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Resident resources

Reading · study helps · trainings.

Readings

Journals & textbooks

  • Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA) — a premier, peer-reviewed bimonthly journal covering biomechanics, surgery, and dermatology.
  • Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle, 2nd edition.
  • Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Foot and Ankle 5.

Essential articles

  • “Essential Journal Articles That Every Podiatrist Should Read” — Podiatry Today.
  • “Top 100 Cited Foot and Ankle-Related Articles” — JAPMA (2016).

Associations

  • APMA (American Podiatric Medical Association) — resident-focused content including journal access, webinars, podcasts, and the Online Learning Center.

Study helps

Education platforms & resource centres

  • APMA Residency Education Resource Center (REdRC) — an educational hub with study aids; membership required.
  • Present Podiatry — membership-based study materials and educational content.

Management & assessment tools

  • Podiatry Residency Resource (PRR) — used by residents and directors to log clinical cases, track didactic activity, monitor progress toward training requirements, and prepare for in-training exams and board applications.

Institutional learning structures

  • Didactic lectures, journal clubs, workshops, seminars, and morning rounds.
  • Curriculum design and milestone tracking following CPME 320 and 330 accreditation guidelines, including required rotations across medical and surgical specialties.

Trainings

Conferences & hands-on learning

  • AAFAO (American Academy of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics) — resident-focused training in skeletal fixation, trauma, and reconstructive techniques.
  • ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference & Skills Courses.
  • AOFAS Annual Meeting.
  • APMA National Scientific Meeting.
  • DLS (Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference).
  • Present Podiatry events — Desert Foot, Superbones, and the Podiatry Residency Education Summit.

Residency training components

A representative three-year accredited residency combines didactic instruction (cadaver labs, lecture series, journal club, x-ray conferences) with clinical rotations through internal medicine, trauma, radiology, infectious disease, and vascular surgery.

  • Monthly lecture series, grand rounds, and multidisciplinary limb-salvage conferences.
  • Cadaver workshops.
  • Research projects and presentations at institutional competitions.