sosoraff said:
I have a question regarding residencies. I am a pre med/psych undergrad. I have been researching what I want to do as a grad student and until recently I had pretty much decided on applying to md/do schools. The more I learn about podiatric med the more it interests me. Anyway, I am curious about the life of a podiatric resident. Average hours?wages? etc....Any info would be greatly appreciated ....Thanks
-Jimmy
I am going to expand on what scpod had said in his posting about the podiatric resident's life. As a current podiatric resident, I can tell you that the resident's life is pretty similar to the md/do residents. Similar to the other residents, you will be responsible for rounding on patients in the hospitals, scrubbing in surgical cases, seeing patients in a clinic or private practice setting. In addition to the podiatry rotations, you will also be doing rotations in internal medicine, anesthesia, emergency medicine, general / vascular / orthopedic surgery, radiology, various medical subspecialties, pathology, behavior science, etc... As mentioned earlier, most of the non podiatry rotations are done along side with the md/do residents and are usually treated as the equivalent to the md/do intern/resident on that service. Podiatry residents also take call as well. Depending on the residency program, some podiatry residents take call from home and some take in house call (staying in the hospital overnight). The frequency of the calls will depend on the residency program and what year you are in the residency program. In the residency program, the podiatric resident also participates in a variety of academic activities, such as journal club, cadaver surgery, etc... The hours will vary from residency program to residency progrram and the rotation that you are on. In general, I get to the hosptial somewhere around 6 or 7 am and usually don't get home no earlier than 6 pm. If I am on call on the weekend, I will have to come into the hospital to do rounds, do any emergent surgeries, etc.. As for the residency pay, the residency salary will range somewhere 30,000 to 60,000, as mentioned in the previous post. Usually, the salaries are higher in areas where the cost of living will be higher, such as New York City, Boston, Chicago, etc... However, there are a few exceptions here and there. Podiatry residents will also receive benefits such as paid vacations, CME money, health insurance, medical malpractice, vision, dental, etc... Hopefully, I have given you a better picture of what podiatry resident's life is like. If you have any additional questions, feel free to ask. Good luck.
