CPME
o :## Council of Podiatric Medical Education
accreditation of colleges of pod med, approval of res programs and fellowships, provides
CME
recognition of specialty certifying boards for pod med practice
APMA
o :## American Podiatric Medical Association
will continue to advance the gro...
PPPM exam 1 Questions and Answers
CPME
o :## Council of Podiatric Medical Education
accreditation of colleges of pod med, approval of res programs and fellowships, provides
CME
recognition of specialty certifying boards for pod med practice
APMA
o :## American Podiatric Medical Association
will continue to advance the growth and stability of pod med by increasing nationwide
awareness of foot and ankle health through public education and legislative advocacy
IPMS
o :## Iowa Podiatric Medical Society
Iowa division of APMA
ACFAS
o :## American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
professional society founded in 1942, seeking to promote the art and science of foot,
ankle and related lower extremity surgery, addresses the concerns of foot and ankle
surgeons, ensures superb patient care, advances and improves standards of education
and surgical skill.
NBPME
o :## National Board of Podiatric Medical Education
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organization that sets the policy, guides the development, and sponsors the
administration of the licensing exam used throughout the United States (works with
Prometric)
APMLE
o :## American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination
qualifying tests currently recognized or utilized by Legal agencies governing the practice
of podiatric medicine in the States, provinces, and federal agencies listed in the candidate
bulletin
ABFAS
o :## American board of foot and ankle surgeons
The primary function of ABFAS is to certify qualified pod surgeons
Certifications may be obtained in foot surgery or foot and reconstructive rear foot/ankle
surgery
ABPM
o :## American Board of Podiatric Medicine
Exists to protect the health and welfare of the public through an on going process of a
valuation and certification of the competence of podiatrists in the specialty of podiatric
orthopedics and primary podiatric medicine by offering Podiatric physicians a
comprehensive board qualification and certification process
Scope of practice
o :## Describes the procedures, actions, and processes that a health care
practitioner is permitted to undertake in keeping with the terms of their
professional license
Varies by state
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Is still changing
General breakdown:
allow amputation
allow ankle
allow leg
allow anesthesia (local or conscious sedation)
Licensure
o :## Must obtain a license in each state that you want to practice
This allows you to treat patients within that States scope of practice
Governed by the state podiatric and/or medicine board
Must maintain continuing education
Typical renewal is every 2 years
Purpose of licensure
o :## The intent of licensure is to protect the public, verify licensees possess
qualifications defined by the administrative rules that govern their profession, and
assure administrative rules reflect current professional standards. The intent of
licensure is not to deny licensure.
Board approach versus association approach
o :## A licensure board's focus is to protect the public while and associations
approach tends to be focused on membership wants and needs. However, it is
important that the 2 groups work together.
Standard of care
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