Thoughts? AMA Article - Podiatry vs Ortho

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[Sportsfootdr]

Now I am late to the game with this. The AMA removed the article. Does anyone have a copy of it by chance?

 

[deleted1134196]

That’s cool, at least. Interesting points on here from many people. Understand not letting it make you angry, but when it’s wildly untrue/half true, it’s hard for it to not.

Again, I’m just a mere peasant 4th year student so obviously I don’t know much. But my question is this: if we accept the fate “it’s always been this way and it will always be this way” where is the progress for the field? I get you can lead a horse to water but can’t make him drink, but laying belly up and saying “well I don’t care what they say because they’ll say it anyway” doesn’t seem like the right answer to me. If organizations or other providers walk all over podiatry then what good does that do for the future of the field? Seems like it would do the opposite, I.e. just keep letting subpar training programs pop up/more schools opening/subpar candidate going to pod school. I get there’s a point where it’s not worth the energy to fuss over and be angry, but with something this blatant, I feel as though it should be different. Maybe I’ll understand or see it differently in a few years, but that’s just my two cents.

That being said, myself and fellow students are thankful for everyone at the APMA and others on here for whatever individual efforts they made to make this right.

 

[Feli]

...just keep letting subpar training programs pop up/more schools opening/subpar candidate going to pod school...

Yes, APMA and its components enables all of those things. I agree? 🤔

 

[footshazam]

If you all are appalled by an article just wait until you actually start working and realize your service is the dumping ground for ortho, vascular, wound care, plastics, etc.

You could do a 1000 ankle fractures in a row flawlessly and you will never be the first one ED/medicine call for the next ankle fracture.

You could be the yes man and take all the trauma that ortho does not want (HIV, hep C, AIDs, homeless, diabetic, geriatric, morbid obesity, mental illness), no questions asked, only for them to talk to you like you don't know how to operate and make jokes about cutting toenails. Or if you have a negative outcome its because you are a podiatrist. While you watch them assault people's feet and ankles and never get sued.

This is the reality.

They don’t live in reality though so there is that lol

 

[Adam Smasher]

Again, I’m just a mere peasant 4th year student so obviously I don’t know much. But my question is this: if we accept the fate “it’s always been this way and it will always be this way” where is the progress for the field?

That's a really good question. I don't know.

I take an evolutionary view of podiatry, meaning that podiatrists will seek out an ecological/evolutionary niche and survive, however they can. [See also my many lobster jokes.] This happens at the level of the rank-and-file among us. I don't practice any particular brand of medical care because the APMA says I'm good at it or the AMA says that's all I'm good for; I do it because it's how I earn my living. Multiple this by 18000 podiatrists or however many there are of us, and you can see the direction that podiatry is taking. Market forces shape podiatry more than any pronouncements by any alphabet soup orgs.

 

[CleanDryandIntact]

I dump on APMA however, this was a very good action and result they achieved. Now if they continue w/ this effective momentum then we can really justify paying dues to that organization

 

[Robin-jay]

I dump on APMA however, this was a very good action and result they achieved. Now if they continue w/ this effective momentum then we can really justify paying dues to that organization

I'm always a fan when a David slays a goliath.

 

[wakaflocka88]

My ortho colleagues thought it was silly. They don’t care. It took time to earn their respect through my work and patient testimonials.

APMA should have submitted a corrected version of that article. I don’t feel this is much of a victory because the misinformation has already been spread. How was this a “multi pronged” approach?

 

[Robin-jay]

My ortho colleagues thought it was silly. They don’t care. It took time to earn their respect through my work and patient testimonials.

APMA should have submitted a corrected version of that article. I don’t feel this is much of a victory because the misinformation has already been spread. How was this a “multi pronged” approach?

I think its a victory none the less.

Eh. Earning orthopedic physician respect.

At the end of the day, it's a job and I definitely couldn't care less about any other specialties respect.

 

[Bored Snorlax]

The APMA took decisive actions and achieved great results. Excellent work! Building a good relationship with the AMA would be beneficial for podiatry. It's important to identify and resolve any misunderstandings between the organizations.