• Amanda Brown
  • Amanda Brown is a recent graduate from Northwestern University’s orthotic program and is currently enrolled in the school’s prosthetic’s blended learning program. She has a science degree from Penn State University where she split her time between the classroom and on the Lady Lion basketball court. After college, she continued her basketball career professionally in Los Angeles, Italy and as a member of the Canadian National Olympic Team. After an exciting career on the court, Brown decided to pursue a second passion — a career in O&P. She focuses her blog on her experiences in the education program and will provide anecdotal accounts of her struggles, success and expectations of clinical care education and a future in the O&P field.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Beginning My Orthotics Residency With Excitement

Amanda Brown

Graduating from Northwestern University a few months ago was not only exciting but also a little bit sad. I truly enjoyed my time in Chicago. My instructors were fantastic teachers and taught me the fundamental knowledge that I will need to start my O&P career. I will miss the relationships that I made with my classmates. Life as a student has been full of late nights and hard work, however I am now ready to move on to my residency.