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What is a Podiatrist?What is A Podiatrist
When your discussing footwear and foot protection, often the term podiatrist will come up. You may wonder what a podiatrist is exactly. Podiatrists specialize in medical care of the foot, ankle, and lower leg. They must have a doctor of podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) degree from a college of podiatric medicine. They must pass written and oral board examinations and must obtain a state license to practice podiatric medicine. Like other doctors, podiatrists work in private practices, hospitals and clinics They also retain the ability to become professors at colleges of podiatric medicine, department chiefs or hospital administrators. The academic requirements are admission to a college of podiatric medicine. This alone requires completion of at least 90 semester hours of undergraduate study, an acceptable grade point average, and acceptable scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Required courses are among biology, chemistry (inorganic and organic), and physics. Prospective students are also evaluated on the basis of letters of recommendation, interviews, and extracurricular activities. Colleges of podiatric medicine offer 4-year programs similar to allopathic medical schools. Third and fourth year students perform clinical rotations in private practices, hospitals and clinics. During clinical rotations students take patient histories, perform routine physical examinations, interpret diagnostic tests, and perform therapy. Graduates receive a doctor of podiatric medicine (D.P.M) degree. In addition to the above requirements, most states require completion of a 1- to 3-year postdoctoral residency program and continuing medical education (CME) for license renewal. Residents receive advanced training in podiatric medicine and perform clinical rotations in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, internal medicine and radiology. Other specializations are orthopedic as well as general surgery and pathology. To be a podiatrist certain licenses and certifications are necessary. Board certification in podiatry requires advanced training, written and oral examinations, and practice experience. Podiatrists may be board-certified in orthopedics, primary medicine, or surgery. Licensing requirements vary from state to state. States may limit podiatrists to practice on the foot only. Most states allow them to treat the foot, ankle, and midcalf. In some states, they may treat the entire leg. With all of the requirements and training a podiatrist must endure and acquire. It is safe to say that they have the knowledge to tend to your feet. And they combine that with an overall knowledge to assure that the conditions of your feet does not affect the total condition of your body. For serious ailments of the feet it would be prudent to visit a podiatrist who specializes in foot care than a doctor that has more limited knowledge.
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