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why Is Podiatry School Separate From Allopathic?
jonwill said:Some will argue that it shouldn't be. As podiatric medicine and surgery has progressed over the past 30 years to be on par with other medical specialities, people are starting to ask that question. There is no easy answer. Many of the programs are already integrated into regular medical schools. DMU is an example of that. Our first year and a half is done with normal medical students. We then branch off to begin to study the lower limb. So, by the time we graduate, we know a lot about the foot and ankle as opposed to a regular med student who knows a little about a lot. Let's face it, medically, no MD/DO does what a pod does. Surgically, an orthopod has to do a fellowship after the regular 5 year residency to even touch what a pod can do surgically. And those guys have so many other parts of the body to worry about, rarely do they pursue anymore training. If your question is "couldn't podiatry just become part of an MD/DO program?", I would say yes. A 3-4 year residency after graduation would probably be sufficient. But I will also say that the foot and ankle are very complex. Starting a focused study on that specific part of the body as early as pods do makes them that much better. A completely regular MD/DO curriculum COULD possibly take away from that.
whiskers said:For starters, to all of you honest pod students, keep busting your rears while watching the "hacks" snack on old tests and regurgitate them... you're the "real deal" and make our profession.... professional...
Let's not pretend that we're a new species that hasn't been uncovered from the dirty rock we've been hiding under for the past 90 years....
In my opinon, our profession will require the dramatic aid of real physicians to come in and do our laundry and set us on the "right track."
I mean if our own self purported members think that he who has the most tests should be #1... What more can I really say???
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=242055
"It's a strange world, Master Jack!
Judging from my education at DMU, the profession is already on "the right track". Granted every profession has hacks, you can't judge the entire profession based on them. I plan on being a "real physician" and am being educated and trained as such.whiskers said:For starters, to all of you honest pod students, keep busting your rears while watching the "hacks" snack on old tests and regurgitate them... you're the "real deal" and make our profession.... professional...
Let's not pretend that we're a new species that hasn't been uncovered from the dirty rock we've been hiding under for the past 90 years....
In my opinon, our profession will require the dramatic aid of real physicians to come in and do our laundry and set us on the "right track."
I mean if our own self purported members think that he who has the most tests should be #1... What more can I really say???
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=242055
"It's a strange world, Master Jack!
oncogene said:I may just be paranoid but, I get the feeling that whiskers is a troll.
scpod said:If you're paranoid, then I'm paranoid too!