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Question 13 of 20 for our Podiatrist Mock Interview

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Question 13 of 20

In your view, what does podiatry offer that other health professions do not?

This is another stab at separating podiatry from the 'mainstream' specialties. You chose podiatry for a reason, so you should have no difficulty answering this question with what you see as its clear advantages, e.g., sub-specialization, focused clinical approaches, and its interaction with the so-called 'mainstream' specialties.

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  • 13. In your view, what does podiatry offer that other health professions do not?

      How to Answer

      This is another stab at separating podiatry from the 'mainstream' specialties. You chose podiatry for a reason, so you should have no difficulty answering this question with what you see as its clear advantages, e.g., sub-specialization, focused clinical approaches, and its interaction with the so-called 'mainstream' specialties.

      Written by D. Leo on May 9th, 2021

      Entry Level

      "Every health profession has its interesting work as well as its uninteresting, less glamorous work. For some reason, other specialties seem to stop at the feet, whose less glamorous aspects are no less than those of gastroenterology, for example. To love your specialty, you take the bad with the good, and sometimes you will find a fascinating connection after all, especially when it is missed by others."

      Written by D. Leo on May 9th, 2021

      Answer Example

      "All one need do is look at diabetes to see where the so called 'mainstream' specialties end and podiatry begins. Mainstream medicine often stops at a certain point and doesn't follow through on the full impact of the pathology. If a patient cannot walk, due to diabetic foot ulcers, there can be no victory in, for example, reducing a hemoglobin 1Ac."

      Written by D. Leo on May 9th, 2021

      Experienced Level

      "Podiatry offers focus. It is aimed at one function--that of the foot and ankle. It also allows me to focus on how it is affected by and affects conditions in the rest of the body. Everything's connected, and in that respect podiatry is seamlessly connected to other specialties."

      Written by D. Leo on May 9th, 2021