quality of life” (The Handbook). When Jay Tew was questioned on the opportunity for promotion he stated that yes there are many way a prosthetist can grow or be promoted by making more money depending on his or her skills and ability, or even in the upward mobility moving up to becoming a director, or even president of the company. The future of prosthetics will change in the next 10 years with more advancements with computers, robotics, and microprocessors used with the prosthetics devices, claims Jay Tew. Because of the high employment boost projected by 2026, Tew thinks that the field will not become crowded, but advancing to the master’s programs will become more competitive compared to how it was when Tew applied to Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine.Tew mentioned to numerous potential divisive concerns in prosthetics. First, insurance regulating the funding of advance technology for civilians. There are many high-tech devices that would be beneficial for amputees to be able to regain their life after their traumatic