06/23/2026    

RESPONSES/COMMENTS (STUDENT RECRUITMENT) - PART C

RE: A Potential Solution to the Student Recruitment Crisis (Allen Jacobs, DPM)

From: Richard Rettig, DPM, Robert Scott Steinberg, DPM

 

Dr. Jacobs and PM News readers may be interested in knowing that “back in my day” in the early ‘70s there was a very prestigious 5-year BS/MD program. This was before Penn State had a medical school, and they partnered with Jefferson Medical College for a 5-year (12 month continuous) program that was extremely competitive. I think they only took a small number of students each year and merged them in with the regular Jefferson class. 

 

Richard Rettig, DPM (retired), Philadelphia, PA

 

I am sickened by the naysayers. First and foremost, we need more students. Nothing should get in the way of accomplishing that. The first podiatry school to offer such a track will likely receive the most applicants. 

 

Robert Scott Steinberg, DPM, Schaumburg, IL

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