residency required?

[victor14]

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are DPM students expected to do residency after graduation?

 

[gsrimport]

are DPM students expected to do residency after graduation?

You're not required to do anything but if you don't do a residency, you won't get a job.

All residencies will be 2-3 years and all 2 year residencies will shift to 3 years probably.

 

[dpmgrad]

are DPM students expected to do residency after graduation?

A good number of the states require that you have some residency training in order to obtain a license to practice in the respective state. In addition, without any residency training, you will not be able to sit for any of the board certification exams, which is required by most of the hospitals for any privileges, whether it is surgical or non surgical. At this point, most students (if not all) are expected to do a residency training. The only exception would be the Canadian students who are returning back to their own Province to practice Podiatry.

 

[jonwill]

The following link will provide you with info on each particular state for licensing. The majority of states require at least a year but as all residencies are moving to 2 or 3 years (majority will be 3 year surgical), expect the requirements to change. Also, keep in mind that in order to sit for rearfoot surgical boards, you must have a 3 year residency (as of 2007). And as dpmgrad pointed out, it would be difficult to find employment or get privileges at a hospital with minimal training.

http://www.aacpm.org/residencies/rp_state.asp

 

[StaphRx]

Is this true? So, after the 4 year program, residency programs are a must? 😕

What can we do right after the 4 year program after we get a DPM degree? 😎

 

[Gryhu]

Probably just palliative care. You definitely will not be able to do any type surgery.

 

[diabeticfootdr]

Is this true? So, after the 4 year program, residency programs are a must? 😕

What can we do right after the 4 year program after we get a DPM degree? 😎

Be employed ..... As a resident!

You can't get a license to practice in most states (~46) without CPME approved postgraduate training. The only CPME approved postgraduate training are residencies, either 2 or 3 years.

 

[QueenBeePod]

The training you receive in DPM school will not make you a good Podiatrist. It is your residency training that does this. Go to resdiency, have fun!

 

[GetnMyFtNtheDor]

You will receive a yearly stipend(20k-50K) for residency, so what's the problem?