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A podiatrist is a doctor with medical school preparation in diagnosing and treating the foot, ankle, and lower leg. Within the field of podiatry, practitioners can focus on many different specialty areas, including surgery, sports medicine, biomechanics, geriatrics, pediatrics, orthopedics, or primary care.
The only difference between a DPM and MD/DO is the title and residency training. Other than that everything is the same as far as school.
If you want to look at it from a title prospective then the answer to your question is a no. Podiatrist is a doctor of the foot and ankle (DPM) and not a general doctor (M.D/DO), BUT THEY ARE A MEDICAL DOCTORS OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE
Podiatric training is a 4 years of undergraduate
4 years of medical school (studying pathology,pharm....etc as any other medical school in the nation with an extensive training in foot and ankle during the last 2 years of medical school)
3 years of surgical residency in the foot and ankle.
There are 3 APMLE (American Podiatric Medical License Examination) tests [which are similar to the 3 USMLE (United States Medical License Examination) tests for M.Ds] that the podiatrist must take in order to practice podiatry in the U.S.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoIf one wants to be a podiatrist, he must first undergo four years of undergraduate work followed by a 4-year education in an accredited podiatric medical school. A 3- or 4-year hospital-based surgical residency is also needed to complete his education.
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∙ 13y agoPodiatrists attend 4 years of podiatry school and receive a doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM) degree.
Medical doctors attend 4 years of medical school and receive a doctor of medicine (MD) degree.
Podiatrists are licensed to treat the local manifestations of systemic diseases as they relate to the foot and ankle, they cannot treat systemic diseases directly, as medical doctors can.
Podiatrists are licensed by an entirely different board than medical doctors, as podiatry is limited to only the foot and ankle.
I hope that clears up any confusion.
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∙ 12y agoA Podiatrist is a specialist in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the foot and lower limb.
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∙ 15y agoA foot doctor.
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∙ 12y agoBSc(Hons) Podiatry
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What is a podiatrist?
Foot doctor!
Who is the doctor that looks after the feet and nails?
A doctor who specializes in the feet is a podiatrist.
What type of medical doctor specilizes in the foot etc?
I believe you are referring to a podiatrist.
Specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the foot?
A podiatrist is a foot doctor.
Can you use podiatrist in a sentence?
A podiatrist has to undergo a lengthy process to become qualified.
What is the name for foot doctor?
Podiatrist
Is there a specialist for ankle tendonitis?
Yes there is a doctor that specializes in ankle tendonitis. This type pf doctor is called a Podiatrist. Most times people start with a trip to their family doctor who can diagnose tendonitis and make recommendations as to how to treat the problem. In cases of sever tendonitis a family doctor may recommend seeing a Podiatrist.
What is another name for a foot doctor other than podiatrist?
A foot doctor is a podiatrist , im trying to find the one about ankle myself aswell .
What is a doctor of the foot called?
Podiatry
What is a doctor called who is specialized of the feet?
Podiatrist.
What is a doctor who specializes in bones in the feet?
Podiatrist
What kind of doctor is Dr Wexler in the westing game?
Dr. Wexler in the book "The Westing Game" is a podiatrist, which is a doctor who specializes in treating foot disorders.
