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Prosthetic Limb designer
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Education and Salary
What They Do/Where They Work
- Degree Required- Master's Degree in orthotics and prosthetics
- Georgia Tech, Kaplan University,University of Phoenix, and University of Texas are some colleges that offer this degree
- Annual salary (2013)- $62,970
History of the Career
- When the career formed- About 1500 B.C.
- Why it formed- to help people with missing limbs make everyday life easier
- Create and fit artificial limbs to custom fit each clients' needs
- Prosthetists' artificial limbs help people conceal their disabilities and blend in.
- Where they work- Hospitals, rehab centers, specialty clinic, and laboratories devoted to their work
Impact of prosthetists
Personal Impact- Prosthetists have inspired me and I want to work in a career like a prosthetist when I grow up.
Impact on Society- Prosthetists' artificial limbs help people who have disabilities hide their differences and feel less self-conscious
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What Makes Them Interesting
Future of the Career
Famous Prosthetists
- Prosthetics will become easier to make, so the price will go down
- Prosthetists will be able to put different colors and designs on their clients' artificial limbs
It's interesting how prosthetists make such realistic body parts that people, like amputees, use to make everyday life easier. Prosthetists take many measurements to make their prosthetics perfect for their clients.
- http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/the-art-of-designer-artificial-limbs/282800/
- http://study.com/prosthetics_school.html
- http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blprosthetic.htm
- http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/136/Orthotist_and_Prosthetist
- Dubois L Parmelee- 1863- Fastened a body socket to the limb with atmospheric pressure to improve attachment of arti
- Dr. Vanghetti- 1898- Invented a prosthetic that could move with muscle contraction
- University of California- 1946- Added a suction sock for the above-knee prosthesis
Process of Getting this job
- Go to college and get the required degree
- Have a resume with all the requirements
- Get job interviews until you get a job as a prosthetist!!!!!!
Prosthetists
By Allison Mawn
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