07/01/2013    Name Withheld

Unmatched Residency Placements Currently Stand at 92 (Stuart J Wertheimer, DPM)

My experience with the CPME and residency
expansion under the direction of Dr. Wertheimer
what much different than what I just read. I was
a student rotating at an incredibly busy and
prestigious residency program. The program was
applying for additional residency positions. It
was time for the site visit when two individuals
representing the CPME showed up. They sat at the
table in the conference room and called for the
director.

The director came in and they didn’t so much as
stand up to greet him. He offered them a tour of
the facility. To his shock, they said no, asked
for the paperwork, and in a demeaning tone
demanded coffee and donuts. As preposterous as
this sounds, it happened. The director promptly
asked them to leave, and no positions were
created. The residency director was doing this
out of the love of profession, not for himself.

I then became part of a residency program seeking
to increase the number of residents and elevation
of the residency type. I witnessed a process
whereby the written demands for production of
evidence, and verification of requirements and
standards were anything but standardized by the
CPME. A list of needed documentation would
arrive. All documents and verifications were
satisfied and sent in promptly.

It would take months before a different list of
requirements would arrive. The process continued
numerous times, over a period longer than a year.
It was as if stonewalling techniques were being
purposely employed. There were numerous times
that my director attempted to contact Dr.
Wertheimer directly and was denied access to him.
Eventually he gave up.

I know there are many other stories out there
just like this. So I beg to differ strongly with
the perception Dr. Wertheimer would like
portrayed about the function and administration
of CPME over this profession. When Dr. Wertheimer
asks that the other podiatrists come forward and
volunteer, these would be the reasons why many
won’t. Instead of banding together to help the
profession, I witnessed first-hand, the arrogance
and wielding of power so pervasive in positions
held by those in regulatory bodies. It’s just sad.

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