Cody McDonald

· Primary instructor for the evidence based practice course series (4 classess) for Master of Prosthetic and Orthotics students

· Develop and implement curriculum, lectures and activities

· Grant writing to obtain research funding

· Conduct research: plan project activities, maintain Human Subjects approval, prepare and deliver progress reports, supervise budgets, oversee data collection and analysis.

• Teaching assistant for faculty in lower limb prosthetics (transtibial, transfemoral), evidence based practice, spinal orthotics, outcome measures, lower limb orthotics, and diseases and diagnoses.
• Primary instructor for doctoral level course, Introduction to Global Rehabilitation

• Conducted comparative effectiveness research on prosthetic feet among people with transtibial amputation
• Contributed to professionally-written scientific paper for publication.
• Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.

• Primary instructor for diseases and diagnoses, lower limb prosthetics and orthotics theory, and lower limb prosthetics (transtibial).
• Develop and implement curriculum, lectures and activities
• Supervise student interactions with patient models
• Oversee student fabrication, fitting and assessment of prostheses

• Prosthetic and orthotic patient care

• Provided mentorship for local prosthetists and orthotists
• Consulted with local prosthetists and orthotists on complex cases or with advanced technology
• Analyzed training/development needs of subordinate employees
• Developed and implemented training for prosthetists, orthotists and therapists of 5 national and provincial level clinics
• Managed inventory, ordering and importation of fabrication materials and componentry

• Prosthetic and orthotic patient care
• Managed of inventory, components, fabrication materials
• Directly supervised prosthetic and orthotic residents
• Directly supervised resident research projects including Human Subjects approval