are you sure about that?

"And because the world of podiatry is a complete joke and is primarily in the business to make money i failed to match with a surgical program"

Are you positive it is all "their fault" and no fault of your own? Getting a surgical residency(I know i competed at the same time as you with a similiar GPA) was and is multifactorial. How many did you apply to? Did you extern at those programs or at least visit and show an interest? How did the interviewers perceive you as a possible "fit" with the program. One of the main questions an interviewer asks themselves is "Will I be able to stand working with this person for 2 years, will they represent our program and me well not only to my colleagues but to my patients? Will they be a baby and complain about the amount of work?
Did you reapply in 1999 and 2000?

I'm not tring to criticize your character I don't know you. What I am saying is that in 1994 when you started,(I started in 1992) EVERYONE knew that you needed a surgical residency to "make it" as a podiatrist that does surgery. THE SCHOOLS DO NOT MISLEAD YOU ON THIS FACT! Do you really think you should be doing surgery after your ppmr? Of course not and know one else with that type of training should. I "thought" I could do surgery after my 2 years of ppmr(I did about 200 various cases) was I surely mistaken and realized it when I did over 600 cases in my one year psr!
Yes I do believe in your situation you should stick to dead tissue shaving foot strapping stuff and refer out your surgeries. OR GET MORE TRAINING! BUT STOP BLAMING PODIATRY EVERYONE KNOWS IF YOU DO A PPMR YOU DO PRIMARY CARE IN PRACTICE! THAT'S THE WAY IT IS AND SHOULD BE.
The school did their job by teaching you the basics and academics, than it was your job to obtain the type of residency you wanted depending on the type of practice you want. If you want primary care you d0 primay care if you want surgery you do surgery if you want biomechanics you do por, ect... This is and was common knowledge at my school and in fact I can remember the profs discussing this sort of thing in class.
I will admit however that the cost of tuition needs to be lowered and the schools need to make sure each and every student understands that just because you have a DPM degree does not necessarily mean you will be doing surgery. This is and will continue to be the reality of the profession(IF it still exists in the future!)
My sister just graduated from medical school she is in her internship. She wants to be a dermatologist if she doesn't get a derm residency but instead matches with family practice residency do you think she should be able to practice dermatology anyway? Of course not! Will she blame her medical school for not preparing her to get a derm residency if she doesn't get it- I don't think so!
Perfect what you know or get more training!
Just my opinions