Pod jobs geographic location
How hard would it be to find a job in a specific geographic location, such as Illinois? I am pretty set on living in one certain state when I graduate. Is this unrealistic as a podiatrist?
View ArticleDisability insurance
Not trying to start a thread of hospital employed vs private practice, but a huge advantage of a large group is them providing disability insurance, both long term and short. Obviously there are...
View ArticleNew Podiatry School in Texas
I've heard rumors that there has been a new school approved in Texas. Yes I know they have tried and failed in the past, but this sounds like it might actually be happening... If this is true, what are...
View Article10 yr + out in practice, what are you doing about your student loan?
For those that have been out 10+ years, how are you managing your student loan? Did you opted for pay-as-you-earn and plan to have the loan forgiven in 20 years? Did you re-finance and paying down the...
View ArticleNegotiating salary: Surgical podiatry vs Sports Medicine
We recently found out that our MSG is paying sports medicine about 40K more than they pay us. Personally, I find this quite ridiculous, but want to hear this community’s thoughts on whether this pay...
View ArticleCan't take part 3, panicking
I just found out that for whatever reason I do not have an exam scheduled tomorrow for Part 3, I need to pass in order to do residency in my state. Does anybody know anything I can do? I am desperate...
View ArticlePresent Podiatry
Did anybody else get a random text message from 1-888-802-6888 asking you to click on a link to take a survey? Seems fishy. What's going with the PRESENT e-Learning System?
View ArticleRVU production
Question for those of you compensated via RVU production. How many RVU's are a producing in a year's time and what does your practice volume and practice type look like to give some helpful background...
View ArticleThe AAOS and AOFAS agenda
Listen ladies and gents. Our profession is losing. Bigger and bigger hospitals that are well respected are now hiring podiatrists but for one specific purpose. To do all the things that no one else...
View ArticleUniversal Healthcare/Single Payer
I'm just curious and wanted to get the opinion of you guys that have been working podiatrists for a while. If the US embraced universal healthcare or single payer healthcare, what would that mean for...
View ArticleHospital with residency program is closing.
One of my former residents just emailed me an article from a Philadelphia newspaper. Hahnemann Hospital which is supposedly a pretty large teaching hospital will be closing in a few weeks. Did a little...
View ArticleAre Podiatry Fellowships Necessary?
Now that I've been in practice for two years and have gained some perspective on what real world podiatry is and where I think my practice is going I wanted start a new thread to open the conversation...
View Articlepart 2 surgical boards
do you guys have any study material recommendations for part 2 surgical boards? would you say it is the same as part 1? would be curious to know what you guys used to be successful on it
View ArticleMedical practice brokers
I found a possible future employer/partner through an online practice broker. Does anyone that is active on this forum have any experience using an online broker to find employment? Feel free to DM me...
View ArticlePracticing Pod w/ Partial/no Residency
This topic has been discussed a few times as I have found. But I want to know for sure (a lot of uncertainty I’ve detected in past posts) if one can practice podiatry w/o residency in one of the four...
View ArticleGraduating with certificate for PMSR-24 while in PMSR/RRA 36?
Hi, current third year. I'm in a PMSR/RRA. As a pure logistics/regulations stand-point is it possible to obtain your residency certificate of completion for the equivalent of a PMSR-24, when one is in...
View ArticleCase Volume
Hello all. I have been out of residency and practicing for about a year. Looking back, my case volume is pretty low. I started work in a rural area originally for a multispeciality group which was then...
View ArticleLooking into a career change (advice needed)
Currently practicing as a physical therapist, and am looking to change careers for multiple reasons (salary, work satisfaction, professional respect, surgery, etc...). I am wondering if anyone that is...
View ArticleLocum Tenens in Podiatry
I've always hoped that I could provide valuable information on these forums. Both for active members and the lurkers. So here's another thread that current students and residents (maybe even young...
View ArticleHow does quality of residency training impact employment?
So.. better residency = better chance at getting the ortho group job everyone wants? I’m a middle of the road student (50% rank) deciding where to clerk/do residency. Obviously rank already excludes...
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