California Pod schools

[pupsingh]

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do any of the cali schools accept the dat?

 

[txlioness]

There's only one school in California that i know of. You should check their website or give them a call. David Tran(Dean of Admissions, I believe) is a great point of contact for information.

 

[SAFOOT]

no California (CSPM) no longer accepts the DAT. MCAT ONLY!

 

[JEWmongous]

no California (CSPM) no longer accepts the DAT. MCAT ONLY!

👍👍👍 That's the way it should be for all the schools.

Anyway, The 2nd pod school that opens in California (starting fall 2009) will be at Western Uni of the Health Sciences. The school is based in Pomona.

 

[tea_tu]

👍👍👍 That's the way it should be for all the schools.

Anyway, The 2nd pod school that opens in California (starting fall 2009) will be at Western Uni of the Health Sciences. The school is based in Pomona.

How did you hear about this? Perhaps a link for me to read?

 

[APMAHelp]

The first class at Western will be in the Fall of 2009. Here's the link you asked about:

http://www.westernu.edu/xp/edu/prospective/newprograms2.xml

 

[tea_tu]

The first class at Western will be in the Fall of 2009. Here's the link you asked about:

http://www.westernu.edu/xp/edu/prospective/newprograms2.xml

That is very neat! Thank you.

 

[Dr. Gangrene]

We've discussed this before, but WHY open another school if there are not enough residency spots? Also, is there really a need?

 

[JEWmongous]

We've discussed this before, but WHY open another school if there are not enough residency spots? Also, is there really a need?

I don't understand the "need" of opening up another school either. I am kind of curious what they will do with the residency situation (I don't know how big the Western University Pod Class is going to be). Doesn't it take a long time for residencies to be created? Do you this school would have a large effect on residencies if they started with a class size similar to AZPOD (30 students)?

The one plus I see is that if they are going to open up a new pod school no matter what, at least its part of osteopathic medical school and not an independent institution.

 

[AlleghenyPOD]

I don't understand the "need" of opening up another school either. I am kind of curious what they will do with the residency situation (I don't know how big the Western University Pod Class is going to be). Doesn't it take a long time for residencies to be created? Do you this school would have a large effect on residencies if they started with a class size similar to AZPOD (30 students)?

The one plus I see is that if they are going to open up a new pod school no matter what, at least its part of osteopathic medical school and not an independent institution.

Well theres nothing wrong with being an independent institution; one of the greater podiatry schools such as OCPM is an independent institution.

 

[APMAHelp]

The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) along with the colleges of podiatric medicine and the Council of Teaching Hospitals are all monitoring the residency situation very carefully. Right now, there are more entry-level residency positions than there are graduates, however, as the applicant pool rises and the interest in the profession increases, the APMA will work to ensure that every graduate has a residency program. There is a lot of great work being done on many fronts to keep this issue at the forefront of the profession. No worries!

 

[JEWmongous]

Well theres nothing wrong with being an independent institution; one of the greater podiatry schools such as OCPM is an independent institution.

Just curious, what do you mean by 'greater'? Do you mean by board pass rates, entering stats, residency placements, research opportunities, etc or just a personal opinion? Would you put them in the same ballpark as DMU, AZPOD, Scholl? I also did the internship at OCPM and think its a pretty good place. I think they are doing a number of changes to further improve the school as well.

 

[crhoody12]

I'm new to the prepod forum of sdn and am trying to gain information about pod vs. dent. I see alot about this problem of not enough residency programs...can someone explain to me how the residencies work and what exactly is the problem? where do you go for residency, how to apply, etc? Thanks!!!

 

[bigkabob]

I'll be concise...
There are both 2-year (PM&S-24 - can sit only for forefoot surgery boards) and 3-year (PM&S-36 - can sit for both forefoot and rearfoot/ankle boards) residencies available. The place that offers the residency decides which of the above 2 they will offer and how many spots (some places offer both a 2-yr and 3-yr spots) and it is usually determined by number of cases/procedures the resident will do.
You have clerkships at various places in your 3rd and 4th years in school in which you will get experience, decide if you like the program if you would like to do a residency there, and in a way it's also an interview process.
The way the system is setup is that if over a couple years, the residency program does not fill up its alloted spots consistently (e.g. a program that has 3 spots only filled 1-2 spots over the last few years), that 3rd spot will dissolve. In order for it to be reinstated, the residency director has to fill out a boatload of paperwork equivalent to opening a whole new residency. That's a hassle.
So, since everything in mother nature works in a oscillatory fashion, there will be a time when there are a lot of grads with not enough residencies to go around because of the above mentioned protocol to residencies. Today, there are enough residencies to cover all the grads, but it is expected that by the graduating classes of 2010-2011, there will not be enough PM&S-36 (3-yr) residencies to go around for all grads, if the number of PM&S-36 residencies does not increase. (read about APMA's 2015 goal of all residencies being 3-years and enough residencies for all grads)