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Upon successful completion of four years of graduate professional education, podiatric medical graduates participate in post-graduate education and training opportunities.<\/h3>\n

Post-graduate training provides an orderly progression from student doctor to competent, independent clinician. Residency programs expose the podiatric medical graduate to structured learning environments and experiences in general medical patient management along with training in the diagnosis and care of podiatric pathology. Similar to other medical specialties, this training process occurs in teaching hospitals or academic health centers throughout the country. There is one type of podiatric residency program requiring three to four years of training.<\/p>\n

Approval by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME)<\/a>\u00a0of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)<\/a> is the recognition accorded a podiatric residency program that meets the educational standards established by the profession. The primary purpose of approval is to promote and assure high quality education and continuous improvement in educational programs.[\/vc_column_text]

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Program Types<\/div>\n<\/h3>[vc_column_text]The podiatric medicine and surgery residency is a resource-based, competency-driven, assessment-validated program that consists of three years of postgraduate training in inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical management. The sponsoring institution provides training resources that facilitate the resident\u2019s sequential and progressive achievement of specific competencies.<\/p>\n

The Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) approves residency programs in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency with or without the added credential in Reconstructive Rearfoot\/Ankle Surgery (PMSR<\/strong> and PMSR\/RRA<\/strong>).<\/p>\n