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With the recent action from U of U and Texas, I am deeply concerned for the future of our profession with respect to scope, insurance, and our overall presence in the medical community.
Personally, the APMA seems to have made little progress legislatively both on a state and federal level. If you question this, just review their history. This is not saying they couldn't make future strides but as of now, it's just a pipe dream.
My brother, a dental anesthesiologist (DDS), asked me why podiatrist don't have a specialty similar and candidly, I agree. There's no reason why a DDS with a 2 year residency in dental anesthesiology can perform such procedures yet a DPM can't.
I can't reiterate it enough. The future is both bright in a sense of how it could turn out, and dreary in a sense of the aforementioned items. I hope and pray we will make the strides necessary to establish or re-establish the kind of respect we deserve in the medical community.
Personally, the APMA seems to have made little progress legislatively both on a state and federal level. If you question this, just review their history. This is not saying they couldn't make future strides but as of now, it's just a pipe dream.
My brother, a dental anesthesiologist (DDS), asked me why podiatrist don't have a specialty similar and candidly, I agree. There's no reason why a DDS with a 2 year residency in dental anesthesiology can perform such procedures yet a DPM can't.
I can't reiterate it enough. The future is both bright in a sense of how it could turn out, and dreary in a sense of the aforementioned items. I hope and pray we will make the strides necessary to establish or re-establish the kind of respect we deserve in the medical community.