Hello everyone,
What are the top fellowship programs in foot and ankle surgery?
What are the top fellowship programs in foot and ankle surgery?
Hello everyone,
What are the top fellowship programs in foot and ankle surgery?
Hello everyone,
What are the top fellowship programs in foot and ankle surgery?
Oh um then UT San Antonio with Dr. Rogers is the best fellowship to do
I want to get involved. Who’s ring do I have to kiss to get into the super secret club?
Or do I need to waste my time and do a fellowship at Penn to make it in this profession?
Winner right here. ^^If you had a program where you didn't get a lot of skin to skin, you feel unprepared, you barley got your numbers, you wanted to do more of something like trauma or rearfoot, then maybe its worth looking into to feel more comfortable and confident.
If you are doing it for better job prospects then hahahaha.
ACFAS “recognizes” about 50-60 fellowships. They’re light on requirements and there is a risk you could be treated like an apprentice.
Many are just attendings from a residency who knew that by starting a fellowship that they basically get a dedicated chief resident or two to assist and see clinic and pub papers for them 24/7... awesome for them, not ideal for workhorse fellow
So the real question is how does one go about starting a fellowship 🤔
Wow! A different convo indeed ...
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And speaking of parity with MD/DOs in specialty certification ...
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you need to move next to Dr. Rogers then!All of these issues are a byproduct of a massively oversaturated field with podiatrists tripping over each other trying desperately to make a better living.
I think the big thing to keep in mind whether it’s worth it or not to do a fellowship is that the high powered fellows are the types of people who would be able to land big 300k jobs with or without the fellowship to begin with. They were already exemplary residents from strong high volume programs who go to fellowship for their own reasons.
If you’re just chasing money it can be a toss up whether fellowship is worth it or not. If you aim to be involved in academics, speaking, leadership especially on the ACFAS side of things it can be very important to introduce you into that world. Many high powered fellows I know continue to be actively involved in teaching post fellowship for example and have a true passion for their work.
There’s a couple of fellowships that will plug you right in to medical device industry/consulting which is valuable. I mean there are DPMs who are lecturing and “teaching” at courses before they are even board certified. Which is laughable, but hey…Podiatry.
Yup.
I chose not to do fellowship but im also not a type A person quite frankly I just want to work and go home.
But those I know who have done those high power fellowships are absolutely killing it and very successful. So I try not to crap talk fellowship to be honest.
Now let’s compare the success/employment outcomes of the handful of high powered fellowships with the dozens of other unregulated fellowships.
you need to move next to Dr. Rogers then!
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Podiatrists listed on Google near zip 78229
Pretty impressive growth! Something to be proud of.Or move in! We're up to 10 DPMs at UT this year, recruiting 2 more now. Probably at least another 2 next year.
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Assistant Professor/Clinical - Podiatrist in San Antonio
amp; Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at the UT Health San Antonio, Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery is...uthscsa.referrals.selectminds.com
You could have a podiatrist on every street corner here and there would still be plenty of business.
Nice.Or move in! We're up to 10 DPMs at UT this year, recruiting 2 more now. Probably at least another 2 next year.
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Assistant Professor/Clinical - Podiatrist in San Antonio
amp; Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at the UT Health San Antonio, Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery is...uthscsa.referrals.selectminds.com
You could have a podiatrist on every street corner here and there would still be plenty of business.
Is there even a pot of gold at the end anymore? Few will be lucky to get some silver. Most (unfortunately) will end up with a pot of fungal dust at the end of the rainbow.Here's why this is bad for podiatry: pre-health students aren't stupid. They want to know how many years are they going to spend before they hit that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. They'll vote with their feet.
What is driving this growth? I know the podiatry division has been around for a long time but seems since you started you've essentially doubled the group. San Antonio has certainly grown as a city so makes sense but still 14 pods at UTHSCSA would be impressive. Are you employing any PAs/NPs in the division?Or move in! We're up to 10 DPMs at UT this year, recruiting 2 more now. Probably at least another 2 next year.
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Assistant Professor/Clinical - Podiatrist in San Antonio
amp; Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at the UT Health San Antonio, Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery is...uthscsa.referrals.selectminds.com
You could have a podiatrist on every street corner here and there would still be plenty of business.