Lizby Anomalous (no login)It's a very complicated question, Liz The vast majority of U.S. trained podiatrists would have excised your verruca properly (using a blunt instrument and avoiding the dermis). I've seen several patients who have suffered just as you have. There are a lot of reasons why someone would consider podiatry as a career in the States. Some did it for good reasons (they really wanted to help people), some did it to be called "doctor" (and they didn't have the grades or MCAT scores to get into traditional medical school) and some did it because they were told that the lifestyle and earning potential were both excellent. The latter two reasons are probably why you see a lot of bickering and complaining on this forum. Podiatrists still get treated like 2nd class health providers by some here and the earnings and lifestyle are nothing like what we were told. But, if you have altruistic reasons for wanting to become a podiatrist, it's not a bad career choice. from IP address 63.206.141.246 Goto Forum Home |
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