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DPM Curriculum (minimum 175 credits)

First Year

Fall

SPM-526INTRODUCTION TO PATIENT CARE

2
SPM-527BIOCHEMISTRY I

3
SPM-536RES METH, EPIDEMIOLOGY & STATS

3
SPM-550HISTOLOGY & CELL BIOLOGY

4
SPM-590GROSS ANATOMY W/LAB

7

Spring

SPM-528BIOCHCHEM II/NUTRITION

3
SPM-547NEUROANATOMY W/LAB

3
SPM-595APHYSIOLOGY I

4
SPM-625AAPPLIED LOWER EXTREME ANTMY I

4

Electives

SPM-665INDEPENDENT STUDY

1 to 3
SPM-675RESEARCH

1 to 12
Elective courses may be taken during the second semester of the first year

Second Year

Summer

SPM-595BPHSYSIOLOGY II WITH LAB

2
SPM-610CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

2
SPM-623MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY I

2
SPM-627INTRO TO FUNCTIONAL ORTHOPEDICS

3

Fall

SPM-600PATHOLOGY I W/LAB

4
SPM-620PHARMACOLOGY

3
SPM-624MED MICRO II W/LAB

5
SPM-632PODIATRIC MEDICINE I

2
SPM-649GENERAL RADIOLOGY

3
SPM-717BIOMECHANICS/FOOT FUNCT

2
SPM-717LBIOMECH CLINICAL PRACTICUM LAB

1

Spring

SPM-601PATHOLOGY II

2
SPM-605APHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS

2
SPM-621CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

3
SPM-640SURGICAL PRINCIPLES

3
SPM-651INTERNAL MEDICINE I

2
SPM-709PODIATRIC MEDICINE II

2
SPM-709LPODIATRIC MEDICINE II LAB

1
SPM-711PODIATRIC RADIOLOGY

2
SPM-711LPODIATRIC RADIOLOGY LAB

1

Electives

SPM-665INDEPENDENT STUDY

1 to 3
SPM-675RESEARCH

1 to 12
Elective courses may be taken during any semester of the second year

Third Year

Summer

SPM-605BPHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS INTRODUCTION TO AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHN IQUES IN THE COMMON AND BASIC COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL AND LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS, TECHNIQUES OF INTERVIEWING AND HISTORY TAKING, AND THE CARE OF THE PATIENT IN ALL FIELDS OF MEDICINE. LECTURE & LAB.

2
SPM-625BAPPLIED LOWER EXTREME ANTMY II

2
SPM-705EMERG/TRAUMA I

2
SPM-706EMERG/TRAUMA II

3
SPM-753INTERNAL MEDICINE II

2

Fall

SPM-644DERMATOLOGY

2
SPM-652PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DIS

2
SPM-703ANESTHESIOLOGY

1
SPM-710PODIATRIC MEDICINE III

2
SPM-712CLINICAL ORIENTATION & SKILLS WORKSHOP

1
SPM-713PODIATRIC SURGERY I

4
SPM-719PODIATRIC CLINICAL CLERKSHIP I

7
SPM-738PODOPEDIATRICS

2

Spring

SPM-549MEDICAL PSYCHIATRY

1
SPM-553BIO-MEDICAL ETHICS

1 to 10
SPM-700PHYSICAL MEDICINE

1
SPM-707EMERG/TRAUMA III

2
SPM-714PODIATRIC SURGERY II

4
SPM-720PODIATRIC CLINICAL CLERKSHIP II

7
SPM-721PODIATRIC MEDICINE IV

2
SPM-813RISK MANAGEMENT

1
SPM-826SPORTS MEDICINE

2
SPM-831COMMUNITY/MINORITY MED

1
SPM-CMP2
COMPS: CLINICAL SCIENCE

0

Electives

SPM-765INDEPENDENT STUDY

1 to 3
SPM-775RESEARCH

1 to 12
Elective courses may be taken during any semester of the third year

Fourth Year

 

Summer

SPM-820CLINICAL ROTATION

4
SPM-832PODIATRIC CLERKSHIP PROGRAM I

4
SPM-833PODIATRIC CLERKSHIP PROGRAM II

4

Fall

SPM-834PODIATRIC CLERKSHIP PROGRAM III

4
SPM-835PODIATRIC CLERKSHIP PROGRAM IV

4
SPM-836PODIATRIC CLERKSHIP PROGRAM V

4
SPM-837PODIATRIC CLINICAL CLERKSHIP PROGRAM VI

4
SPM-838PODIATRIC CLINICA CLERKSHIP PROGRAM VII

4

Spring

SPM-802PODIATRIC MED. SEMINAR

1
SPM-806LIBRARY RESEARCH PAPER

1
SPM-809SENIOR CLINICAL ROTATION

7
SPM-815ORTHOPEDIC SEMINAR

1
SPM-823SURGICAL SEMINAR

1
SPM-825PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

1

Electives

SPM-819COMMUNICATION SKILLS

1
SPM-865ADV INDEPENDENT STUDY

1 to 3
SPM-875ADVANCED RESEARCH

1 to 12
Elective courses may be taken during any fourth year semester