This program equips students with essential knowledge and hands-on skills for designing, fitting, and managing prosthetic and orthotic devices. Graduates will be trained in clinical evaluation, research, and innovative patient care methods, ensuring personalized and effective rehabilitation solutions. The program emphasizes problem-solving, leadership, and teamwork, preparing students to work in orthopedic workshops, rehabilitation centers, and healthcare facilities.

With the growing demand for rehabilitation services, graduates have diverse career opportunities in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, private clinics, and research institutions. The expanding healthcare sector offers roles in clinical practice, education, research, and policy-making. Graduates can pursue specialized postgraduate studies or establish private practices. The field also provides global mobility, professional recognition, and entrepreneurial opportunities in prosthetic and orthotic care.

This program prepares professionals to diagnose, treat, and manage speech, language, and communication disorders. This four-year degree equips students with clinical expertise, ethical awareness, and research skills to provide evidence-based therapy. The program focuses on improving patients' communication, mobility, and daily life activities while fostering leadership and advocacy in healthcare.

Graduates can work in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools, and community health organizations. With increasing demand for speech-language therapists due to aging populations and neurological disorders, career opportunities exist in pediatric therapy, mental health, and geriatric rehabilitation. They can also advance in research, education, administration, and private practice, benefiting from global career mobility and professional licensing.

Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM), Rawalpindi

AFIRM is a premier rehabilitation center in Pakistan, dedicated to providing specialized medical care for individuals with physical disabilities, including military personnel and civilians. Located in Rawalpindi, AFIRM offers advanced rehabilitation services in physiotherapy, prosthetics and orthotics, speech therapy, and occupational therapy. The institute is known for its multidisciplinary approach, cutting-edge technology, and research in rehabilitation medicine, playing a crucial role in improving the quality of life for patients with injuries, amputations, and neurological disorders.

Admissions for BS Speech & Language Pathology and BS Prosthetics & Orthotics (Spring 2025) will be offered strictly on merit to already registered applicants of the 10 x BS Programs with a Pre-Medical background, as they have already fulfilled the admission criteria.

These programs are not open for new applicants at this time. However, fresh admissions for these programs will be available in Spring 2026.