PM&S36 residencies are pretty much standard now. Are fellowships going to be the "next big thing" 3-4 years from now?
...biomechanics fellowship would make you a more desirable hire for any practice
why?
I don't think podiatry fellowships will ever be as prevalent as they are in the allopathic world, where a general Internal Medicine resident can do a fellowship to become a GI doc, a cardiologist, an endocrinologist, etc. In contrast, a podiatrist who does a fellowship...is still a podiatrist, just more knowledgeable. It doesn't change your scope of practice/salary nearly the same way. That being said, I'm sure doing a biomechanics fellowship would make you a more desirable hire for any practice
why?
I agree with Dr. Hyer that a percentage of graduates from podiatric medical school need to go on and train for complex ankle surgery and trauma. At the same time, we have abandoned any other type of sub-specialty training (podiatric sports medicine, biomechanics, podopediatrics) and we certainly have neglected training the well-rounded general practitioner of podiatric medicine.
I was fortunate to have found a graduate of one of the few American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM) fellowship programs who appears to fit the needs of my practice quite nicely. Yes, he happens to have excellent training in trauma, forefoot and ankle surgery, but this will make little difference. What matters most is that he can explain to patients why they have heel pain and how he can help them.
The following is from an article on Podiatry Today called "My Search For A New Associate"
Of course, this editorial was only the viewpoint of one (somewhat cynical) DPM. Overall I'm sure if you go to a good residency and work hard, you'll be able to market yourself well for a job afterwards!
You are comparing different allo residency options. How about an ortho that does a fellowship in spine/knees/f&a/peds/trauma/sports med etc... still an ortho.
Very good point. In this case you're right they are very comparable.
Seems similar to a pod doing a fellowship in trauma/peds/deformities/sports med/RRA etc... still a pod.
Why would a pod not want to get additional training in an area of interest?
I never said anyone should not want to get further training did I? I just said it may not be as popular.
I don't think podiatry fellowships will ever be as prevalent as they are in the allopathic world, where a general Internal Medicine resident can do a fellowship to become a GI doc, a cardiologist, an endocrinologist, etc. In contrast, a podiatrist who does a fellowship...is still a podiatrist, just more knowledgeable. It doesn't change your scope of practice/salary nearly the same way. That being said, I'm sure doing a biomechanics fellowship would make you a more desirable hire for any practice
The following is from an article on Podiatry Today called "My Search For A New Associate"
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Of course, this editorial was only the viewpoint of one (somewhat cynical) DPM. Overall I'm sure if you go to a good residency and work hard, you'll be able to market yourself well for a job afterwards!
MaxillofacialMN said:Biomechanics and sports medicine aren't really covered in PM&S36, right? I have no idea, but I thought that was an argument against the change?
I figured since you are a student maybe you had heard/were taught something about the specifics of these fellowships.
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I believe "amaprez" is a pre-pod.