ProgramCIP 51.1203

Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of podiatric medicine, involving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and injuries to the foot and lower extremities. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, anatomy of the lower extremity, functional orthopedics, foot biomechanics, podiatric radiology, dermatology, podiatric surgery, podopediatrics, sports medicine, physical diagnosis, emergency medicine and traumatology, practice management, and professional standards and ethics.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry (DPM).

Replaces earlier codes 51.21, 51.2101.