Prosthetic Technician - Century Community and Technical College

Prosthetic Technician from Century Community and Technical College is a Campus Associate Medicine degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Century is the only college in the nation to offer both Orthotic and Prosthetic technician and practitioner programs. Our Technician Programs provide you with the fundamental knowledge and hand skills needed to fabricate and repair prostheses (artificial limbs) and orthoses (orthopedic braces) according to patient measurements, casts and in compliance with a physician's prescription. Our programs consist of hands-on bench projects reinforced by daily technical reading assignments emphasizing problem solving. We offer: A.A.S. degree The Prosthetic Technician Program focuses on creation and repair of artificial limbs (prostheses), prosthetic sockets, and the shaping and finishing of these devices. Certified prosthetic practitioners guide each student's progress. The Prosthetic Technician supports the Prosthetist in providing care to patients with partial or total absence of a limb by fabricating prostheses and their components. Under the guidance and with the consultation of the Prosthetist and/or the Prosthetic Assistant, the technician creates positive molds resulting in maximum fit, function, cosmetics and workmanship. The technician also repairs and maintains the prosthetic devices. Important aspects of the technician's job includes: Keeping current on new fabrication techniques and properties specific to various materials being skilled with hand and power tools. View more details on Century Community and Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medicine courses.