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Hi,

I am currently finishing my Chiropody diploma at Michener Institute in Toronto and I was wondering what would I need to do to practice chiropody/podiatry in the states?

I know in the US podiatry programs are four years + residency but once I finish my chiropody program here is it possible I get an advanced standing at a podiatry school in the states?

Basically, I want to practice chiropody/podiatry in the states but I am already enrolled in a chiropody program here. I don't mind further schooling as long as I get to practice in the states.

Any help would be appreciated!

Michener Chiropody link: http://www.michener.ca/ft/chiropody.php
 
Unfortunately your curriculum lacks most of the topics covered for boards part 1, which you will need to pass in order to practice in here in the states. I would suggest calling each school. From my experience, most schools are pretty strict about transfers
 
There is a clinician at Scholl who practiced Chiropody in England for many years before he came to the US and entered podiatry school. It's possible you could be given advanced standing but I'm sure schools would want to see your transcripts, course syllabus, etc to ensure the material you covered is the same. Your best bet is to contact someone from admissions.
 
Now that Obamacare has passed we are all going to be Chirop, goodbye elective foot surgery. Talking to the real world guys now.
 
NeilD said:
Now that Obamacare has passed we are all going to be Chirop, goodbye elective foot surgery. Talking to the real world guys now.
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Please go on. Tell me more about this. I'd love to hear more. Please tell me more. Which page of this 974 page bill states that elective foot surgery is no longer covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurances? Which page states that patients can no longer pay cash for elective surgery? You have no idea what you are talking about.

sickmiss, regarding Canadian practioners and US practice, New York College of Podiatric Medicine has Canadian students attend for four months as part of an external rotation. At the end of this rotation, usually one student sticks around and completes their fourth year here (essentially advanced standing into their fourth year) and then enters the match. That is one lead you can follow.
 
Sig Savant said:
Please go on. Tell me more about this. I'd love to hear more. Please tell me more. Which page of this 974 page bill states that elective foot surgery is no longer covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurances? Which page states that patients can no longer pay cash for elective surgery? You have no idea what you are talking about.

sickmiss, regarding Canadian practioners and US practice, New York College of Podiatric Medicine has Canadian students attend for four months as part of an external rotation. At the end of this rotation, usually one student sticks around and completes their fourth year here (essentially advanced standing into their fourth year) and then enters the match. That is one lead you can follow.
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Yes, in lean economic times people will be beating your door down to pay you cash for an arthroplasty? Forget the dentist, braces, appendix, I want to spend our savings on a arthroplasty. You are clueless and don't associate with real world podiatry.
 
Sig, I'm not picking a fight but I read a board every day of what guys in the real world say who have practiced for years along with a brother and uncle who practice.

Any real world guy on this board is welcome to jump in? How often do people want foot surgery so bad they decide to "pay cash". My sources say that is very, very rare in Podiatry! People don't have their Bunion fixed and pay cash to often and I have even heard never unless they are menonite or amish or something.
 
I am aware of multiple all cash practices that are successful and thriving right now. While these may be the minority, we are not all going to be practicing chiropody. Those that are the best in surgery can run cash practices. Those that are the best in orthopedics can run cash practices.

Besides those, insurances will still cover foot surgery that is medically necessary.
 
Sig Savant said:
Please go on. Tell me more about this. I'd love to hear more. Please tell me more. Which page of this 974 page bill states that elective foot surgery is no longer covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurances? Which page states that patients can no longer pay cash for elective surgery? You have no idea what you are talking about.
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Lol Sig I don't know why you got baited by a troll. He pretty much hangs around these forums making pessimistic posts in order to justify his decision to leave podiatry school.
 
jellybean2020 said:
Lol Sig I don't know why you got baited by a troll. He pretty much hangs around these forums making pessimistic posts in order to justify his decision to leave podiatry school.
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Baited? How about being a little introspective? Please talk to practicing pods who have been out 10, 20, 30 years and ask them if they can count on more than one hand how many patients they have had who paid out of pocket to have Bunion surgery, anesth, facility fee, lab, path, but you wouldnt know about that would you jelly?
 
NeilD said:
Baited? How about being a little introspective? Please talk to practicing pods who have been out 10, 20, 30 years and ask them if they can count on more than one hand how many patients they have had who paid out of pocket to have Bunion surgery, anesth, facility fee, lab, path, but you wouldnt know about that would you jelly?
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Haha of course I don't know that much about 'cash payments' for office procedures. Nor do I want to be overly concerned about predicting the future of healthcare at this point in my training. I do best when I just worry about myself, and tune out distractions that I either can't do anything about, or that don't help me in the present.

Anyways, I do apologize to all for contributing to the tangent this thread has taken. 😛
 
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Thanks for the reply guys. So from what I I understand, I don't really have an advantage being a chiropody student in Canada when applying to podiatry schools in the states. So if any of you practice podiatry in US and are familiar with the practicing laws there, is there no way I can practice there unless I go through 8 years of podiatry schooling? Do I have to go thru a US pod school in order to get my licensing there? Any shortcuts or additional courses or programs that might help me I would like to know about.

Thanks again for your help guys!
 
sickmiss said:
So if any of you practice podiatry in US and are familiar with the practicing laws there, is there no way I can practice there unless I go through 8 years of podiatry schooling? Do I have to go thru a US pod school in order to get my licensing there?
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Your diploma will not be recognized in the US by any insurance plan, state medical board, etc. A practice could hire you, but you wouldn't be allowed to do much. Really nothing more than a medical assistant is able to (injections, taping, bandaging, casting, nail care, etc.).

Unfortunately, you'd need to spend 7 more years at a podiatry school in the US to have a DPM's scope. No way around it (unless you were at the program Sig mentioned).
 
NeilD said:
Now that Obamacare has passed we are all going to be Chirop, goodbye elective foot surgery. Talking to the real world guys now.
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Can you quote any insurance underwriter who will include in a benefits package to pay the insured for "Elective" surgery. There would be more plastic on faces than in wallets here in the USA.
 
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