Preliminary engineering courseProstheticsProsthetics is the division of medicine that deals with the production, application and further use of prosthetics, essential artificial biological systems that help people patients to regain function after loss (whether due to trauma, disease or congenital abnormality). part of the body. Although prosthetics can also include prosthetics for cosmetic purposes, such as glass eyes, there is no significant overlap between the two areas, but this overlap is called Comesis and is generally defined as the use of these artificial body parts; replace or supplement by medical necessity. Typically, prosthetists are responsible for patient assessment, design, construction, clinical care, and adjustment of (primarily) external artificial body parts. They also always participate in subsequent and ongoing rehabilitation. process of the patient and the prosthesis recipient. A prosthetist, like any other medical or technical discipline, requires extensive and rigorous training. Due to the dual nature of the skills required for bioengineering, it is perhaps a more difficult field to enter than dedicated medical and engineering professions. Typically, a prosthetist will need a Master's degree in Clinical Prosthetics or a Bachelor's degree in Clinical Prosthetics and Orthotics, which is harder said than done, given that La Trobe University in Melbourne is the the only university to offer this course, UNSW stopped offering it in 2005 and only 40 students are admitted. A large part of the course consists of a 31-week internship with a qualified prosthetist. Many people who become prosthetists have received good training in sculpture or carving because it provides them with the skills needed to create a three-dimensional object...... middle of paper ...... r I transplant.• Lower risk of infection because the graft is completely contained. • Patient autonomy to participate in decisions about their health, • Improved quality of life, including extended time with family and friends. No continuous hospital monitoring with 71% of patients living at home. Works Cited http://www. fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/05/briefing/2005-4149b2_01_ABIOMED%20INSTRUCTIONS%20FOR%20USE.pdfhttp://www.theheart.org/article/512709.dohttp://www.heartpioneers.com/abiocorfaq. htmlhttp://www.heartreplacement.com/http://www.aopa.org.au/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProsthesisCyborg experiments: body extensions in the media ageBy Joanna Zylinskahttp: //www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a909629011CH Gray - Journal for Cultural Research, 1997 “Ethics as prosthesis”, in Hanson and Dugaid,