Why do podiatrists have their own med schools?

Why do podiatrists have their own med schools?
by manofdillon (2019-09-10 10:19:35)

I'm working on something at work recently that has caused me to come into contact with the world of podiatry, and I learned for the first time that podiatrists go to separate podiatry schools, not the same medical schools that all other physicians go to. Why is this? Feet don't strike me as so special that doctors who treat them need their own schools and degrees when doctors who treat the brain, heart, lungs, joints, muscles all get an M.D. or D.O. and then specialize. Is there some historical reason for this? Are podiatry schools considered inferior or easier to get into than other med schools?

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the first two years are exactly the same as med school - jddomer 2019-09-10 14:05:12
Other doctors don’t want to be around smelly feet * - Frank Drebin 2019-09-10 13:49:01
Are you an anti-podite? - NDWahoo 2019-09-10 13:34:19
Its how they get their foot in the door * - drmurray 2019-09-10 12:52:49
- Careful, you may be stepping on some toes here. * - LocalSubAlum 2019-09-10 13:33:09
  - Corny * - doolinbanjos 2019-09-10 14:38:24
A guy goes to the Podiatrist with a strawberry on his foot - Shifty 2019-09-10 11:40:36
Historical, just like dentists - vermin05 2019-09-10 10:29:33
- Would you compare it to dentistry, though? - sprack 2019-09-10 11:30:30
  - There are multiple specialties of Surgery and Internal Med - vermin05 2019-09-10 12:28:48
    - I wouldn't want dentistry to become a specialty option - TWO 2019-09-10 12:58:47
      - I agree with you. - saintapollonia 2019-09-10 15:51:41
      - I have been through both medical and dental schools - bengalbout 2019-09-10 13:12:09
    - Gotcha, thanks * - sprack 2019-09-10 12:49:37
  - You anti-dentite bastard - Father Nieuwland 2019-09-10 11:45:27
    - Old Groucho Marx line - - sprack 2019-09-10 11:47:37
Podiatry is very specialized - dulac89 2019-09-10 10:28:30
- For a foot in mouth condition, who would be best to see? - SWPaDem 2019-09-10 11:46:15
  - Rex Ryan * - inigomontoya 2019-09-10 12:33:02
  - For a foot in the ass, I suggest the ER. - Jurassic 2019-09-10 11:50:27
  - Why, a vegetarian! - sprack 2019-09-10 11:49:26