{"id":816,"date":"2018-05-22T08:32:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T12:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/podiatric-medicine-monmouth-university\/"},"modified":"2021-03-22T11:02:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T15:02:42","slug":"podiatric-medicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/preparation\/podiatric-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for a Career in Podiatric Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"\"><div class=\"aside-body\"><\/p>\n<h2>Quick Links<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/preparation\/\">General Information on Health Profession Careers<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #eeeddb none repeat scroll 0% 0%; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid;\">Career information on this page is to help students begin to prepare for continuing education after completion of their undergraduate degree at Monmouth. Every student should seek out further information on these potential careers through professional organizations and websites for each graduate program he or she intends to apply.<\/div>\n<p><\/div><\/aside>\n<p>Podiatric medicine is a branch of medicine devoted to the study of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower extremity. Demand for Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPMs) is on the rise, as there is a growing aging population, a rise in diabetes cases, increased interest in sports medicine, and a rise in the desire for individuals to maintain an active lifestyle through and beyond middle age. The foot may be the first area to show signs of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, so DPMs are a vital link to other healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors of Podiatric Medicine receive medical education and training comparable to medical doctors, including four years of undergraduate education, four years of graduate education, and two or three years of hospital-based residency training. A residency program provides an interdisciplinary experience with rotations such as anesthesiology, internal medicine, infectious disease, surgery, ER, and pediatrics. All podiatrists receive a DPM degree.<\/p>\n<p>For further information on education and training in this field, see the <a title=\"American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) Web site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aacpm.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) Web site<\/a>. For general information regarding podiatric medicine careers and foot health, visit the <a title=\"American Podiatric Medicine Association (APMA) Web site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apma.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Podiatric Medicine Association (APMA) Web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Prerequisites:<\/h2>\n<p>(See individual podiatry school requirements for specific information.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8\u201312 credits of biology courses with laboratories<\/li>\n<li>8 credits of general chemistry with laboratory<\/li>\n<li>8 credits of organic chemistry with laboratory<\/li>\n<li>8 credits of physics with laboratory<\/li>\n<li>6 credits of English<\/li>\n<li>A letter of recommendation from a podiatric physician<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a title=\"AACPM Application Service (AACPMAS)\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpmas.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\">AACPM Application Service (AACPMAS)<\/a> provides a simplified process of applying to schools and colleges of podiatric medicine<\/p>\n<p>The MCAT has been the only standardized test required for admission to colleges of podiatric medicine. However, some colleges will accept the GRE or US DAT in lieu of the MCAT. (Check with the specific requirements for podiatric schools.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"MCAT Registration and Information\" href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/applying-medical-school\/taking-mcat-exam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register for the MCAT and access upcoming dates and test site locations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"US DAT Registration and Information\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.org\/en\/education-careers\/admission-tests-and-dental-exams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register for the US DAT and access upcoming dates and test site information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"GRE Registration and Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ets.org\/gre\/\">Register for the GRE and access upcoming dates and test site information<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Podiatric Medicine Prerequisite Requirements for Professional Schools Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPMs) is a branch of medicine devoted to the study of\u00a0diagnosing,\u00a0treating and preventing disorders of the foot,\u00a0ankle and lower extremity.\u00a0\u00a0Demand for DPMs is on the rise, as there is a growing aging population, a rise in diabetes cases, increased interest in sports medicine, and a rise in the desire for individuals to maintain an active lifestyle through and beyond middle age. The foot may be the first area to show signs of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, so DPMs are a vital link to other health care professionals. Doctors of podiatric medicine receive medical education and training comparable to medical doctors, including four years of undergraduate education, four years of graduate education and two or three years of hospital-based residency training.\u00a0\u00a0A residency program provides an interdisciplinary experience with rotations such as anesthesiology, internal medicine, infectious disease, surgery, ER and pediatrics.\u00a0 All podiatrists receive a DPM degree. \u00a0 \u00a0For further information on education and training in this field, see the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) website (www.aacpm.org). For general information regarding podiatric medicine careers and foot health, visit the American Podiatric Medicine Association (APMA) website (www.apma.org). Prerequisites:\u00a0 (see individual podiatry school requirements for specific information) 8 \u2013 12 credits of biology courses with laboratories 8 credits of general chemistry with laboratory 8 credits of organic chemistry with laboratory 8 credits of physics with laboratory 6 credits of English A letter of recommendation from a podiatric physician\u00a0 AACPMAS provides a simplified process of applying to the schools and colleges of podiatric medicine. https:\/\/portal.aacpmas.org\/ \u00a0 The MCAT has been the only standardized test required for admissions to the colleges of podiatric medicine. However, some colleges will accept the GRE or US DAT in lieu of the MCAT. (check with the specific requirements for podiatric schools) To register for the MCAT and for the dates and test site locations, visit www.aamc.org\/students\/mcat. To register for the US DAT and for the dates and test site information, visit www.ada.org\/dat.aspx. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":96,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mu_eop_enabled":false,"_mu_eop_name":"","_mu_eop_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_description":"","_mu_eop_description_override":false,"_mu_eop_url":"","_mu_eop_url_override":false,"_mu_eop_program_type":"","_mu_eop_educational_credential":"","_mu_eop_time_to_complete":"","_mu_eop_number_of_credits":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category_code":"","_mu_eop_program_prerequisites":"","_mu_eop_application_deadline":"","_mu_eop_application_start_date":"","_mu_eop_start_date":"","_mu_eop_end_date":"","_mu_eop_day_of_week":"","_mu_eop_time_of_day":"","_mu_eop_educational_program_mode":"","_mu_eop_financial_aid_eligible":"","_mu_eop_maximum_enrollment":"","_mu_eop_offers_price":"","_mu_eop_offers_currency":"USD","_mu_eop_offers_price_per":"","_mu_eop_offers_preset":"","_mu_eop_salary_upon_completion":"","_mu_eop_training_salary":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_name":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_url":"","_mu_eop_concentrations":"","_mu_eop_identifier_cip":"","_mu_eop_provider_name":"","_mu_eop_provider_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_provider_url":"","_mu_eop_provider_address":"","_mu_eop_provider_city":"","_mu_eop_provider_state":"","_mu_eop_provider_zip":"","_mu_eop_provider_country":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-816","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1583,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/816\/revisions\/1583"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}