Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.)

Podiatric medical schools offer the doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM) degree following four years of medical training. As a general rule, the first two years of the podiatric medical school curriculum involve primarily course work, while the third and fourth years involve clinical rotations and training.

Physicians in the field of podiatric medicine strive to improve the overall health of their patients by focusing on preventing, diagnosing, and treating conditions associated with the foot, ankle and related structure of the leg.

There are currently 11 accredited podiatric medical schools in the United States. These schools graduate more than 500 podiatry students each year. These accredited podiatric medical schools are represented by the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM). The AACPM also oversees the AACPMAS. Most podiatric medical schools require students to take the MCAT, but some will allow students to take the DAT or GRE. The MCAT is overseen by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC). The DAT is overseen by the American Dental Association (ADA). The GRE is overseen by the Educational Testing Service (ETS).

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In 2022, Texas opened its first podiatric medical school. Below is a table listing the names, locations and Web sites for the eleven U.S. podiatric medical schools.

Name	Location	Web site
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburgh, TX	https://www.utrgv.edu/school-of-podiatric-medicine/about/index.htm
Arizona Podiatric Medicine Program at Midwestern University	Glendale, AZ	http://www.midwestern.edu/Programs_and_Admission/AZ_Podiatric_Medicine.html
Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine	Miami Shores, FL	http://www.barry.edu/podiatry/default.htm
Samuel Merritt University College of Podiatric Medicine	Oakland, CA	https://www.samuelmerritt.edu/programs/doctor-podiatric-medicine
College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery at Des Moines University	Des Moines, IA	http://www.dmu.edu/cpms/
New York College of Podiatric Medicine	New York, NY	http://www.nycpm.edu/
Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine	Independence, OH	www.kent.edu/cpm
Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	North Chicago, IL	http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/scholl/Home/tabid/374/Default.aspx
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine	Philadelphia, PA	http://podiatry.temple.edu/
Western University of Health Sciences College of Podiatric Medicine	Pomona, CA	http://www.westernu.edu/podiatry
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Podiatric Medicine	Erie, PA	https://lecom.edu/school-of-podiatric-medicine/

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