{"id":384,"date":"2023-07-07T18:29:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/?page_id=384"},"modified":"2024-04-18T14:28:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T14:28:44","slug":"what-is-a-doctor-of-podiatric-medicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/what-is-a-doctor-of-podiatric-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"alignwide\"><strong class=\"text-primary\">A Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) specializes in the comprehensive care of the foot and ankle,<\/strong> focusing on the unique anatomy, biomechanics, and pathologies of this vital part of the human body.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_b5c77b1474b4104909c8736b58dddfeb\" class=\"mg-block clearfix relative overflow-hidden | mg-block-cta alignwide mt-0 pt-0\">\n\n   <div class=\"flex flex-col-reverse md:flex-row items-center\">\n               <div class=\"content | w-full md:w-1\/5 flex items-center\">\n            <div class=\"content-inner | bg-primary-dark text-white  p-16 md:absolute\">\n               <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Podiatric physicians are the only doctors to receive specialized medical and surgical training, and board certification in the care of the lower extremity.<\/span><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n                     <div class=\"md:w-4\/5\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/whatisimage1.jpg\" class=\"object-cover w-full block | \" alt=\"whatisimage1\">\n\n         <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-dark-color has-text-color\">Doctors of podiatric medicine are experts in caring for the foot and ankle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-dark-color has-text-color\">Within podiatric medicine, there are many specialties including&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-primary-dark-color has-text-color has-base-font-size\">\n<li>Foot and ankle surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sports medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diabetic foot care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wound Care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pediatrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dermatology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geriatrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#553872\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/career-options\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"240\">Find out more about all the different career options available in podiatric medicine<br><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-dark-color has-text-color\">Doctors of Podiatric Medicine are graduates of a rigorous four-year program that includes anatomy, physiology, pathology, biomechanics, radiology, as well as the specialized training necessary to apply those skills to the incredibly complex mechanics of the human foot and ankle.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/curriculum-structure\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"425\">Find out more about the details of a podiatric medical college curriculum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-dark-color has-text-color\">After completing podiatric medical college, Doctors of Podiatric Medicine complete a three year residency where they have the opportunity to specialize and train in a clinical or hospital setting. <a href=\"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/residency\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"448\">Find out more about podiatric residencies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-dark-color has-text-color\">After seven years of training, a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine will start a career with both excellent earning potential and a comfortable work life balance.&nbsp; Doctors of Podiatric Medicine work directly with patients and enjoy a manageable patient load that lets them truly focus on their patients\u2019 wellness.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/why\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"300\">Learn more about the benefits of becoming a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_679e851af42d5e9fbe59734b3df8f22c\" class=\"mg-block clearfix relative overflow-hidden | mg-block-event-carousel alignfull bg-highlight-alt py-36  mt-0 mb-0\">\n   <div class=\"mg-block-carousel--inner-wrapper relative mg-container\">\n      <h2 class=\"py-0 text-center mt-0  mb-6 uppercase text-primary-dark font-bold\">Upcoming events<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"mg-block-carousel--event\">\n         <div class=\"swiper-container swiper-container-basic overflow-hidden\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                 <div class=\"swiper-slide h-auto pb-4\">\n                     <div class=\"p-3 h-full\">\n                        <div class=\"item-wrap h-full bg-white\">\n                           <div class=\"image-wrapper | bg-white relative\">\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-RFU1912_seal_kk-1.png\" class=\"w-full min-h-full min-w-full h-full object-cover wp-post-image\" alt=\"SCPM Virtual Event\">\n                           <\/div>\n                           <div class=\"p-8\">\n                              <div class=\"\">\n                                 <a href=\"https:\/\/apply.rosalindfranklin.edu\/portal\/scpm_virtualshadowing\" class=\"underline hover:no-underline font-bold\">SCPM Virtual Event<\/a>\n                              <\/div>\n                              <div class=\"slide-details | mt-4\">\n                                 <p class=\"mb-4\"><span>Location: <\/span>SCPM<\/p>\n                                 <p class=\"mb-0\"><span>Date: <\/span>May 20, 2024<\/p>\n                                                                     <p class=\"mb-0\"><span>Time: <\/span>1:00 PM &#8211; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"details | flex flex-col  lg:ml-12 xl:ml-24\">\n         <div class=\"heading block-title | uppercase mb-4\">Rajat Lahiri<\/div>\n         <div><strong class=\"uppercase\">School Name: <\/strong>\n                                             <a href=\"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/school_profiles\/azcpm\/\"  class=\"normal-link font-bold\">AZCPM<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n         <div class=\"text-font-main\"><strong class=\"uppercase\">Graduation Year: <\/strong>\n            <span class=\"font-light text-font-main\">2023<\/span>\n         <\/div>\n         <div class=\"mt-8\"><p>\u201cYou are the specialist of the foot and ankle. You get to treat anything, any diagnosis that had to do with the foot and ankle. So, there is a whole wide variety where not one day is similar to the next day. You can treat diabetic wounds one day to an Achilles rupture the next.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/CIB_Infographics_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-358\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/CIB_Infographics_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357\" width=\"285\" height=\"149\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/CIB_Infographics_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-413\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) specializes in the comprehensive care of the foot and ankle, focusing on the unique anatomy, biomechanics, and pathologies of this vital part of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1175,"href":"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384\/revisions\/1175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorepodmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}