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| Motto: | Pedestris Scientiae Porta[1] |
| Established: | 1916 (MCMXVI) |
| Type: | private/coeducational |
| President: | Thomas V. Melillo D.P.M. |
| Dean: | Vincent J. Hetherington D.P.M. |
| Faculty: | 40+ |
| Students: | 350+ |
| Location: | Independence, Ohio, United States |
| Campus: | 27 acres (0.0 km2)[2] |
| Athletics: | 2 teams (Mens and Women's Basketball) and 3 clubs (Golf, Softball, Soccer)[3] |
| Website: | www.ocpm.edu Student Website Alum |
The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, known colloquially as OCPM, is a four-year, private medical college in the greater Cleveland, Ohio metro area, in the Southern Suburb of Independence, Ohio. It has graduated 5,000 podiatric physicians and surgeons since its inception as The Ohio College of Chiropody in 1916. It is a member of The American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM), and is accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME).[4] All graduates receive the degree Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM).
The College began as The Ohio College of Chiropody in 1916, and was located in Euclid Avenue's Republic Building. Its facility consisted of a lecture hall, a laboratory with one microscope, six Bunsen burners, and six chairs for patients. The only admission requirement to the college was a high school diploma. The course of study was one year in length including night classes [5]. Over the years the CPME standardized the curricula and entrance requirements for a podiatric medical education, and the location conformed with such changes.
By 1976, the college had moved to its former University Circle location, 4.5 acres wide, on Carnegie Avenue. This campus was a comprehensive medical college giving its students more room and resources for clinical, scientific, and research based education. In 1990 the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic was built on the campus and it contributd to the innovative curriculum and clinical opportunities for OCPM's students [6].
In the summer of 2007, OCPM was presented a grant from the Cleveland Clinic to purchase and renovate its new 115,000 square foot facility located on 27 acres, which is located 10 miles south of Cleveland's University Circle. The new campus provides ample space and cutting edge technology for its student doctors. [7].
The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine is a single purpose, private, nonprofit institution that graduates Doctors of Podiatric Medicine. the authority to confer the DPM degree is granted to the college by the Ohio Board of Regents.[8] The curriculum follows the MD medical education model, but with an emphasis on the lower extremity, and is divided into two components:
The basic sciences make up the first two years of study at OCPM, it is composed of courses designed for understanding the entire body and its many functions. Faculty are from both the college itself and adjunct faculty from Case Western Reserve University. Classroom and laboratory education is combined to give students the knowledge necessary to understand the complexity of the human condition, a preparation necessary for third and fourth year clinical education. Coursework in gross Anatomy
The third year marks the beginning of the clinical education and includes 24 credits of classroom/laboratory courses such as dermatology, traumatology, general medicine, neurology, and of course podiatric medicine and podiatric surgery, among others. Third year also includes rotations departments such as podiatric medicine and surgery, vascular surgery, radiology, physical medicine, anesthesiology, and general medicine, to name a few.[10] These clinical rotations are through the college's affiliations with [11]:
During the fourth and final year, students set out on four 16-week externships in podiatric medicine and surgery at hospitals across the country. These off campus externships both solidify the knowledge that will be required for the mandatory 36 month residency a podiatric physician must complete after graduation, and give the student an idea of which residency programs they are interested in applying for. OCPM has a 100% residency placement for graduating seniors for the past 18 consecutive years.[12]
The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine's mission is to educate students to be highly competent doctors of podiatric medicine who excel in residency training.
The Campus itself is a 27 acre enclave in the Cleveland Suburbs, situated upon which is the 115,000 square foot college. The College boasts brand new state of the art:
OCPM and student organizations sponsor a number of ahthletic endeavors depending on the interest of the student body. Special athletic competitions include:
OCPM also participates every spring in a basketball tournament with the other colleges of podiatric medicine.
OCPM offers many clubs and fraternizing opportunities for students:
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