03/20/2013    

RESIDENCY NEWS

104 Applicants Not Matched for Residency Positions 

According to Edwin Wolf, DPM, residency genesis facilitator of the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM), the "perfect storm" has occured. When the residency matches are announced on Wednesday, 104 applicants will not be matched. This is a result of many factors, including the closure of many hospitals, a higher than normal National Boards Part II pass rate, and the first graduating class of WesternU College of Podiatric Medicine.

(L-R) Drs. Ed Wolf and Michael Trepal

Michael Trepal, DPM, chair of the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM), said that this is not a time for finger-pointing. The APMA House of Delegates adopted a resolution calling for "implementation of preceptorships and/or temporary educational opportunities contingent on applicable state law and professional liability requirements for graduates who have not yet secured an entry level residency position."