as other posters have said, it was an issue of lack of residency. look at the dates on that site, they are from a time when the field was at its lowest. if those were recent negative posts then i'd be worried! but all the negativity i've read was in the late 90s.
fact: not doing a residency is absolutely killer. that is were you actually 'develop' into a real doctor and learn. if an md/do didn't do residency it would be pointless and they would be left out in the gutter as well. but residency isn't a problem for md/do (granted it may not always be the one they like). and fortunately for podiatry, getting a residency is no longer a problem. but if somehow it ever goes back to the way it was (lack of residency) the field will be in very big trouble. i dont, however, see this as a problem. just as osteopathic medicine developed/developing, podiatry is and will continue to do so as well.
also, i want to mention that there will always be bashing and politics no matter where you go. one thing i've learned is those who put down other fields or have some god complex are the most insecure people. i remember a few years ago i talked on aim to some guy called osudoc (with some numbers, year in the name). i forget how i got his screen name but it wasn't from SDN. he was in DO school and when i talked to him i never talked to someone so bitter, insecure, and unhappy with themselves. just the other day i was searching old SDN threads and surprizingly came across him on here, and it appears he hadn't changed a bit. sad.
