Is it Medical School or Podiatry School/School of Podiatric Medicine

[Darklord]

After being yelled at, you still don't get it. You are probably one of the dumbest people I've met on SDN. We have people on HSDN who are smarter than you.

Allopathic Medicine does NOT equal treatment of the whole body. How about you actually read the link you posted.

Allopathic medicine: The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment. MDs practice allopathic medicine

The bold is vague in it's definition. MDs practice allopathic medicine but so do NPs, PAs, DOs, and DPMs. (DOs can practice both allopathic and osteopathic medicine, which is also why they can participate in both mathes)

Allopathic medicine means treating disease scientifically (you fix the symptoms).

The pod forum is mad because you FAIL to see that DPMs practice allopathic medicine.

Yes, we OBVIOUSLY know we are geographically limited to the foot and ankle. Thank you for pointing that out.

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[PMSIII]

Last but not least, I never intended to say bad thing about the podiatric medicine, I respect every profession. I know you guys have your own pride but at least see the true, do not live the past dream.
YES, this needed to close because it just causes more prejudices
Thank you

You make it seem as though we (podiatrists) live in a myth of pretending to be MD's. I did not spend my four years of podiatry school waiting to "live past the dream". Please review your facts and respect your posters before you publish misconceptions like that. We are all members of the healthcare team and we all provide valuable services to our patients within our respective scopes of practice (on both legal and intellectual capacities). Good luck to you in your career.

 

[165007]

TXDO you are a troll with second class citizen complex!

Stop calling people troll because you are not better than them.
Ok, first of all, I want to say that when I compared allopathic to podiatric, I did stated the difference in the scope of practice rather define what they meant. Maybe that led to the misunderstanding. However, I stated the difference correctly, did I. MD practices the whole body while DPM just limits to the foot, ankle... Why everyone in this room is so offensive? Gosh, I just want to clarify why is that true. I've tried to find out whether DPM is allopathic medicine and the answer is NO. If it is then why it's called podiatric medicine? Moreover, please happy what you are and stop calling yourself medical doctor or something like that. You are podiatrist. If you do not believe me, then read this: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/...ticlekey=33612, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm. If you want to be called medical doctor, please go to medical school rather go to podiatric school.

In addition, please stop call other people troll or second class citizen, are you sure you are better than me? If you are, prove me: I am in medical school, how about you? Oh I forgot. Next time want to bash people, look at yourself first.

Last but not least, I never intended to say bad thing about the podiatric medicine, I respect every profession. I know you guys have your own pride but at least see the true, do not live the past dream.
YES, this needed to close because it just causes more prejudices
Thank you

Did anybody else have a hard time reading his post?

Seriously, did you get like a 3 on verbal? Learn english before you start posting on SDN

 

[smartman716]

TXDO you are a troll with second class citizen complex!

Stop calling people troll because you are not better than them.
Ok, first of all, I want to say that when I compared allopathic to podiatric, I did stated the difference in the scope of practice rather define what they meant. Maybe that led to the misunderstanding. However, I stated the difference correctly, did I. MD practices the whole body while DPM just limits to the foot, ankle... Why everyone in this room is so offensive? Gosh, I just want to clarify why is that true. I've tried to find out whether DPM is allopathic medicine and the answer is NO. If it is then why it's called podiatric medicine? Moreover, please happy what you are and stop calling yourself medical doctor or something like that. You are podiatrist. If you do not believe me, then read this: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/...ticlekey=33612, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm. If you want to be called medical doctor, please go to medical school rather go to podiatric school.

In addition, please stop call other people troll or second class citizen, are you sure you are better than me? If you are, prove me: I am in medical school, how about you? Oh I forgot. Next time want to bash people, look at yourself first.

Last but not least, I never intended to say bad thing about the podiatric medicine, I respect every profession. I know you guys have your own pride but at least see the true, do not live the past dream.
YES, this needed to close because it just causes more prejudices
Thank you

TXDO yes you are a troll and with a complex! You are obviously a disgruntled person who is very unprofessional and condescending towards others. You are a medical student and so what, prove it by how you write. Please stay away from the Podiatry forum unless you have something worthwhile to contribute or I will personally report you and you will be banned from the Student Doctor Network.

 

[215512]

will you people relax?

 

[Black Surgeon]

TXDO, go bask in self aggrandizement at the expense of some other group of professionals. I suggest DNPs, they are the ones running primary care physicians out of business.

Podiatrists are physicians who attend a specialized Medical school, period. Who cares about semantics.

 

[215512]

TXDO, go bask in self aggrandizement at the expense of some other group of professionals. I suggest DNPs, they are the ones running primary care physicians out of business.

Podiatrists are physicians who attend a specialized Medical school, period. Who cares about semantics.

INTENSE is that a GRE word or?

 

[Black Surgeon]

INTENSE is that a GRE word or?

Well I have never taken the GREs, but I did sleep at the Holiday Inn last night.

 

[215512]

Well I have never taken the GREs, but I did sleep at the Holiday Inn last night.

oh man for sure that's how i got my 10 in verbal, totally...I hear one grasps a more verbose vocabulary at the comfort inn...but that amount of information is both un-needed and superfluous...the redundancy is killing me....and for the those of you that got that joke-you are welcome

 

[phillypd]

Well I have never taken the GREs, but I did sleep at the Holiday Inn last night.

HAHAHAHAHA you are TOO funny....

 

[244869]

I've tried to find out whether DPM is allopathic medicine and the answer is NO. If it is then why it's called podiatric medicine?

As others have said, allopathic medicine is a term for modern western medicine. Its called podiatric medicine because podiatrists use medicine to treat the foot...fyi pod means foot.

 

[lightfoot]

And that, my friends, is why we go to podiatry school.

my thoughts exactly.

 

[CHOPSTIX]

From my understanding, podiatry school is a type of medical school with the only difference being you are studying to be a foot and ankle specialist from the beginning. This does not mean you ignore the rest of the body in podiatry school, you're studying everything with an emphasis on the lower extremity. This is opposed to MD/DO schools where you choose your specialty after medical school.

 

[Sabin]

You make it seem as though we (podiatrists) live in a myth of pretending to be MD's. .

I'm PROUD to be PRE-POD .

 

[Sabin]

 

[Darklord]

I just smacked myself... why don't people get this...

 

[dropfoot]

I just smacked myself... why don't people get this...

That may be the coolest emoticon i have ever seen.

 

[Sabin]

That may be the coolest emoticon i have ever seen.

agreed. O.O

 

[AnkleBreaker]

egotistical lifestyle will only make you stress more and more. just chill and stay cool

 

[Handy388]

I've tried to find out whether DPM is allopathic medicine and the answer is NO.

Actually Pods do practice allopathic medicine, an approach of healing using scientific methods instead of other approaches such as osteopathic medicine, which believes all illness stem from funky musculskeletal system.

Wait, you are a DO, no wonder you don't quite get the whole allopathic thing.

I am kidding, of course.

 

[215512]

oh no lets not go getting into md do debate that is a flame war for sure. they are both great options and different methods of treating the patient. both evidence based, both used meds...just one not as much.

 

[Handy388]

Actually Pods do practice allopathic medicine, an approach of healing using scientific methods instead of other approaches such as osteopathic medicine, which believes all illness stem from funky musculskeletal system.

Wait, you are a DO, no wonder you don't quite get the whole allopathic thing.

I am kidding, of course.

let me clarify myself further, current DO schools teach allopathic medicine in addition to osteopathic medicine and is perfectly legitimate. Although I can't say so for certain osteopathic modulaities.

 

[Creflo]

if you go to medical school, it's medical school. if you go to podiatry school, it's podiatry school. what's the confusion?

 

[G0dFather]

if you go to medical school, it's medical school. if you go to podiatry school, it's podiatry school. what's the confusion?

LMAOo0o0o ... After 3 pages of fighting you come n write this .. lol .. classic!!