Curriculum
Academic and Conference Schedule
Weekly Thursday meetings with Residency Teaching Faculty feature the following, on a rotating basis.
- Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Grand Rounds
- Lecture Series: resident and attending physicians
- Cadaver Dissection – Surgical Skills Lab
- Journal Article Review
- Book Review
- Panel discussion on selected topics
The Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Program Curriculum
First Year
- Podiatric Surgery 14 weeks
- Radiology/MRI 4 weeks
- Internal Medicine/University of Miami IM program 6 Weeks
- Anesthesia 4 weeks
- Rheumatology 4 weeks
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine 4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine 4 weeks concurrent 52 weeks ongoing
- Orthopedic Surgery 4 weeks
- Pathology/Clinical Lab 2 weeks
- General/Vascular Surgery University of Miami General Surgery program 4 weeks
- Wound Care 2 weeks
- Continuity/Resident Clinics 4 hours/week 52 weeks
Second Year
- Podiatric Surgery 36 weeks
- Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery 4 weeks
- Pharmacology/Infectious Disease 4 weeks
- Biomechanics 2 weeks
- Foot and Ankle Imaging/MRI 2 weeks Dr. Dan Williamson
- Dr. Dror Paley, Deformity correction and Limb Lengthening Clinics St. Mary’s Hospital
- Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery: Office and Surgical Clinics, Jorge Acevedo MD
- Continuity Clinics 4 hour /week 52 weeks
Third Year
- Podiatric Surgery
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 4 weeks
- Dermatology 2 weeksDr. Dror Paley, limb lengthening and deformity correction fellowship, St. Mary’s Hospital. 3 months
- Behavioral Science 2 weeks
- Continuity clinics 4 hours/week 52 weeks
** Electives can be done during the podiatric surgical months