Orthopaedic Technology    Certificate Program

NEW ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGIST PROGRAM

    The Orthopaedic Technology certificate program is an 11 month sequence of courses and labs that prepares students to work with orthopedic surgeons in a variety of health care environments.  This program provides the skills and knowledge needed to become a competent Orthopaedic Technologist performing the following services: routine office and departmental procedures and the ability to perform certain basic medical office functions; adjusting and removing casts, splints, and braces; setting up, adjusting, and maintaining fracture configurations; assisting with the care of acutely injured patients; and assisting the physician in the reduction and/or manipulation of orthopedic injuries.  Successful completion of the Orthopaedic Technology certificate program leads to eligibility for the National Board of Certified Orthopaedic Technologists certification exam.  Graduates are employed in hospitals, clinics, and private practice offices.                                                                                                         

    We are up and running!  We have 17 very eager and enthusiastic students  who are ˝ way through the first semester and are loving every minute of it.  They have just started their surgery rotation at St. Joseph’s Hospital under the supervision of Mike Walton OTC, OT-SC, where they will be learning operating room protocols and hospital work and the hospital work of an OTC as well as at the Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center under the supervision of Peggy Kelly, RN, OR supervisor where they will be observing outpatient Orthopaedic procedures.

    We will soon be accepting applications for next year go to www.nhti.edu  for more info or call Sue Turcotte OTC, RTR, Program Coordinator @ NHTI 603-271-0497.

From NHTI

    It is with great excitement that the Diagnostic Medical Imaging department announces the approval and acceptance of applications for the fall for their new certificate program – OTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGIST.

    This program will be led by program director, Susan Turcotte, RTR, OTC under the direction of Kevin Barry, department head of Diagnostic Medical Imaging.

     The mission of this program is to educate students in the care of orthopaedic patients concentrating on the art of casting and splinting.  Students will be specially trained to assist orthopaedic physicians in the care of patients with musculoskeletal injuries or conditions.  Upon completion of this program candidates will be prepared to take the national OTC ® exam offered through the National Board for Certification of Orthopaedic Technologists, Inc. (NBCOT)

    Anyone interested in this program, should contact either Susan Turcotte, sturcotte@ccsnh.edu or the department secretary, Susan Graham at 271-7159.

From NESOT

    NESOT  member and NAOT's secretary Sue Turcotte opens an Orthopaedic Technology Program right in our backyard! NHTI, Concord's Community College is offering a certificate program that starts this fall. Please check out the program by going to the websites www.nhti.edu or www.ccsh.edu for more information on this program. You can get a hold of Sue at sturcotte@tocnh.com. Email her and wish her great success!

    If you know anyone interested in becoming an Orthopaedic Technolgist, a brochure of  the program is available. Print off a copy and get the word out.

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