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Teaching in USA podiatry schools

Discussion in 'Teaching and Learning' started by Simon Spooner, Nov 2, 2012.


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    As I never see these advertised, can anyone tell me where job vacancies for lecturers at US podiatry schools might be advertised? Would an applicant need to hold a DPM qualification? I know this should be in the employment threads, but these don't seem to appear on the recent threads list and as a consequence they often get lost, Craig.
     
  2. Craig Payne

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    I looked into this many years ago and the answer was yes, as clinical work was required with almost every position that was advertised. Thing may have changed and there could be positions that do not require clinical supervision type work.
     
  3. Yet one doesn't need to hold a DPM to dispense foot orthoses in the US? So, surely you or, I could work as a lecturer in the US and be part of the "faculty of biomechanics" within a School, Craig?

    I'm guessing they'd still expect you to carry out the whole of the DPM course, irrespective of prior qualification and experience, as Dieter found some years ago?
     
  4. reckles

    reckles Member

    While I cannot comment on the other 8 domestic DPM programmes, at NYCPM, it would be possible for an overseas qualified podiatrist to have a teaching position if the individual held qualification and expertise in a needed (sub) speciality, such as lower extremity biomechanics. This position would be independent of state registration which would not be available to those with non US qualifications. This would therefore limit that person's ability to carry forward "teaching" into the clinical arena, but would not impede classroom or research activities. Such an individual could not conduct a clinical practice in any state in the US, and this brings us to a grey area. Indeed, non registered persons do make orthoses, but what is uniquely reserved for registered podiatrists and other physicians is the ability to form a diagnosis based on physical assessment- one would argue that restrains practice considerably.

    All of this stems from the centralization and consolidation of DPM and residency training in which all podiatrists are considered similar- in other words, every graduate is eligible for (and must do in order to practice), a 3 year medical and surgical residency. There is no registration pathway to a "limited" registration in which one might not do surgery for example, as exists elsewhere.

    Apart from several UK trained podiatrists who have trained here, we have had orthopedic surgeons, general surgeons and many other types of physicians enroll here- all are required to engage the curriculum; those who have a pass on the USMLE part I may be granted some waiver of preclinical coursework in the first year, only.
     
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