The mission of this program is to train qualified prosthetics and orthotics technicians capable of providing holistic high quality prosthetics and orthotics services in diverse clinical and academic settings locally, nationally and internationally. Our aim therefore, is geared towards training young men and women who have the vocation embedded in them and are ready to earn a living and also to save lives.
Generic Skills
- Be responsible and reflective;
- Have gestural skills and interpersonal skills;
- Be able to communicate easily both in writing and orally;
- Recognize your emotions and use them with the necessary professional skills;
- Master the computer tool and ICT;
- Have proven trust and confidence;
- Have critical ability and questioning;
- Develop an ethical and a professional normal;
- make thoughtful decisions;
- Act with autonomy and responsibility in the well-defined fields of its function.
Specific skills
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The student should be able to:
- Fabricate and make custom fitting of artificial limbs and orthopedic braces;
- Handle patient Assessment, formulation of the orthotic/prosthetic treatment plan, implementation of the treatment plan, and perform the necessary procedures to deliver the appropriate orthotic/prosthetic services including fabrication;
- Follow-up treatment plans, provide continuing patient care and periodic evaluation to assure/maintain/document optimal fitness and function of the orthosis/prosthesis;
- Master the health policy and evolution as well as the issues of the sectoral health strategy in Cameroon and health legislation;
- Draw instruments and their uses.
- Rehabilitations centers,
- Clinics/hospitals
- Public function;
- Hospitals and private clinics;
- NGO (Non Governmental Organizations);
- Self-employment;
- Occupational Medicine
Semester 1
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Field : Medical and Biomedical Sciences |
Specialty: Prosthetics and Orthotics |
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CODE |
Courses Titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number Of Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
SPW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses 30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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PRO 111 |
Anatomy-Physiology I /Cell Biology – Histology |
45 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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PRO 112 |
Microbiology I : Bacteriology-Parasitology /General Chemistry & Biochemistry |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
|
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Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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PRO 113 |
Fundamentals of Nursing I : Overview- Concepts-History-Theories |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
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PRO 114 |
Social Sciences I : Medical Sociology, Anthropology & Psychology |
45 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
|
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PRO 115 |
Fundamentals Of Nursing II: Human Development Across The Life Span |
30 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
|
PRO 116 |
Clinical Placement I(immersion) |
/ |
/ |
70 |
20 |
90 |
6 |
|
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Transversalscourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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PRO 117 |
- Bilingual training - ICT I |
25 |
5 |
10 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
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Total |
|
285 |
75 |
12 |
78 |
450 |
30 |
|
Semester 2
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Field : MEDICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES |
Specialty: Prosthetics and Orthotics |
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Code |
Courses titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number of Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
SPW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses 30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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PRO 121 |
Anatomy-Physiology II |
45 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
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PRO 122 |
Microbiology II: Virology-Mycology- Immunology |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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PRO 123 |
Fundamentals Of Nursing III: Nursing Sciences and First Aid |
45 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
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PRO 124 |
Public Health: Epidemiology- Demography-Environmental Sanitation & Health Promotion |
30 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
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PRO 125 |
Medical Nursing I |
35 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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PRO 126 |
Clinical Placement II(immersion) |
/ |
/ |
70 |
20 |
90 |
6 |
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Transversalscourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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PRO 127 |
- French and English for Medical Profession II - ICT II |
30 |
6 |
|
9 |
45 |
3 |
|
Total |
|
235 |
56 |
94 |
65 |
450 |
30 |
Semester 3
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Field : Medical and Biomedical Sciences |
Specialty: Prosthetics and Orthotics |
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Code |
Courses Titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number Of Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
SPW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses 30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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PRO 231 |
Material And Workshop Technology |
45 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
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PRO 232 |
Applied Mechanics & Strength of Materials |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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PRO 233 |
Engineering Drawing |
25 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
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PRO 234 |
Biomechanics – I |
25 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
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PRO 235 |
Prosthetics Science- I, Orthotics Science – I |
55 |
10 |
20 |
5 |
90 |
6 |
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PRO 236 |
Clinical Placement III(rehabititations centers) |
/ |
/ |
70 |
20 |
90 |
6 |
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Transversalscourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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PRO 237 |
Professional Ethics and Deontology |
30 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
Total |
|
230 |
65 |
93 |
62 |
450 |
30 |
Semester 4
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Field : Medical and Biomedical Sciences |
Specialty: Prosthetics and Orthotics |
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Code |
Courses Titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number Of Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
SPW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses 30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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PRO 241 |
Fundamentals Of Electricity & Electronics |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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PRO 242 |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics & Amputation Surgery |
45 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
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Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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PRO 243 |
Biomechanics - II |
45 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
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PRO 244 |
Prosthetics Science- II |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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PRO 245 |
Orthotics Science – II |
25 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
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PRO 246 |
- Clinical PlacementIV(rehabilitations centers) - Introduction to Operational Research |
/ |
/ |
70 |
20 |
90 |
6 |
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Transversalscourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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PRO 247 |
- Biostatistics I - Health Information Systems |
25 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
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Total |
|
227 |
70 |
100 |
53 |
450 |
30 |
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Semester 5
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Field : MEDICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES |
Specialty: Prosthetics and Orthotics |
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CODE |
Courses Titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number Of Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
SPW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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PRO 351 |
P & O Workshop Management |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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PRO 352 |
Mobility & Rehabilitation Aids, Health Care Management |
50 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
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Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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PRO 353 |
Biomechanics – III |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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PRO 354 |
Prosthetics Science- III |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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PRO 355 |
Orthotics Science – III |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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PRO 356 |
Clinical Placement V (rehabilitation center) |
/ |
/ |
70 |
20 |
90 |
6 |
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Transversalscourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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PRO 357 |
Medical Law, Legal and Occupational Health and Biostatistics II |
30 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
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Total |
|
190 |
37 |
180 |
43 |
450 |
30 |
Semester 6
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Field : Medical and Biomedical Sciences |
Specialty: Prosthetics and Orthotics |
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CODE |
Courses Titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number Of Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
SPW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses 30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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PRO 361 |
Prosthetics Clinical Practice, Orthotics Clinical Practice, |
10 |
15 |
60 |
5 |
90 |
6 |
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PRO 362 |
Health Economics |
30 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
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Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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PRO 363 |
Computer in Prosthetics and Orthotics |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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PRO 364 |
Prosthetics Science- IV |
35 |
16 |
4 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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PRO 365 |
Orthotics Science – IV |
35 |
16 |
4 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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PRO 366 |
Clinical Placement VI(determined by the title of project) |
/ |
/ |
70 |
20 |
90 |
6 |
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Transversalscourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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PRO 367 |
Ethics & Civic Education Research Project |
25 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
Total |
|
196 |
49 |
153 |
52 |
450 |
30 |