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| Type | Privatepodiatricmedical school |
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| Established | 1911 |
Parent institution | Touro University System |
| Dean | Michael J. Trepal |
| Location | ,, |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | https://nycpm.touro.edu/ |
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TheNew York College of Podiatric Medicine (NYCPM) is aprivatepodiatricmedical school inNew York City,New York. It is the oldest and second largestpodiatric medical school in the United States.
Founded in 1911, NYCPM was the first podiatric medical school established in the United States.[1][2] The college had its first home at125th Street but rapidly outgrew its quarters, with three successive moves culminating in the erection in 1927 of the present College building inEast Harlem, two blocks fromHarlem proper. Dr.Maurice J. Lewi, aphysician and educator, then serving as Secretary to the New York State Board of Examiners, was named the first president of the school.[3]
The admission requirement for the first class in 1911 was one year of high school education. Over the years, requirements for entering students changed as the profession grew and demand for podiatric services expanded into specialized foot care and treatment programs requiring knowledge ofgeneral medical sciences,orthopedics, andsurgery. Educational preparation and clinical training programs were developed to meet these requirements.
From 1939 to 1955, the college was known as theLong Island UniversityCollege of Podiatry. Upon dissolution of this affiliation, the college became an independentnot-for-profit institution. In 1957, it was renamed theM.J. Lewi College of Podiatry, in honor of its founder and first president. In 1972, the college received its current name, theNew York College of Podiatric Medicine.
A building grant in 1976 from theU.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare enabled the creation of a new separate clinical training facility, an expanded library, and renovations to the existing college building. Completed in 1978, the new training facility, the Foot Center of New York, provides clinical services to the community and continues to be affiliated with the college. The Foot Center of New York serves a wide and diverse patient population with more than 25,000 patient visits annually, making it the largest foot clinic in the world.[4]
In August 2020, it was announced a membership agreement was signed to joinTouro University.[5] The transaction closed in 2022, pending approval by theU.S. Department of Education, theNew York State Department of Education, other regulators and relevant accreditors.[6] In January 2025, Touro University officially bought the NYCPM property in Harlem for $42 million as part of its acquisition of the school.[7][8] NYCPM is officially part of Touro University as of February 2025.[2]
NYCPM's curriculum is based on the standard program ofallopathic medical education in the United States: the first two years of study are confined to the medical sciences, the latter two to the study of clinical sciences. The third and fourth years feature clinical rotations at The Foot Center of New York in general podiatry,biomechanical orthopedics includinggait lab, podopediatrics,physical therapy,wound care, andradiology focusing mainly on thefoot andankle. Students also rotate through affiliatedNYC Health + Hospitals teaching hospital clinics located atMetropolitan Hospital,Harlem Hospital, andLincoln Hospital for rotations in podiatry, podiatric surgery,general surgery,internal medicine, andemergency medicine. Students complete a two-weekvascular surgery rotation atMount Sinai Hospital as well.
In recent years, NYCPM has expanded into the international educational arena with twice-yearly programs for podologists fromSpain; a program at Foot Center of New York for podiatric medical students fromCanada with an affiliation with their school inQuebec; and an exchange externship at University Hospital inKraków through an affiliation withJagiellonian University Medical College, the oldest medical school inPoland. The college has also reached out to its surrounding community, offering foot screenings at numerous neighborhood health fairs, as well as at such events as theAmerican Diabetes Association's annual Diabetes Expo and the CentralHarlem Health Revival.
NYCPM offers a dually registered joint DPM/MPH degree, in which theMaster of Public Health portion is completed at and awarded through theIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.[9]
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