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Podiatric Medicine-D.P.M. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

The following outline describes the eight-semester curriculum for the four year D.P.M. curriculum. One credit is assigned to a course for every fifty minute unit of instruction in a semester.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (206 credit hours)
Year 1
Course Title Credits
Fall Semester (27 credits)  
BSC 80111 Human Anatomy 8
  80112 Human Cell and Tissue Biology 6
  80113 Medical Biochemistry 6
  80114 Medical Genetics and Embryology 4
PMD 80113 Medical Ethics 1
  80114 Principles of Medical Research 1
  80115 Podiatric Medical Practice Seminar 1
Spring Semester (27 credits)  
BSC 80124 Lower Extremity Anatomy 8
  80125 Neurobiology 3
  80126 Human Systems Biology 6
  80128 Medical Microbiology and Immunology 6
GMD 80121 Physical Assessment and Diagnosis 3
PMD 80116 Podiatric Medical Practice Seminar 1
Summer Semester (8 credits)  
ORT 80131 Biomechanics I 3
  80132 Rehabilitative Medicine 2
PMD 80132 Lower Extremity Assessment and Diagnosis 2
  80133 Introduction to Medical Imaging 1
Clinical (1 credit)  
CLI 80101 Introduction to Patient Care I 1
Year 2
Course Title Credits
Fall Semester (19 credits)  
BSC 80218 Human Systems Pathology 8
  80219 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 4
ORT 80211 Biomechanics II 2
PMD 80211 Podiatric Medicine I 2
  80214 Radiology/Medical Imaging I 2
  80215 Podiatric Medical Practice Seminar 1
Spring Semester (21 credits)  
BSC 80228 Human Systems Pathology 8
  80229 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 4
PMD 80216 Podiatric Medical Practice Seminar 1
  80221 Podiatric Medicine II 2
  80222 Podiatric Medical Skills 2
  80224 Radiology/Medical Imaging II 2
SUR 80221 Introduction to Podiatric Surgery 2
Clinical (2 credits)  
CLI 80200 Standardized Patient 1
  80201 Introduction to Patient Care II 1
Year 3
Course Title Credits
Fall Semester (15 credits)  
CLI 80340 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR/ACLS) 1
GMD 80314 Neurology 2
  80315 Dermatology 2
  80316 General Medicine 4
  80328 Women's Health 1
ORT 80314 Podopediatrics 2
PMD 80315 Podiatric Medical Practice Seminar 1
SUR 80313 Podiatric Surgery 2
Spring Semester (14 credits)  
CMD 80325 Public Health Jurisprudence 2
GMD 80326 General Medicine 4
  80327 Behavioral Medicine 1
ORT 80325 Sports Medicine 2
PMD 80316 Podiatric Medical Practice Seminar 1
SUR 80323 Podiatric Surgery 2
  80325 Traumatology 2
Third Year Clinicals (32 credits)  
CLI 80310 Podiatric Surgery Rotation 4
  80315 Surgical Skills Workshop 4
  80320 Radiology Rotation 4
  80351 Podiatric Medicine/Biomechanics (Euclid) 4
  80352 Podiatric Medicine/Biomechanics (Independence) 4
  80365 Primary Care/Veteran's Administration 4
  80380 Simulated Patients I 4
  80381 Simulated Patients II 4
Summer Semester (4-8 credits)  
Clinical Course(s) 4-8
CLI 80440 Senior Clinical Rotation (4)  
  80445 Senior Rotation-Veteran's Administration Hospital (4)  
  80455 Community Medicine/Medical Imaging Rotation (4)  
  80460 Clerkship Rotation I (4)  
  80465 Clerkship Rotation II (4)  
  80470 Clerkship Rotation III (4)  
  80475 Clerkship Rotation IV (4)  
  80480 Clerkship Rotation V (4)  
Year 4
Fourth Year Clinicals (28-32 credits)*  
CLI 80440 Senior Clinical Rotation 4
  80445 Senior Rotation-Veteran's Administration Hospital 4
  80455 Community Medicine/Medical Imaging Rotation 4
Clinical Courses 12-20
  80460 Clerkship Rotation I (4)  
  80465 Clerkship Rotation II (4)  
  80470 Clerkship Rotation III (4)  
  80475 Clerkship Rotation IV (4)  
  80480 Clerkship Rotation V (4)  
  80491 Senior Medicine Rotation 4
Summer Semester (4 credits)  
CLI 80498 Senior Competency 2
CMD 80424 Business Administration 2
MINIMUM TOTAL
206

*Take courses not taken during 3rd year summer semester.

** Students may take an optional sixth rotation with CLI 80485 which would bring the minimum total credit hours to 210.

Students placed in Pathway II (due to two failures and APMLE Part I) are required to take PMD 80396 Independent Study, increasing the minimum total credit hours by 5 credit hours.