Eighteen students enrolled in the GA Tech Masters Program in O&P were =
among the first to join the Academy under the new Student Member =
category. “We began talking with GA Tech students last year while they =
helped us by mentoring visiting high school students at the Academy’s =
Annual Meeting in New Orleans,” declared Executive Director Tom Gorski. =
“We’re very pleased to welcome them to the Academy as members.”
The new Student Member category was established by a member vote in =
April to adjust the bylaws.Since then, 26 students have taken the =
Academy up on its offer of free membership while a student. A one-time =
application fee of $15 is all a student pays. Student Members receive a =
personal subscription to the JPO, member discounts on publications and =
meeting registrations, plus access to the Members Only area of the =
website (www.oandp.org). The password-protected Members Only area is =
where back issues of the JPO are archived in addition to several other =
items of benefit to students, such as the Research Reference Guide, the =
O&P Online Graphic Library, advice on how to prepare an outstanding =
student research project, Best of the Resident Research Series, the Best =
of the Thranhardt Lecture Series, and more.
Students, as well as residents, are eligible for free membership in the =
Academy, but must apply. Applications are available on the Academy =
website or by calling the Academy office at 703 836-0788.
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