Podiatric Medicine Podiatry
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of podiatric medicine, involving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and injuries to the foot and lower extremities. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, anatomy of the lower extremity, functional orthopedics, foot biomechanics, podiatric radiology, dermatology, podiatric surgery, podopediatrics, sports medicine, physical diagnosis, emergency medicine and traumatology, practice management, and professional standards and ethics.
Degree Statistics
This program is offered at 9 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1677 degrees awarded annually.
Doctoral Degrees
559
degrees awarded
Other Awards
1,118
awards given
Top Schools for Podiatric Medicine Podiatry
These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.
| Rank | Institution | Degrees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | 300 |
| 2 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL | 261 |
| 3 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | 237 |
| 4 | New York College of Podiatric Medicine New York, NY | 213 |
| 5 | Barry University Miami, FL | 177 |
| 6 | Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines, IA | 150 |
| 7 | Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA | 120 |
| 8 | Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA | 117 |
| 9 | Midwestern University-Glendale Glendale, AZ | 102 |