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- Resident Tuition $40,426
- Non - Resident Tuition $40,426
- Application Fee $100
- AVG MCAT 495
- AVG GPA 3.3
- LIZZYM Score 55.4
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- 6000 Rockside Woods Blvd.
- Independence, OH 44131
- United States
- Phone: 800-238-7903
- Fax: 216-447-0210
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.kent.edu/cpm
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Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine Fast Facts
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The Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM), formerly the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (OCPM), is one of nine accredited podiatry colleges in the United States and is a four-year, graduate level medical college, granting the degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine. The Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine's mission is to educate students to be highly competent doctors of podiatric medicine who will excel in residency training. Founded in 1916, the College of Podiatric Medicine has graduated over 6,000 podiatrists who have made outstanding contributions to the field and study of podiatric medicine. KSUCPM has regional and national affiliations with over 50 world-wide hospitals and more than 300 private practitioners nationwide that provide externship training to KSUCPM students. Currently, KSUCPM maintains an average four year school enrollment of 425 students and typically graduates 85-100 podiatrists a year.
Curriculum
The curriculum consists of two components: the basic sciences and the clinical sciences. The basic sciences make up the first two years of study at Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine. During this time, students develop a competence for understanding the entire body and its many functions. The structure of the Basic Science curriculum is very similar to that of allopathic and osteopathic medical programs. A combination of didactic and laboratory coursework, that emphasizes the lower extremity, provides students with the knowledge necessary to deal with the complexities of the human condition. Classroom instruction and laboratory experimentation in the basic sciences enable the student to procure the needed competence to recognize a myriad of systemic diseases that are manifested in the lower extremity. The clinical curriculum at KSUCPM facilitates student rotations through the Departments of General Medicine, Orthopedics, Podiatric Medicine, and Surgery at the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic and other clinical affiliations.
Facilities
There are a number of hospital affiliations and external programs that KSUCPM students experience as part of the third and fourth year curriculum. The medical education affiliation with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation provides students with rotations in internal medicine, endocrinology, orthopedics, and rheumatology. The Cleveland Clinic also co-sponsors Primary Podiatric Medical Residencies. University Hospitals Health Systems and Richmond Heights Hospital are host to a general surgery and general medical rotation for fourth year students, and are co-sponsors with the college in their Podiatric Primary Care and Podiatric Surgical Residency programs. Mandatory medical rotations are conducted for all fourth year students at Meridia South Pointe, the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals in Cleveland and Dayton, Mountain Home Tennessee, University Hospitals Health Systems, Richmond Heights Hospital, and Forum Health/Northside Medical Center.
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