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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.