OVERVIEW AND HISTORY
The Detroit Medical Center Podiatric Surgical Residency Program is a three-year surgical program that is well-integrated into the mainstream medical training within the Detroit Medical Center Hospital. The system currently has over 1000 residents and fellows in numerous medical specialties.
Podiatric residents are relied upon and treated as full PGY-1, -2 or -3 trainees while on off-service rotations. Our podiatric in-patient population is concentrated at Harper, Detroit Receiving, and Sinai-Grace Hospitals. DMC residents participate in foot and ankle clinics at Detroit Receiving and Sinai-Grace Hospitals.
Residents take foot and ankle trauma calls at Detroit Receiving and Sinai-Grace Hospitals. The program has over 100 active podiatric attending surgeons on staff. DMC residents also regularly scrub with foot and ankle trained orthopedists and orthopedic trauma surgeons.
A generous stipend equal to that of the allopathic residents in other training programs is provided. The residency is designed to provide a thorough and well-rounded training experience including foot and ankle elective and reconstructive surgery, diabetic foot infections, pediatric foot surgery, and wound care. The DMC program is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency with Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle certification to be completed in 36 months. Completion will qualify residents to sit for board qualification examinations in both Foot Surgery and Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery.
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DMC Presentation given at the podiatry school residency fair and Central Residency Interview Process.