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06/24/2013 Hartley Miltchin, DPM
Scholl Dean Praises School's Co-Founder
In 1982, as soon-to-be graduates from the Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine (ICPM), we as a graduating class, were informed that the college was changing its name to Scholl. As we progressed through our education from day one, we were taught how Scholl products do not really provide any medical care for foot problems. We were reminded that you do not buy prescription eye glasses off the shelf, as you would not buy orthotics off the shelf.
Our education involved two courses in biomechanics and much practice, while in school, to create the perfect cast, in order to prescribe an orthotic for a patient. Now, when dollars come into play, sound reasoning goes 'out the window'. The 5 million dollars that ICPM received was an amount that was frozen and the school only received the interest on that money annually.
The midstream graduating class of 1982 sued the school to allow us to graduate without the Scholl diploma and we lost. When we appealed, the school told us if we would drop the suit we could have ICPM on our diplomas. That was deceptive as it never happened that way!
I am not proud to have graduated from the Scholl College. The diplomas came in and all had Scholl on them. Does the deceit and deception ever stop? Now we have the dean of Scholl endorsing Dr. Scholl. She should have done her homework and found out how Dr. Scholl got his MD degree. She should know that, the Scholl name, in my opinion, and others only diminishes the difficult course curriculum that needs to be passed in order to become a podiatric physician.
Is the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine a 4 week degree program or 4-year program?. There would be no questioning of degree difficulty if we were the Harvard School of Podiatry. Yet 31 years later, when competition amongst healthcare providers grows steeper for patients and access to proper foot care is now being served by many health care professionals, we still hold on to the Scholl name.
The Dean should have tried one day, in private practice, to realize what that name means and does to the podiatry profession. Then again, you have a Scholl name on a healthcare campus that has had to change their name a few times in the past 15 years.
By the way, the 5 million dollars, never went to the podiatry school, it went to Chicago Medical School when Scholl moved to their campus. So much for a smart financial move. Now my patients tell me they can go into Costco, stand on a Scholl computerized pressure 2D scanner and are the able to purchase 2 pairs of "orthotics", on the spot, for $64.00. A good video to watch is at the following link: http://youtu.be/eM5Di_SfrQY
Hartley Miltchin, DPM, Toronto, Canada, Doctortoe@aol.com
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