A doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) has the legal authority to make independent professional judgments and to administer medical and surgical treatment. His practice is restricted to foot care, but may be oriented toward podiatric medicine, orthopedics & biomechanics, podiatric surgery, podopediatrics, podogeriatrics, or podiatric sports medicine. Training at one of the 7 schools of podiatric medicine lasts 4 years. Applicants should have GPA’s of 3.0 or better and MCAT averages of 7.5. Course requirements are the same as for medical school and application is made through AACPMAS.
PODIATRIC MEDICAL SCHOOLS |
TELEPHONE |
AACPMAS |
| Barry University School of Graduate
Medical Sciences 11300 NE Second Ave, Miami Shores, FL 33161 |
800-695-2279 305-899-3130 |
X |
| California College of Podiatric Medicine 1210 Scott Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 |
800-334-2276 415-292-0483 |
X |
| College of Pod. Med. & Surgery - U.Ost.Med. &
Health Sci. 3200 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312 |
515-271-1488 | X |
| Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine 1001 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610 |
800-843-3059 312-280-2940 |
X |
| Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine 10515 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 |
800-238-7903 216-231-3300 |
X |
| Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Eighth at Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 |
800-220-FEET 215-625-5448 |
X |
| New York College of Podiatric Medicine 1800 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10035 |
800-526-6966 212-410-8053 |
PODIATRIC MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, 1993 |
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BARRY |
CALIF |
IOWA |
SCHOLL |
OHIO |
TEMPLE |
N.Y. |
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| Applicants | 511 |
426 |
507 |
619 |
561 |
597 |
N/A |
| Matriculated | 65 |
100 |
74 |
112 |
132 |
122 |
N/A |
| GPA (av) | 3.03 |
3.08 |
3.17 |
3.11 |
2.87 |
2.99 |
N/A |
| S-GPA (av) | 2.93 |
3.00 |
3.10 |
2.99 |
2.74 |
2.87 |
N/A |
| MCAT V.R. (av) | 6.1 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
N/A |
| MCAT P.S. (av) | 6.3 |
6.9 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
N/A |
| MCAT B.S. (av) | 6.3 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
N/A |
| MCAT Total (av) | 18.70 |
20.70 |
19.50 |
20.90 |
18.20 |
19.40 |
N/A |
| Tuition - Resident | $18,000 |
$17,057 |
$17,675 |
$16,400 |
$16,500 |
$17,350 |
|
| Tuition - Non-Res. | $18,000 |
$17,057 |
$17,675 |
$16,700 |
$16,500 |
$18,350 |
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Information from AACPM's "Annual Health Professions Update for Podiatric Medicine - 1994" |
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PODIATRIST INCOME, 1996 |
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Years of Practice |
1 - 2 yrs |
3 - 5 yrs |
6 - 9 yrs |
10 - 15 yrs |
16 - 30 yrs |
> 30 |
Average Income |
$44,662 |
$83,144 |
$108,357 |
$132,934 |
$141,135 |
$104,077 |
Information from AACPM internet address: www.accpm.org |
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