Podiatry

FreshPrince102

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So I’m studying podiatry in my second week now, anyone got any tips in succeeding?

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username872704

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Rememebr the right bits oft he body you need to be looking at. Don't be the Student Podiatrist who accidentally tried to be a Gynecologist. Won't end well.

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FreshPrince102

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Original post by Grim_Squeaker

Rememebr the right bits oft he body you need to be looking at. Don't be the Student Podiatrist who accidentally tried to be a Gynecologist. Won't end well.

Can u elaborate a bit further. So how much studying do you think I should be doing each week

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hennainswansea

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try to learn your ANATOMY in first year really well. you need it for your second year.

do essays on time and really research your articles.

reread the questions before answering.

just do everything on time and dont leave it for last minute and youll do fine.

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anon8022

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Original post by hennainswansea

try to learn your ANATOMY in first year really well. you need it for your second year.

do essays on time and really research your articles.

reread the questions before answering.

just do everything on time and dont leave it for last minute and youll do fine.

hi could you help me please im in year 2 im in struggling x

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hennainswansea

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Original post by FreshPrince102

So I’m studying podiatry in my second week now, anyone got any tips in succeeding?

hows it going

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FreshPrince102

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Original post by hennainswansea

hows it going

Going alright thank you😊, Apart from the dropping out thoughts I get on a weekly lol I’m not doing too bad but not sure if I’ll stay for second year tbh

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Dreamer36

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Original post by FreshPrince102

Going alright thank you😊, Apart from the dropping out thoughts I get on a weekly lol I’m not doing too bad but not sure if I’ll stay for second

I stayed and regretted it , course only gets harder and the clinical fail rate is ridiculous. The opportunities are few and far between , money is terrible unless you own a successful business.

over and above all the medical jargon pods learn, what are they actually doing apart from removing callus and cutting toe nail. I know a lot of really good people in podiatry which is why I don't like dissing the profession however I also like to advise people and stop them making a mistake .

I struggle mentally with thd fact I wasted all my funding and took put loans for such a lost cause and venture, however I'm blessed to have got into a different course with much better opportunities.

My only regret is picking podiatry in the first place and letting them speak me into staying after 1st Yr, when I realised the course was terrible and was about to leave

(edited 3 years ago)

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FreshPrince102

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Original post by Dreamer36

I stayed and regretted it , course only gets harder and the clinical fail rate is ridiculous. The opportunities are few and far between , money is terrible unless you own a successful business.

over and above all the medical jargon pods learn, what are they actually doing apart from removing callus and cutting toe nail. I know a lot of really good people in podiatry which is why I don't like dissing the profession however I also like to advise people and stop them making a mistake .

I struggle mentally with thd fact I wasted all my funding and took put loans for such a lost cause and venture, however I'm blessed to have got into a different course with much better opportunities.

My only regret is picking podiatry in the first place and letting them speak me into staying after 1st Yr, when I realised the course was terrible and was about to leave

Ohh no I’m really contemplating whether I should stay for 2nd and 3rd, don’t even know if I’ll get through this year tbh😭. What your saying is quite true tbf, So did you leave during 2nd or 3rd year and what uni did you go if you don’t mind saying?

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Dreamer36

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Original post by FreshPrince102

Ohh no I’m really contemplating whether I should stay for 2nd and 3rd, don’t even know if I’ll get through this year tbh😭. What your saying is quite true tbf, So did you leave during 2nd or 3rd year and what uni did you go if you don’t mind saying?

Scotland its a 4 yr hons degree programme , I Passed all my exams first time until the 3rd yr clinic, we're they failed half the class . They subsequently axed 7 of us from the yr who failed the resit, as u only get two attempts .

We all had DR lines in so we could get exemptions and come bk and try again, however most of us decided to leave within a few weeks of joining the cohort below. I took a yr out and now studying nursing the others have went down other avenues , teaching etc

Do i regret it , yeah I wish I had never studied podiatry in the first place . I realised it was ******** at the start of 2nd year unfortunately ppl spoke me into staying.

The clinical fail rates are standard we're I studied, it was happening every year, nobody was safe. They failed 6 ppl in 2nd yr aswell .

(edited 3 years ago)

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Anonymous #1

Original post by anon8022

hi could you help me please im in year 2 im in struggling x

Hi, just going into podiatry Level 2 this year. After looking at the comments, I'm having way more doubts than I had in the beginning. I've not found level 1 too bad but what are really the cons of this course as the pros are that you become a band 5 worker, jobs are easy to get and you can further specialise.

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Anonymous #1

Hi, just going into podiatry Level 2 this year. After looking at the comments, I'm having way more doubts than I had in the beginning. I've not found level 1 too bad but what are really the cons of this course as the pros are that you become a band 5 worker, jobs are easy to get and you can further specialise.

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University of Huddersfield

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Original post by Anonymous

Hi, just going into podiatry Level 2 this year. After looking at the comments, I'm having way more doubts than I had in the beginning. I've not found level 1 too bad but what are really the cons of this course as the pros are that you become a band 5 worker, jobs are easy to get and you can further specialise.

Anon,

I am a podiatry student : )

I found it difficult to think about negatives, but here is what I came up with.

Second year will be a step up, but it should also be really interesting as you learn more and develop your understanding around conditions that affect the foot and delve into the world of MSK. MSK can be difficult if you don't know your anatomy very well or if you don't spend enough time practising on students, friends or family. It can also take time to get used to reading research articles but they are useful. Third year can feel like you are quite pushed for time, but you have learnt most things so not much is new.

I think it's important to make the most of your placements as you gain more understanding about what it is like to treat a wide variety of patients and what it like to work privately or for the NHS. I think podiatry students can miss out by not asking to do things, see more things and in general by not being pro-active about what they want to get out from placements. It is also advisable to go to different places for placement so that you can gain more from the experience.

Finally, it can be a bit of a nuisance as a student if you are in student accommodation to do your general washing and also have to wash your uniform ready for clinic. You can spend a lot of time in the laundry room, but if you are organised this will be less of a headache!

There are so many pros to being a podiatrist: improving patients' mobility, quality of life, preventing infections and amputations, working as an autonomous practitioner, being able to set up your own clinic, being able to inject local anaesthetic, being able to perform nail surgery and making a difference in patients' lives through health promotion and education.

Hope that helps,

Oluwatosin – 3rd year student – University of Huddersfield

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