{"id":1605,"date":"2021-12-11T20:25:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T20:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/?page_id=1605"},"modified":"2025-09-15T22:35:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T22:35:21","slug":"the-medicine-of-movement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/about\/the-medicine-of-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Medicine of Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/podiatricmedicine\/pumerntz-wind-chime-4.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Pumerantz wind sculpture\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                    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href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/about\/humanism-at-cpm\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Humanism at CPM<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/about\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">As humans, we were made to move.<br \/>\nWith purpose. With speed. With grace.<br \/>\n<strong>And without pain.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter pl-16\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:h-560 bg-red\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-256 md:h-560 object-cover rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 -translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:-translate-x-16\" src=\"\/media\/podiatricmedicine\/jeff-malet-run-2-e1639162695803.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Jeff Malet Run\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 mt-32 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pr-40 lg:px-80\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:pb-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">The Medicine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">of Movement<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">The field of podiatric medicine has changed dramatically. Podiatric medicine is exciting and benefits people in ways you\u2019ve never imagined. Today, the new podiatrist is a surgical specialist, contributor to the overall wellness of a patient, and an important member of team-based health care.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h2>As a podiatric physician, you will learn to practice the medicine of movement.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You will apply your passion for medicine. For learning. For healing.<\/li>\n<li>You will be able to recognize illness in any part of the human body.<\/li>\n<li>You will build compassion, expertise and skill in treating the whole person, quite literally from the ground up.<\/li>\n<li>You will be given more advantages, assistance and opportunities to work in your specialty \u2013 and in less time than you thought possible.<\/li>\n<li>You will learn the comforting manner, cool head and steady hand of a trusted medical partner, in the profession and in your patient\u2019s lives.<\/li>\n<li>With a foundation like this, soon you, your career and your patients can begin moving toward a stronger future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"relative md:flex md:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"md:absolute md:-top-32 md:left-0 w-full md:w-5\/12 lg:w-6\/12 h-240 sm:h-320 md:h-full object-cover rounded-t-5 md:rounded-8\" src=\"\/media\/podiatricmedicine\/cpm-clinical-skills-workshop47.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Dr. Shapiro in clinical skills lab\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"md:w-8\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div class=\"p-32 sm:p-40 md:px-0 md:py-80 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-8 bg-red\">\n            <div class=\"md:ml-1\/8 lg:ml-1\/4 xl:ml-1\/7 md:px-40 lg:px-80\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--red\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-yellow\">Podiatry Offers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\">Work-Life Balance<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">The profession of Podiatric Medicine is a hidden gem in the health care ecosystem. While a growing number of physicians suffer from burnout, podiatrists tend to enjoy a career in health care with the benefits of time with family and lower stress.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":215,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1605","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/215"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1605"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4841,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1605\/revisions\/4841"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}