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Podman said:i'm a student at OCPM, and to be honest its not that bad. The curriculum is strong but i'm not the biggest fan of the professors although quite a few of them already teach at Case western reserve but thats just me. The material is there so its pretty much upto you to follow, learn, and ask questions when necessary. The curriculum is definately good enough to get you going to the clinic and this is probably our strongest asset - clinical exposure. We have rotations at university hospital and the cleveland clinic foundation. In addition, our DPM facculty are really experienced and well trainied - we are fortunate enough to work with them at the VA hospital, cleveland foot and ankle clinic, and the surgical suites of the cleveland clinic.
To clarify our Case western reserve university affiliation, we share some of their basic science professors and their health insurance plans - but thats it really. We don't share classes with anyone - so our only interaction with other health professionals, MD, or DO students is through our VA, university hospitals, and cleveland clinic rotations.
Anyways, I'm not claiming this is the best podiatry school by any means but what i'm saying is that with alot of effort on your part, you should be able to graduate from our school with enough confidence to succeed in residency training. If you have any questoins, please feel free to pm me at any time
good luck with your decisions
Podman,
I completely agree with you when you say, your education is what you make it. It doesn't matter what school you go to, they all offer the education you need. If you don't do the work, it doesn't matter where you go.