Podiatric Medicine (PDMD)

Course information contained within the Bulletin is accurate at the time of publication in July 2024 but is subject to change. For the most up-to-date course information, please refer to the Course Catalog.

PDMD P130. Fundmntl of Podiatric Pract I. 3.5 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P200. Fundmntl of Podiatric Pract II. 2.7 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P215. Internal Medicine. 3 Credit Hours.

Internal Medicine is the study of the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs, symptoms and treatment of a wide variety of illnesses of the human body.

Class Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Second Year Podiatry.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Podiatric Medicine.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P230. Fundamentals of Dermatology. 2.2 Credit Hours.

This is a course in the basic and clinical aspects of cutaneous medicine. The course provides a foundation that will enable the podiatry student to recognize and understand a number of diseases in which the skin is solely or largely the central focus of disturbance; it is also an introduction to much of medicine since the skin so often reflects internal disease.

Class Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Second Year Podiatry.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Podiatric Medicine.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P231. Princ of Primary Care. 3 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P233. Physical Diagnosis. 2.5 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P234. Psychiatry. 2 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P235. Radiology. 2 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P236. Foot and Ankle Radiology. 2.6 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P237. Vascular Disease. 2 Credit Hours.

Students will learn to appreciate normal physiology and the underlying pathophysiology of arterial, venous and lymphatic disease and to recognize and appropriately manage common vascular disorders with a focus on the lower extremities.

Class Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Second Year Podiatry.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Podiatric Medicine.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P239. Infectious Disease. 1 Credit Hour.

This course is a comprehensive lecture series on Infectious Diseases emphasizing lower extremity and systemic pathologies and treatments. Students will develop: A. An understanding of the basic concepts of Infectious Diseases and how to apply them to podiatric medicine; B. The ability to recognize common bacterial, viral and fungal infections and the likely causative organism; C. An understanding of the clinical usage of antimicrobial agnets, their selection and dosing for different infections, their toxicities when used for these infections, subtle differences between agents of a class; D. The ability to recognize the special case that is the diabetic foot infection and to understand the principles of proper treatment.

Class Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Second Year Podiatry.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Podiatric Medicine.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P330. Fundamentals of Dermatology. 2 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P331. Clerkship Clinical Neurology. 4.5 Credit Hours.

Clinical Clerkship.

Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.

PDMD P332. Clerkship Periph Vascular Dis. 4.5 Credit Hours.

Clinical Clerkship.

Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.

PDMD P333. Peripheral Vascular Dis. 2 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P334. Clerkship Internal Medicine. 4.5 Credit Hours.

Clinical Clerkship.

Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.

PDMD P335. Internal Medicine. 4 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P336. Neurology. 1.6 Credit Hour.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P338. Clerkship Infectious Disease. 4.5 Credit Hours.

Clinical Clerkship.

Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.

PDMD P339. Infectious Disease. 1 Credit Hour.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P371. Summer Medicine Clinic. 3 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P381. Medicine Clinic. 10 Credit Hours.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P420. Clerkship Internal Medicine. 4.5 Credit Hours.

Students are assigned to an inpatient general medicine service where they function as part of the treatment team. Wherever possible, TUSPM students are paired with third or fourth year medical students. In any event, an intern or resident closely supervises the clinical activities of the students. Students are exposed to the usual routine of hospital based patient care and the record keeping which is required. Students are also preceptered in the work-up of patients. Attendance at all case conferences, team rounds, grand rounds, and didactic-activities are mandatory.

Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.

PDMD P421. Clerkship Clinical Neurology. 4.5 Credit Hours.

Students are assigned to and function as members of a neurology consult service. Students follow patients in the hospital from initial consult through resolution. Outpatient experience is highly desirable and will be integrated into this rotation through assignments to outpatient clinic sessions whenever possible. Students are instructed in the performance of a complete neurological examination and its interpretation. Attention is paid to the ordering of special studies to confirm or rule out possible diagnoses (EMG, NCV, evoked potentials, and imaging studies). While students are exposed to a broad spectrum of neurological diseases, the primary emphasis is upon patients with lower extremity manifestations (which may be due to head injury, spinal trauma, CVA, Parkinsonian syndromes and other movement disorders), and on understanding the lower extremity manifestations of each pathology encountered.

Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.

PDMD P428. Clerkship Infectious Disease. 4.5 Credit Hours.

Students are assigned to and function as members of a medical infectious disease consult service. Students follow patients in the hospital from initial consult through resolution. In this way, the students are expected to become familiar with a variety on infectious disorders and be alert to their development in future patients. Students are also expected to gain in depth knowledge of the pathogens encountered in lower extremity infections and the diagnosis and treatment of such infections. Attendance at all case conferences, team rounds, and other didactic activities are mandatory.

Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.

PDMD P445. Clerkship in Peripheral Vascular Disease. 4.5 Credit Hours.

The vascular clerkship student will report to the vascular surgical resident on service or the vascular surgical fellow. The contact person will function essentially as a resident. Typical hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with opportunities for patient examination, daily monitoring and redressing as well as surgical assistance.

Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.

PDMD P471. Summer Medicine Clinic. 1.6 Credit Hour.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P508. Diabetes/Wound Care. 1 Credit Hour.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.

PDMD P509. Podiatric Radiology. 1.5 Credit Hour.

Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.