About

The primary mission of the EastPoint Residency Program is to train Prosthetists/Orthotists to attain the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become excellent Prosthetists and Orthotists who are committed to providing the highest quality services. We seek to enable prosthetists/orthotists, from diverse backgrounds, to become leaders in whatever setting they choose for their career. Staff are actively involved as teachers, role model clinicians, advisers and mentors who are committed to helping residents. Residents learn to provide compassionate, respectful, patient-centered, cost effective, and evidence-based care, improving the health status of the clients in communities we serve. The primary instructional strategy is experiential learning, which occurs through the residents’ meaningful patient care responsibility and graduated autonomy. Through direct observation and feedback from staff residents first learn the fundamentals of patient care. Over time, residents develop the skills of self-evaluation and reflective practice in order to improve their own skills throughout their career.

EastPoint Admission Eligibility: Applicants must have graduated from an NCOPE accredited program, Have a valid drivers license and clean driving record. Comfortable with extensive driving. Be willing to submit to a criminal background check as is common for licensed professionals. Be able to provide transcripts.

Selection Criteria will be based on telephone and personal interviews. Holding others in precious regard. Critical thinking. Problem solving. Rapport. Comfort with clinical role. Residency application for 2017, 2018 is open acceptance is rolling. We are live on the centralized application system, next deadline 11/15/2017. Find the link on the NCOPE site under residents to OPRESCAS. 

Position Locations

• North Carolina

Position Types Open

• Resident
• Combined O&P - Clinical Track
• Combined O&P - Research Track
• Orthotics - Clinical Track
• Prosthetics - Clinical Track
• Prosthetics - Research Track

Workplace Settings

• Hospital/Rehabilitation Center
• Multi-Facility Clinical Practice
• Other

Total Number of Positions Open

• 3 - 4

Desired Position Start Date

• a) Flexible
• b) ASAP
• c) January 2018
• i) July 2018

Benefits

• Disability Insurance
• NCOPE Residency Fees
• Other
• Personal Time
• Release time to attend professional meetings
• Relocation Expense Fund
• Sick Time
• Vacation Time

Current resident present?

• Yes

Residents hired at conclusion of residency?

• Yes

Work Visa Assistance Offered

• No

Other benefits

• Identity protection insurance.