Anything That Can Happen Below the Knee, We Treat It.
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[DESCRIPTION]: The sunlight reflects on an image of a building sign. The sign contains the white NYCPM logo with the podiatric caduceus and winged foot in blue lettering. It hangs on NYCPM’s school beige brick building façade.
[DESCRIPTION]: NYCPM’s yearbooks are nestled on dark blue-gray bookshelves. They prominently display the white NYCPM logo with blue lettering. Pictured along with them is a honey-colored miniature globe with a golden axis.
[DESCRIPTION]: A pair of hands peek out of a doctor’s white lab coat. One of the hands has a gold ring made of emeralds as well as an Apple Watch. The hands hover over a display of a digital body dissection on a white anatomage table.
[DESCRIPTION]: An attending doctor and her students are pictured in a clinic examination room. All of them are wearing white lab coats. Looking back and forth, the doctor is speaking to her students, while holding a patient’s foot.
[DESCRIPTION]: William Stallings, a fourth-year medical student, headed for residency at Yale University, is in a white lab coat, navy blue polka dot shirt and navy-blue tie speaks…
[William Stallings, DPM TALKING] Podiatry is so dynamic. Anything that could happen below the knee, we treat it. If you want to do dermatology, you could, you know, work up melanomas. If you want to do Pediatrics, you could work with kids. You could do sports medicine. If you want to be a trauma surgeon and put somebody's leg back together at 3:00 o'clock in the morning, you could do that. You could grow within the field and find your niche and find your passion.
[DESCRIPTION]: Sign with “Examination Room 361” written on it is displayed on a white wall next to a door.
[DESCRIPTION]: A person with forest green scrubs underneath a white lab coat wearing an Apple Watch puts on purple latex gloves.
[DESCRIPTION]: A person in a white lab coat wearing an Apple Watch with purple latex gloves on examines a patient’s foot by pressing it with their fingers. The patient is a woman in an olive-green T-shirt and khaki pants with a disposable mask on and tattoos on her lower extremities.
[DESCRIPTION]: The podiatrist in a white lab coat examines the female patient’s foot in a room with three medical students, all with white lab coats and disposable masks on.
[DESCRIPTION]: One of the podiatric medical students does the same things as the doctor and places his hands on the patient’s foot with purple latex gloves on.
[DESCRIPTION]: A person in purple scrubs places an ultrasound device with a cord on the bottom of a patient’s foot.
[DESCRIPTION]: Two medical students observe an ultrasound procedure done by another medical student while an attending doctor looks on.
[DESCRIPTION]: Dr. Sam Adegboyega, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at NYCPM, in a white lab coat, white and black striped shirt and black tie says the following with a Nigerian accent…
[Samuel Adegboyega, DPM, TALKING] You know, one of the best and fulfilling things about podiatry is when a patient comes in, is in severe pain and they leave your office without pain and giving you hugs.
[DESCRIPTION]: The attending podiatrist speaks to the patient in an olive-green shirt and khaki pants, with medical students by her side.
[DESCRIPTION]: A medical student measures a patient’s foot with a special clear white ruler on a paper mat with blue feet images on it.
[DESCRIPTION]: A different view of the image of a patient standing with both feet on the paper mat on a gray tiled ceramic floor.
[DESCRIPTION]: The sunlight reflects on NYCPM’s school beige brick building façade with the NYCPM logo along with letter signs that say New York College of Podiatric Medicine Foot Clinic of New York. There are slight shadows which can be seen on the façade.
[DESCRIPTION]: Ashley Thai, a third-year medical student, who is in a white lab coat, black scrubs and wears a jade pendant necklace speaks…
[Ashley Thai TALKING]
There is a clinic downstairs here at FCNY where patients will come in. Having a clinic here at FCNY kind of gives the students real world and practical experience.
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[DESCRIPTION]: Rebecca Cohen, a second-year medical student, who is in a white lab coat, white blouse, and black pants, speaks…
[Rebecca Cohen TALKING]
Going to medical school in a city was a major decision. I love New Yorkers. I love working with the local population and giving back to that community.
[DESCRIPTION]: A gray steel Metro-North train painted with red stripes pulls into the train station.
[DESCRIPTION]: A histology scientist speaks to three medical students as they hover over a display of a digital body dissection on a white anatomage table.
[Samuel Adegboyega, DPM, TALKING]
I believe that NYCPM is the best school in the nation.
[DESCRIPTION]: The histology scientist points to something on the display of a digital body dissection on a white anatomage table.
[DESCRIPTION]: A classroom of students sitting on red swivel chairs at lecture desks take notes during a class lecture.
[DESCRIPTION]: A student types on his laptop at a communal table along with other students.
[William Stallings, DPM, TALKING]
We've had a long history of getting a 100% match rate here at NYCPM. Students go to the top programs coming out of this college.
[DESCRIPTION]: Three students sit in the library at a table examining a replica of a lower extremity foot skeleton. One of the students wears a navy-blue sweatshirt with NYCPM on it. An open book and a pink iPad are laid on the black library table.
[DESCRIPTION]: A student’s hands point to a toe on the foot of the lower extremity foot skeleton replica, as the other student holds it and the third folds their hand in the air.
[Ashley Thai TALKING]
I think that the camaraderie at this school is just unmatched. Everyone's very willing to help.
[DESCRIPTION]: Two male students play ping pong as other students watch in a lounge with a photo image of the earth on one of the walls. The students are sitting on synthetic leather purple sofas.
[DESCRIPTION]: Three students sit in the library on two black upholstered sofas examining a replica of a lower extremity foot skeleton with muscle on it. One of the students holds the replica, while a second in purple scrubs reads from an open book, while a third student in a gray sweatshirt looks on with a pink case on her lap.
[DESCRIPTION]: The student holding the lower extremity foot skeleton with muscle on it, speaks to the other student in the gray sweatshirt as she nods along.
[DESCRIPTION]: A student with a gray Apple computer speaks to another student with a notebook at a communal table with silver chairs.
[Rebecca Cohen TALKING]
The professors here at NYCPM are amazing. They are there to guide you and help in any way you want.
[DESCRIPTION]: An attending doctor with purple gloves speaks to two medical students in a clinic examination room. All of them are wearing white lab coats. The attending doctor is speaking to one of the students, while holding a patient’s feet.
[DESCRIPTION]: Dr. Sam Adegboyega, the Medicine Department Chair, in a maroon blazer speaks to a student in a lab coat in his office. There are gold African antiques situated on desks and tables in his office.
[DESCRIPTION]: That same student, Rebecca Cohen, a second-year medical student, who is in a white lab coat, white blouse, and black pants, speaks…
[DESCRIPTION]: Two medical students observe an ultrasound procedure done by another medical student.
[DESCRIPTION]: Two male medical students embrace in hug, with one with a huge smile on his face. They give each other strong pats on the back.
[William Stallings, DPM, TALKING]
Everything I've wanted I've achieved through coming here to NYCPM.
[DESCRIPTION]: An image of NYCPM school merchandise is shown in a glass display case, including blue and gray sweatshirts, a plastic water bottle, and a mug, all with the school name on it.
[DESCRIPTION]: A group of students sit at black lecture desks in a lecture room. One of the female students is laughing, as they face towards one direction.
[DESCRIPTION]: A histology scientist speaks to four medical students as they hover over a display of a digital body dissection on a white anatomage table.
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[DESCRIPTION]: An image of the NYCPM logo with the podiatric caduceus and winged foot in blue lettering is shown against a white backdrop.
Why NYCPM is a Great Place for Aspiring DPMs
Established in 1911, NYCPM was the first podiatric medical school in the United States, and our active alumni currently account for over 25% of practicing DPMs, giving our students a networking advantage.
NYCPM has a long history of a 100% surgical residency match rate at the top programs across the country.
NYCPM has a reputation for the highest quality clinical training due to the diversity of patients and pathologies at our on-site Foot Center of NY and our strong relationships with the major hospitals in the area.
What being in New York City means for your medical education is hard to beat. You’ll learn from the top specialists in their fields at the top hospitals in the country. You’ll also have the advantage of New York City as your campus where you can explore many cultural and social opportunities and events.
What You’ll Learn in Our DPM Program
Year 1:
Pre-clinical coursework is similar to any other medical school. You’ll take courses in bacteriology, general anatomy, neuroscience, physiology, and immunology.
Year 2:
You’ll continue preclinical courses learning about lower extremity anatomy, pathology, pathophysiology, and infectious diseases, and you’ll start your clinical courses in anesthesiology, biomechanics, podo-pediatrics and podiatric surgery of foot and ankle. At the end of your second year, you’ll be ready to site for the American Podiatric Medical Licensure Exam Part I.
Year 3:
Year three will be the start of your clinical rotations at the Foot Centers of New York and hospitals in network with NYC Health & Hospitals and The Mount Sinai Hospital in general podiatric medicine, podiatric surgery, radiology, wound care, vascular, podo-pediatrics, orthopedics, sports medicine, gait lab, physical therapy, and more.
Year 4:
You’ll have five externships, each one month long podiatric medicine and surgery at one of our 200+ affiliated hospitals throughout the United States, as well as clerkships in general surgery, emergency medicine, internal medicine, radiology, and orthopedics. At the end of your fourth year you’ll be ready to sit for the American Podiatric Medical Licensure Exam Part II.
What Our Alumni Have to Say
Jay Bhuta, DPM
NYCPM Class of 2012
Residency Director, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Chief of Podiatry at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Owner, Ankle & Foot Doctors of New Jersey
“Podiatry is a versatile and dynamic medical field offering a broader scope of practice and opportunity for flexible work/life options — from specializing in trauma and operative skills to in-office diagnostics as experts in treating injury, disease and wound care for lower extremities. The clinical education and exposure in the NYCPM clinics have helped place NYCPM graduates in top residency programs nationwide.”
Rock G. Positano, DPM, MSc, MPH, DSc
NYCPM Class of 1988
Founder & Director, Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Service and the Joe DiMaggio Heel Pain Center at Hospital for Special Surgery
“NYCPM provided an unbelievable education and opportunity for me to thrive and to be able to build a service at the world's premier orthopedic hospital, the Hospital for Special Surgery.”
Karen A Langone, DPM, DABPM, FAAPSM, FACPM
NYCPM Class of 1986
President, American Association for Women Podiatrists
Trustee, New York State Podiatric Medical Association
Past President, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
“Every day, I have the privilege of improving the quality of people's lives. Whether it is helping an athlete achieve a personal record in the marathon or helping a person remain mobile and able to live in their own home independently, there is no greater gift to be able to bestow to another. Unquestionably, if you are looking at [podiatric medical] schools, you wish to be in New York. The training that you get here from the clinical perspective will be unsurpassed.”
William Stallings, DPM
NYCPM Class of 2023
Resident, Yale New Haven Hospital
“Everything I have ever wanted I have achieved through coming here to NYCPM. We have had a long history of getting 100% match rate here at NYCPM, students go to the top programs coming out of this college.”
What You Need to Apply to NYCPM
Admission Requirements:
A minimum of 90 semester hours (135 quarter hours) of undergraduate studies.
One academic year of each of the following prerequisite courses, with a grade of at least a C-: Biology (lecture & lab), General Chemistry (lecture & lab), Organic Chemistry (lecture & lab), Physics (lecture & lab), and English.
MCAT test score from within the last three years.
3 letters of recommendation, or a pre-health committee evaluation.
Application Deadlines:
Fall start: June 30th
January start: November 30th
How To Apply:
You can complete and submit an application online at www.e-aacpmas.org.
If you have questions regarding how to fill out your application, please see their Applicant Help Center.