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While being a Podiatrist has its perks and I do love meeting new people and helping people with physical problems, if I could go back, I would have probably gone the orthopedic/DO route or Caribbean med school route.
I went to Temple university school of Podiatric Medicine, and I regret that decision. Dean is one of the most unethical human beings I have ever encountered in my life. He lies constantly and puts out an image of himself that is far divorced from reality. Really hope things have come around for him, because despicable people like that do not deserve to be Dean of a Podiatry school. Assistant Dean for Student Affairs is a complete joke and never actually does his job when you bring up legitimate issues of concern. Extremely unprofessional. Furthermore, I actually went to a good school for undergrad, so it brought me much dismay how watered down everything is, from the actual academics (the teachers just read off powerpoint slides and it's all directed to the board exam instead of how to actually help heal patients, for example). The faculty podiatrists in 3rd year are extremely lazy and make you do all the work. They are also extreme right wing propagandists (Some are particularly bad, but they all are right wing grifters, and I don't even like politics btw). This really affects your mental disposition considering the fact that the residencies you are working your way towards are all extremely watered down. And it's all downhill from there. Despite putting in more work than other doctors, you don't get the same recognition or salary.
Since becoming a podiatrist, I have certainly had my good share of meaningful moments, but I know that a lot of people will not value the intrinsic quality of the work and just want to become a Doctor for financial reasons. Anyways, I do know Podiatrists who went to other schools and had a much better experience, so i'm not trying to hate on all Podiatry schools, but I highly recommend reconsidering if you want to go to Temple. Thank you for reading, I just wanted to share this based on my experience and I was reflecting on this all today. If you have any specific questions, feel free to DM me as i'd love to help in any way that I can.
I went to Temple university school of Podiatric Medicine, and I regret that decision. Dean is one of the most unethical human beings I have ever encountered in my life. He lies constantly and puts out an image of himself that is far divorced from reality. Really hope things have come around for him, because despicable people like that do not deserve to be Dean of a Podiatry school. Assistant Dean for Student Affairs is a complete joke and never actually does his job when you bring up legitimate issues of concern. Extremely unprofessional. Furthermore, I actually went to a good school for undergrad, so it brought me much dismay how watered down everything is, from the actual academics (the teachers just read off powerpoint slides and it's all directed to the board exam instead of how to actually help heal patients, for example). The faculty podiatrists in 3rd year are extremely lazy and make you do all the work. They are also extreme right wing propagandists (Some are particularly bad, but they all are right wing grifters, and I don't even like politics btw). This really affects your mental disposition considering the fact that the residencies you are working your way towards are all extremely watered down. And it's all downhill from there. Despite putting in more work than other doctors, you don't get the same recognition or salary.
Since becoming a podiatrist, I have certainly had my good share of meaningful moments, but I know that a lot of people will not value the intrinsic quality of the work and just want to become a Doctor for financial reasons. Anyways, I do know Podiatrists who went to other schools and had a much better experience, so i'm not trying to hate on all Podiatry schools, but I highly recommend reconsidering if you want to go to Temple. Thank you for reading, I just wanted to share this based on my experience and I was reflecting on this all today. If you have any specific questions, feel free to DM me as i'd love to help in any way that I can.
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