Enhancing Growth Strategy for the NYU Amputee Support Program

Client
New York University Langone Medical Center Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
Faculty
John Donnellan
Team
Jessica Amrhein, Tatyana Gelfand, Bridget McClure, Greta Nemets, Anmol Singh

The NYU Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine was established in 1948 with an aim of providing care for the entire patient and not just a particular disability. The NYU Amputee Support Program (NASP) was created in August 2008 to further advance the institute's dedication to excel­lence in meeting the emotional, psycho­logical, and social needs of its patients. The Capstone team was tasked with evalu­ating the program's strengths and short­comings before the program expands locally and nationally. The team conducted focus groups to gather information and feedback from current NASP members and non­support group members. The team then compiled and analyzed these find­ings to develop a set of recommendations to help Rusk define the program's growth strategies and enhance its infrastructure.