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Today’s Podiatrist Gives Back

Glenn Gastwirth, DPM — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:16:38 +0000

During the New York Podiatric Clinical Conference, I had the opportunity to attend a dinner with leaders of the New York State Podiatric Medical Association (NYSPMA). One of the members, Dr. Patricia Nicholas, struck me as an extraordinarily special person. In addition to her position on the NYSPMA board of directors, Dr. Nicholas is a [...]

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APMA’s Role in Student Recruitment

Glenn Gastwirth, DPM — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:17:12 +0000

APMA believes student recruitment is vital to the success of the profession. Our strategic plan, which was revised last year, and Vision 2015 recognize the importance of recruiting the best students to podiatric medical colleges. The future of our profession will be greatly influenced by the men and women who choose to pursue podiatric medical [...]

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Why is Scope So Hard to Understand?

Glenn Gastwirth, DPM — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:00:59 +0000

What is it about the meaning of scope of practice that some members of the medical community do not understand? The scope of practice is not a baseline of medical and surgical care, rather it is a range of care that can be provided based on the individual doctor’s education, training, and experience. The upper [...]

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Behind-the-Scenes of “A Day in the Life of Today’s Podiatrist”

Glenn Gastwirth, DPM — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:00:12 +0000

This post was written by Jeffrey DeSantis, DPM; APMA Trustee. On a not so sunny Southern California day, I quietly snuck three vehicles into my private and gated community. It was 6 a.m. and the sun hadn’t come up yet. It was better for the cars to arrive then, as it meant less questioning from [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions

Glenn Gastwirth, DPM — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:00:02 +0000

On behalf of APMA, I would like to wish you and your loved ones a healthy, joyous and peaceful New Year! I hope your 2012 is off to a great start. I am an optimist, a realist and a fatalist. I truly believe that most people are good and that we are all blessed in [...]

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Communicating with our Medical Colleagues

Glenn Gastwirth, DPM — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:01:08 +0000

One of the APMA staff members came to me recently and said that a member of her family was having difficulty following surgery. The staff member was worried and looking for a referral for her family member, but didn’t know where to start. This was not a lower extremity-related illness, so I sent a note [...]

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Helping You Educate the Public: APMA’s Public Education and Information Committee

Glenn Gastwirth, DPM — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:00:10 +0000

This post was written by Dennis R. Frisch, DPM; APMA Trustee The Public Education and Information (PE&I) committee met on November 12 and 13 to discuss upcoming promotional plans. The PE&I committee is comprised of 10 members representing a cross section of interests including young physicians, state association executives, and practicing podiatrists from across the [...]

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What Are You Thankful For?

Glenn Gastwirth, DPM — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:00:04 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday. Thanksgiving is all about celebrating the many blessing in our lives. So today, I would like to say thank you to all the members of APMA. APMA is strong because of you, our devoted membership. As an organization, our mission is to advocate for you, [...]

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