03/29/2023    

RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 1A

RE: Board Certification Summit (Ivar E. Roth, DPM, MPH)

From: Jon A. Hultman, DPM, MBA

 

I think many of the postings concerning board certification on PM News miss an important point about our specialty. All of today’s residency programs are standardized, three-year, comprehensive programs, which include both medicine and surgery. With a few exceptions, the vast majority of those practicing in our specialty provide both surgical and non-surgical care. It seems illogical to me that a DPM today would need to choose between being board-certified in medicine or board-certified in surgery when they are trained to do both, and in practice, they do both.

 

Yes, some residency programs and fellowships provide more advanced types of surgical procedures, but every medical and surgical specialty has those same exceptions. It seems to me that after completing a three-year comprehensive medical/surgical residency program, there would be one certifying board that certifies DPMs as podiatric physician and surgeons. 

 

Jon A. Hultman, DPM, MBA, Sacramento, CA

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11/21/2023    

RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 1A

RE: Practice Valuation Source (Name Withheld)

From: Richard M. Cowin, DPM

 

For a practice valuation, I highly recommend Mr. David Price at Podiatry Broker. He offers three (3) levels of service for three (3) different prices: $395.00 for a ballpark evaluation, $995 for an off-site evaluation, and $3,995 for an on-site evaluation.

 

Richard M. Cowin, DPM, Orlando. FL

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03/30/2023    

RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 1A

RE: Board Certification Summit (Jon Hultman, DPM, MBA)

From: Lloyd Smith, DPM

 

Jon Hultman’s experience and wisdom is apparent in his comments. Podiatry has faced similar issues now facing the board certification process. At this point, a big tent approach is needed. All representative groups must be included and a skilled facilitator is needed. All relevant issues need discussion. 

 

Without presenting an opinion, the solutions should come from this group. Having chaired a similar process, the interactive group needs to commit time, resources, and a deep desire to find compromises. The task is not easy. The need is apparent. 

 

Lloyd Smith, DPM, Newton, MA

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07/21/2022    

RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 1A

RE: AMA and Podiatry’s Scope of Practice (Alan Sherman, DPM)

From: Bryan C. Markinson, DPM

 

The USMLE or "equivalent" exam taken by podiatrists as discussed by Dr. Sherman will never materialize and if it does, who would take it and accept the limited scope of podiatry while others would have their choice of every medical specialty? Not enough to fill any podiatry school. 

 

The AMA and NBME say simply, just go to medical school. The quoting of Frederick Douglas' reference to "injustice and wrong" as a parallel to the AMA or NBME stance on podiatrists is a bit of a stretch and may be offensive, though I am  certain that none was intended.

 

Bryan C. Markinson, DPM, NY, NY