offers on-line CEU credits for its OTC certified members who read the "Tech Tip of the Month" in its newsletter, the Orthotech Professional and answer questions about the article's content.
These credits can also be obtained online via NAOT's website.
The NBCOT has added a new way for obtaining CEUs for your re-certification.
An OTC® or OT-SC™ can obtain up to 20 CEUs per Recertification Cycle for writing items for the NBCOT Certification Examinations.
Item Writing Maximum Allowed 20 CEUs per Recertification Cycle
Credit can be obtained by contributing potential questions for the NBCOT OTC® and/or OT-SC™ Examinations. Credit will be awarded as follows:
10 Category 1 Credits for every 20 questions approved
5 Category 1 Credits for every 10 questions approved.
Each question must be submitted in the NBCOT approved format.
OTC’s® and OT-SC’s™ that are interested in obtaining CEUs for Item Writing should contact the Item Writing Committee Chair to obtain the appropriate materials and to obtain an item writing tutorial.
Documentation Required:Certificants must submit all questions to the Item Writing Chair for approval, A Question Acceptance Form will be sent to you upon approval from the Item Writing Chairperson, and the certificant must submit a copy of that form to obtain credit. An Item Writing Agreement form, Confidentiality agreement form must be on file with the NBCOT before credit can be obtained.
Contact the Item Writing Chair Richard Woodbeck for more information.
CEMedicus.com has partnered with NBCOT to offer Continuing Education via the internet. Obtain a User Name and Password by clicking the link below.
Category 2 credit will be given only to Orthopaedic related education.
NBCOT Approval = Category 2 Credit
Certificate of Completion must be submitted with your CEU Submission Form
SOMETHING NEW!!!
GET CEU's FOR WRITING TEST QUESTIONS FOR THE NBCOT!
The NBCOT only
PRE-APPROVES Courses sponsored by the following:
NAOT
NAOT State Associations
AAOS
NAON
ASOPA
It is the position of the NBCOT that obtianing 120 CEUs over a 6 year certification cycle is sufficient to maintain current certification in the field of Orthopaedic Technology. The number of CEUs required was determined by multiple factors including:
1. The rate in which the field of Orthopaedic Technology changes.
2. Similar Orthopaedic professions that require Continuing Education.
3. The attainablity to the Credential holder to obtain the required number of CEUs for recertification, which are clearly outlined in the current CEU Guidelines.
