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Eligibility:
All applicants accepted into this
program must be graduates of a college of podiatric medicine accredited by the
Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medicine
Association (APMA).
Application Process:
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
residency will participate with the Centralized Application Service for
Podiatric Residencies (CASPR) of the American Association of Colleges of
Podiatric Medicine (AACPM).
Application packets, detailing the protocol and schedules are available
to all senior students at the colleges of podiatric medicine. It is the
intention of the residency training committee to be present at the CRIP sites to
facilitate the application process for students.
An
application fee of $35.00 is required by Mount Sinai Medical Center. The fee is
utilized to cover the costs associated with the interview process. Deadlines for
the receipt of this fee will be published in CPME 300. No application fees will
be refunded.
Applicants will be notified via postcard as to our receipt and
completeness of their application. Any omissions in the application will be
sited on this postcard. Applicants will then be notified whether he/she has or
has not been granted a program interview.
Interview Process:
Applicants to the residency will
be interviewed and evaluated by the Residency Training Committee members. No
applicant shall be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex or
nation of origin. The interviews will be conducted in a professional and ethical
manner and contain both didactic and social questions.
At
the time of the interview, applicants will be given a copy of the residency
curriculum to ensure that he/she possesses a full understanding of the
educational requirements of the program.
Following the interview process, the Residency Training Committee will
make recommendations regarding each applicant. Applicants will be ranked by the
program and these rankings submitted to CASPR in the appropriate manner and
time-frame as designated by AACPM. No binding commitment will be obtained from
the applicant prior to the CASPR match results.
Time
frames and deadlines for application, interview, etc.
Application deadline in 10/15/2006, Applicants will have option to
interview at the East CRIP location as posted on the CASPR webpage (www.CASPRcrip.org) or they may interview at the hospital, date to
be announced. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and 3 letters of
recommendation provided with their
application.
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