Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.09 - Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions

51.0923 - Orthopedic technology/technician

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to cast, splint, and brace orthopedic injuries. These programs include courses in patient assessment; casting, splinting, and orthopedic appliances; radiographic interpretation; traction; and wound care.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • orthopedic technician
  • orthopedic technologist
  • orthopedic technology

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • orthopaedic sports medicine - fellowship(61.1503)
  • orthopedic footwear repair(48.0304)
  • orthopedics/orthopedic surgery - residency(61.1501)
  • orthotist(51.2307)