Prepodiatric Medicine - Baylor University

Prepodiatric Medicine from Baylor University is a Campus Associate Medicine degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Podiatric medicine is a branch of the medical sciences concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the human foot, ankle (in the vast majority of states), and their governing and related structures, including the local manifestations of systemic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. A doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM) specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of foot disorders, diseases, and injuries. A DPM makes independent judgments, utilizes x-rays and laboratory tests for diagnostic purposes, prescribes medications, orders physical therapy, sets fractures, and performs surgery. The DPM works closely with other health professionals to treat and control dsease. A DPM may have a private or group practice; serve on staffs of hospitals, long-term care facilities, the Department of Veteran Affairs, and municipal health districts; hold faculty positions in schools of medicine or nursing; and serve as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces and US Public Health Service. Board certification in podiatric orthopedics, podiatric surgery, and primary podiatric medicine is currently available. Admission requirements are a bachelor's degree (or a minimum of ninety semester hours), satisfactory (C or better) completion of the following preprofessional course work, an acceptable Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) or, in some cases, Graduate Record Exam (GRE) score, a preprofessional evaluation, and a professional school interview. The student should determine any specific course requirements and recommendations of the professional schools where application is to be made. View more details on Baylor University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medicine courses.