A few years ago, I was invited to be an O&P industry advisor to a group of biomedical engineering students at San Jose State University. The program is device focused and had a growing number of students interested in O&P. I consulted on their senior projects, and judged their final presentations. However, the interest in O&P outpaced the advisory hours provided, which was reflected in senior projects that missed their full potential. Ultimately, it was also affecting their probability of joining our profession and the possibility that they would make meaningful future contributions.
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