It's a real thing, lol.
You can find DPMs who list their
student clerkships on their profile and training.
No cap.
It's one thing to fudge CV stuff for jobs or social medial.
For hospital apps and interviews, it's risky. Obvious dealbreakers and reportable stuff there.
For advertising, embellishing is potentially bad. Area pods can whistleblow to state board or worse. I've seen that.
For malpractice or litigation, it
can end very badly.
I honestly wonder about all these young DPMs now who throw around the terms "foot and ankle surgery" or "plastic surgery" and "limb lengthening" and "nerve surgery" all over LinkedIn and social and their office/personal websites. What will happen when a big recon attempt - or even a bunion - goes badly sideways and the plaintiff attorney starts questioning that advertising/training terminology? What if they bring in MD or plaintiff themself to say the pod was mimicking F&A ortho or plastic surgeons... and representing training and certifications they don't truly have to lure the patient in? We shall see.