Is your hospital a good candidate for a residency program, or does it already have a program you would like to expand? With nearly 240 podiatric residency programs in the nation's hospitals, there is room for growth. Unlike allopathic and osteopathic residencies, podiatric residency programs currently are not capped for graduate medical education (GME) reimbursement. To help facilitate expansion, APMA is offering members and their respective hospitals assistance in establishing residencies or expanding existing ones in concert with the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) and the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine's Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH). In an effort to simplify the process, the organizations have created a help-line, 1-800-372-0775, to assist individuals in developing podiatric medical and surgical residency programs in their hospitals.
 
"In order to keep up with growing patient demand, we need to expand the number of new podiatric residencies offered to students," said APMA Past President Ross Taubman, DPM. "Providing hospitals with tools to make forming a new podiatric residency program easier, such as the help-line, is a step in the right direction."
 
Experienced APMA staff and podiatric physicians will work directly with APMA members or hospital representatives to explain the residency development process. If you are interested in receiving more information, call the help-line 24 hours a day at 1-800-372-0775.