Prosthetics & Orthotics Program
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - Sana'a University
The Prosthetics & Orthotics Program is one of the departments of the Faculty that was established in order to meet the needs of Yemen in the specialty of Prosthetics & Orthotics. It is known that the Prosthetics & Orthotics Department is one of the branches of medical rehabilitation sciences and its health care professions. The Prosthetics & Orthotics Department uses Selected information and skills in order to develop and apply splints and prosthetics to care for individuals who suffer from an injury, disability, or disease that limits their physical performance or threatens their functional capabilities because of their impact on the skeletal, muscular, or nervous system, with the aim of maintaining or restoring the improvement of the patients’ abilities to their level .
Vision
National leadership and global reputation in the field of Prosthetics & Orthotics .
Mission
We are committed to preparing qualified graduates in the field of Prosthetics & Orthotics who possess various scientific abilities and clinical skills of international standards .
Values
Morality.
Professional.
Excellence andcompetition.
Team work.
Initiative and creativity.
Job opportunities for graduates :
Graduates of the Prosthetics & Orthotics Program can work as follows :
1- Hospitals
2- Rehabilitation centers .
3- Factories and companies that produce prosthetic limbs
4- The field of quality control in Prosthetics & Orthotics .
5- The sales and supply department in companies that specialize in selling and supplying .
6- Prosthetics & Orthotics or those contracted with hospitals and rehabilitation centers .
Study Plan :
First Year | ||
1nd Semester | ||
Course Code | Subject Name | Credit Hours |
AMS 111 | Anatomy – I | 2 (1+1)* |
AMS 112 | Physiology | 2 (2+0) |
AMS 113 | Biology | 2 (2+0) |
AMS 114 | General Physics – I | 2 (2+0) |
AMS 115 | General Chemistry | 2 (1+1) |
POR 111 | Workshop Technology | 3 (2+1) |
POR 112 | Applied Prosthetics and Orthotics – I | 5 (1+4) |
Total | 18 | |
2nd Semester | ||
Course Code | Subject Name | Credit Hours |
AMS 121 | Anatomy – II | 2 (1+1) |
AMS 122 | Pathology – I | 2 (2+0) |
UNV 121 | English – I | 1 (1+0) |
AMS 123 | General physics – II | 2 (1+0) |
POR 121 | Biomechanics – I | 2 (2+0) |
POR 122 | Clinical Studies – I | 3 (1+2) |
POR 123 | Applied Prosthetics and Orthotics – II | 6 (2+4) |
Total | 18 | |
Second Year | ||
1nd Semester | ||
Course Code | Subject Name | Credit Hours |
AMS 211 | Anatomy – III | 2 (1+1) |
AMS 212 | Pathology – II | 2 (2+0) |
AMS 213 | Biomechanics – II | 2 (2+0) |
UNV 211 | English – II | 1 (1+0) |
POR 211 | Clinical Studies – II | 4 (2+2) |
POR 212 | Applied Prosthetics and Orthotics – III | 6 (2+4) |
Total | 17 | |
2nd Semester | ||
Course Code | Subject Name | Credit Hours |
POR 221 | Biomechanics – III | 2 (2+0) |
POR 222 | Clinical Studies – III | 4 (2+2) |
UAR 221 | Arabic Language | 1 (1+0) |
POR 223 | Workshop / Centre Management | 2 (2+0) |
POR 224 | Electro – technology | 1 (1+0) |
POR 225 | Applied Prosthetics and Orthotics – IV | 6 (1+5) |
Total | 16 | |
Third Year | ||
1nd Semester | ||
Course Code | Subject Name | Credit Hours |
POR 311 | Biomechanics – IV | 2 (2+0) |
POR 312 | Clinical Studies – IV | 4 (2+2) |
POR 313 | Materials Science | 3 (3+0) |
UNV 311 | National Culture | 1 (1+0) |
POR 314 | Research Methodology – I | 2 (2+0) |
POR 315 | Applied Prosthetics and Orthotics – V | 6 (2+4) |
Total | 18 | |
2nd Semester | ||
Course Code | Subject Name | Credit Hours |
POR 321 | Research Methodology – II | 2 (2+0) |
POR 322 | Clinical Studies – V | 3 (2+1) |
POR 323 | Pharmacology science | 2 (2+0) |
POR 324 | Advanced Prosthetics and Orthotics | 3 (2+1) |
POR 325 | Applied Prosthetics and Orthotics – VI | 7 (1+6) |
UNV 321 | Islamic Culture | 1 (1+0) |
Total | 18 | |
Fourth Year | ||
1nd Semester | ||
Course Code | Subject Name | Credit Hours |
POR 411 | Evidenced Based Practice – I | 2 (2+0) |
POR 412 | Research Project – I | 2 (0+2) |
POR 413 | Clinical Prosthetics and Orthotics – I | 9 (1+8) |
AMS 411 | Orthopaedic Intervention | 4 (3+1) |
Total | 17 | |
2nd Semester | ||
Course Code | Subject Name | Credit Hours |
POR 421 | Evidenced Based Practice – II | 2 (2+0) |
POR 422 | Research Project – II (Dissertation) | 2 (0+2) |
POR 423 | Clinical Prosthetics and Orthotics – II | 9 (1+8) |
AMS 421 | Neuroscience | 3 (3+0) |
AMS 422 | Total Quality Management | 2 (1+1) |
Total | 18 | |