This course provides a comprehensive and in-depth review of issues pertaining to Public Health, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics. Topics of discussion will include but are not limited to the varying health care models utilized in the United States and abroad, quality assurance, risk management, various models of health care, basic statistics, research development, epidemics, pandemics and law in medicine.

The course in general orthopedics provides an overview of common musculoskeletal pathologies above the ankle.  Orthopedic pathologies of the spine, knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist and 12 7.11.2023hand are discussed.  Clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, conservative and surgical management are presented.  Emphasis is made on pathologies of the lower extremity commonly encountered by podiatric physicians as well as those a podiatrist may be consulted on for management. 

The focus of the course in Pediatric Foot and Ankle Orthopedics is to elevate the podiatric medical student in his/her recognition and treatment of the pediatric and adolescent patient.  The course will include presentations of the normal and abnormal.  The course will present both the conservative orthopedic approach and the surgical procedures needed to address these pediatric foot and ankle disorders.  This course is placed into the curriculum for an appreciation, understanding and prevention of adult orthopedic pathology as related to the newborn, infant and adolescent patients. The course covers the following topics: Examination, History and Physical Examination of the Well Baby, Growth and Development, including Neurological Development, Examination and management of Orthopedic Normals for the entire lower extremity, General Orthopedic disorders and diseases of the Pediatric Patient, Pediatric Foot Deformities and treatment including surgical and bracing and casting techniques, Child Safety and Reporting, and Pharmacology. 

This is a one-trimester, two-hours-per-week lecture course dealing with the etiology, clinical, xray criteria and surgical approaches for the correction of hallux valgus deformity, hallux limitus deformity and related conditions. Content to be learned includes the clinical examination of patients with hallux abductus deformity together with the x-ray interpretation of hallux abductus deformity. Also covered is an overview of the most current procedures commonly used for correction of this deformity together with postoperative care and complications which can develop from surgical correction. The method of instruction used will be lectures aided by powerpoint presentations. At the completion of this course, the student will be expected to clinically evaluate patients with 1st metatarsophalangeal joint deformity, Evaluate the same patient with regard to x-ray criteria, logically formulate a treatment plan including surgical procedure, and post-op management and be able to describe surgical procedures used to correct 1st MPJ deformities and be familiar with possible complications of these procedures and their treatment. This course is taught because hallux abductus valgus and hallux rigidus deformity are common forefoot structural abnormalities with which podiatrists must deal. The prerequisite for this course is satisfactory completion of Principles of Digital & Metatarsal Surgery.

This is a one-trimester course that offers a comprehensive overview of the major rearfoot, ankle and foot deformities, such as flatfoot, from the standpoint of clinical evaluation and surgical intervention. 

Professional Administration and Development is the study of the art and science of the many facets of podiatric medical practice.  The course addresses the practical application of previously learned didactic information so as to enable the student to make intelligent decisions as to practice type, location, finances, third party interrelationship, staffing, and the myriad of factors involved in growing a medical practice.  Topics will include motivational introspection, practical guidance, and current crucial issues affecting the business of medicine. Emphasis will also be placed on record keeping, governmental financial obligations, computerization, and other topics based on student needs. Nowhere in the course of study in podiatric medicine is the student made aware of the fact that all of his/her didactic learning must eventually correlate to the practice of podiatric medicine.  The practice of any medical discipline is more and more becoming a business. The person able to plan his/her own destiny will succeed.  Others will fail. By evaluating strengths and weaknesses, setting goals and having the ability to relate to patients, the new practitioner will have a maximum chance of success.  Early planning and evaluation is essential to the realization of the student's goals and satisfaction with his/her career choice.  This course attempts to translate clinical competency to success. 

The Trauma course is a comprehensive study of the field of foot and ankle trauma. Course material covers the various types of trauma, including initial Emergency department management, soft tissue trauma, and osseous trauma of the lower extremity. Students are exposed to numerous clinical vignettes, scenarios, radiographs, and 22evidence-based medicine pertaining to the lower extremity trauma. Students are prepared to classify injuries utilizing various commonly utilized trauma classification schemes. Students learn to read a trauma radiograph or advanced imaging study upon completion of the course.