Podiatric Surgical Residency Biomechanics Training Survey

1.What school of podiatric medicine did you graduate from?

Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine

California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University

Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine

Midwestern University Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine

New York College of Podiatric Medicine

William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine

Western University of Health Sciences College of Podiatric Medicine

2.What is your year of post-graduate podiatric medical and surgical training?

PGY-1

PGY-2

PGY-3

PGY-4

3.What is the geographic region of your residency program?

New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)

Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania)

East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin)

West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota)

South Atlantic (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, and West Virginia)

East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee)

West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas)

Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming)

Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington)

4.Are you aware of the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) document 320 proposed revisions?

Yes

No

5.Did you comment on the CPME 320 proposed revisions?

Yes

No

6.The proposed revisions recommend reducing the minimal activity volume (MAV) for biomechanical exams from 75 to 50. Do you agree with this proposed change?

Yes

No

7.When you do a biomechanical exam that will be used to meet your MAV requirements to graduate, does an attending podiatric or orthopedic physician directly observe the exam?

Yes

No

9.Do you think biomechanics should be an important part of the postgraduate training for podiatric surgical residencies?

Yes

No

10.When do you obtain the majority of your biomechanical training in your residency?

Unsupervised biomechanical exams

Attending podiatric or orthopedic physician supervised biomechanical exams

Pre-operative evaluation with an attending podiatric or orthopedic physician

Intra-operative discussions with an attending podiatric or orthopedic physician

In the clinic setting without a formalized biomechanical exam form under attending supervision

Residency journal clubs

Residency driven lectures by attending physicians, residents or healthcare providers

External conferences (APMA, ACFAS, ASPS, state meetings, other professional organizations)

Journals (reading on your own outside of residency journal clubs)

Textbooks