The American College of Foot & Ankle Orthopedics & Medicine (ACFAOM) and the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine (ABPOPPM) have jointly established a program to encourage students to form ACFAOM "clubs or chapters," or to reinvigorate existing chapters, on each campus, to emphasize the importance of orthopedics and medicine in the contemporary practice of podiatry.  As surgery will account for a maximum of only 20% of the time spent when in practice, students need to recognize that orthopedics and medicine will require most of their practice time.  ACFAOM is the College that represents the orthopedics and medicine side of practice in the same way that the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) represents the surgical side of practice.  Each College has a sister organization that certifies competence in these two sub-specialty areas; ABPOPPM for orthopedics and medicine, and the American Board of Podiatric Surgery (ABPS) for surgery.

 

There are two aspects to this program: 1) $200 annual support for each club for its use, and 2) a $2,000 scholarship for a student at each school each year.  For a Request for Funding From for support for ACFAOM student clubs, click here. 

For information about ACFAOM/ABPOPPM Student Scholarships,
click here.  For more information contact ACFAOM at 301-718-6529 or info@acfaom.org.