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Warning, do not rely on any information on this website but consult with a licensed attorney in your state. Personally I believe there are too many frivilous lawsuits. First question, should anyone rely upon the completion of a podiatric residency training program that by todays standard may possibly be outdated? Why should any currently competent
podiatrist be excluded from being licensed to practice podiatry in any state
or to join any hospital soley because they never completed a podiatric residency program that may possibly be outdated by today's standards and does not reflect that podiatrists current competence at practicing podiatry?

Regarding podiatric residency
training, if a podiatrist graduated
more than 10 years ago wouldn't such
podiatric residency training be outdated
and not reflect that podiatrists
current competence? Yet some hospitals
and state licensing boards still require
and accept completion formal podiatric
residency training programs even though
such training may be outdated and may
not reflect current competence.
If there is a requirement that all
departmental directors are board
certified in their specialty there is a
reasoning behind this. I believe the
credentials committee relys upon the
recommendations of the Departmental
Director because that Departmental
director is board certified in performing
certain delineated procedures. For
example, in surgery if there is a
director of the dept of surgery, that
director is making recommendations
regarding whether members of that
dept meet specific criteria regarding
delineated surgical procedures. Such
a director may not necesarily be board
certified in medicine.
My personal opinion is that
for an applicant to be granted certain
medical procedures they could apply
to the Dept of Medicine which has a
Medical Director that may possibly
be board certified in medicine. If
there is a Bylaw requirement for
board certification of departmental
directors and division chiefs,
shouldn't this requirement also
apply to podiatry chiefs
who are chiefs of the
division of Podiatry?
Thus if a podiatry chief is making
recommendations regarding
the delineation of podiatric medical
and podiatric orthopedic procedures,
isn't it advantageous if that podiatry
chief is board certified in podiatric
medicine and podiatric orthopedics?
Isn't it advantageous if the podiatry
chief is board certified in the podiatric
subspecialty that they are making
privileging recommendations about
be it podiatric medicine or podiatric
surgery, etc...? I believe the answer to
this question is if there is or is not
such a Bylaw requirement and since
Bylaws differ it depends on the
hospital involved.

disclaimer: The above
are my personal
opinions and are not
to be relied upon.
Consult with a
licensed attorney
in your state.

If there was an
additional podiatry chief
that was board certified
in podiatric medicine and
podiatric orthpedics
there could be
recommendations made
to allow more podiatrists
to join a hospital that
may currently have and
allow for only podiatric
surgical delineated
privileges to be
approved. More
podiatrists on staff
would probably lead to
additional revenue and
decreased malpractice
liability exposure due to
the podiatry chief being
board certified in
podiatric orthopedics
and podiatric medicine
regarding recommending
if podiatric applicants
should be granted
podiatric delineated
privileges in podiatric
orthopedics and
podiatric medicine.