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Systems & accessSeptember 6, 2026

Northwestern's first research-track MPO class graduated in September. It's the only program of its kind in the country.

Six students completed NUPOC's MPO Research program, the only degree in the US that combines full clinical O&P training with original thesis research. What the credential is actually trying to fix.

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Sport & culture

Nigeria's amputee sport has the athletes. Olowookere Glory says the environment is 'not sustainable or encouraging.'

An interview in Sports247 Nigeria surfaces a structural question: what it takes to build a sports program on top of fundraising cycles and goodwill, without institutional backing that can outlast either.

Sport & culture

A Palestinian amputee wants to build a football team in Pakistan. The sport has been built this way before.

Arab News Pakistan reported this week on a Palestinian footballer who lost his leg and is trying to establish an amputee football program in Pakistan. An orientation to the sport, how it spreads to new countries, and what building something from the ground up actually involves.

Systems & access

AOPA appointed an MD, PhD as its new healthcare director. The role is about clinical evidence and coverage arguments.

The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association named Andreas Kannenberg, MD, PhD, as healthcare director. Eli Park explains what the position is designed to do and why physician-researcher credentials matter in the coverage policy disputes currently shaping prosthetic access.

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The O&P EDGE asked who builds the devices. It is a more interesting question than it first sounds.

O&P EDGE's Tech Talk series spotlights women in prosthetic and orthotic fabrication, featuring Patience Nicholls, CTPO, at Spokane Falls Community College. What fabrication technicians do, what the CTPO credential covers, and why this part of the workforce rarely shows up in the story.

Life & mobility

Hip disarticulation prosthetics: what the design decisions involve

The O&P EDGE's September 2026 practitioner series on hip disarticulation patients reaches its third installment, covering component selection and clinical outcomes. What those decisions mean for patients and families trying to understand what they are facing.

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Northwestern's prosthetics and orthotics center graduated its first class of dedicated O&P researchers. The field has needed this pipeline for a long time.

The Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center graduated its inaugural Master of Prosthetics & Orthotics Research cohort. Eli Park explains what O&P-specific research training produces, and why it is different from the clinical credentials most people encounter in a fitting room.

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