06/26/2015    

CPME NEWS

CPME Retains Minimum 300 Surgical Cases for Residents

 

The Council on Podiatric Medical Education’s new residency standards (CPME Documents 320 and 330) have been published, following a six-month comment period from the podiatric community. The standards retained, unchanged, the 300 surgical cases requirements for residents. An earlier proposed draft suggested two levels of surgical cases. Both ACFAS and the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery submitted comments to CPME urging that no changes be made to the surgical cases requirement.

 

Dr. Richard Derner

 

“Although quantitative assessment is not the optimum measure of a resident’s progress, these numbers help standardize the process,” said ACFAS President Richard Derner, DPM, FACFAS. “We applaud CPME’s decision to maintain the 300 minimum surgical case requirement.”

 

Source: This Week @ ACFAS [6/24/15]