{"id":2392,"date":"2022-05-06T22:16:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T22:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"\/podiatricmedicine\/?post_type=program&#038;p=2392"},"modified":"2025-07-02T21:56:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:56:01","slug":"consider-specialties-at-westernu","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"\/podiatricmedicine\/programs\/doctor-of-podiatric-medicine\/consider-specialties-at-westernu\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider Specialties at WesternU"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/basic-slider\/slide-default-00.jpg\" alt=\"slide-default-00\">\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                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/podiatricmedicine\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Podiatric Medicine<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"\/podiatricmedicine\/programs\/doctor-of-podiatric-medicine\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Doctor of Podiatric Medicine<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div 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href=\"\/podiatricmedicine\/programs\/doctor-of-podiatric-medicine\/competitive\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Competitive Class Stats<\/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=\"\/podiatricmedicine\/programs\/doctor-of-podiatric-medicine\/webinars\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Recorded Content<\/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\/programs\/doctor-of-podiatric-medicine\/#upcoming_events\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Upcoming Events<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n     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In addition, having a valid MCAT score makes you eligible to apply for the current DPM application cycle. Below you will see a comparison of the prerequisites for each program.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\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        <table class=\"table-styled\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\">\nDO Prerequisites\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Course<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Semester<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>College English<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Biological Sciences with lab<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Organic Chemistry with lab<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inorganic Chemistry with lab<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Physics with lab<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Behavioral Sciences<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"table-styled mt-10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\">\nDPM Prerequisites\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Course<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Semester<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>College English<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Biological Sciences with lab<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Organic Chemistry with lab<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inorganic Chemistry with lab<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Physics with lab<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:justify-center md:items-center lg:px-112\">\n      <div class=\"w-full md:w-6\/12 pl-12 pr-20\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-yellow\">\n          <div class=\"relative w-full h-256 sm:h-320 md:h-440 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:translate-x-16 overflow-hidden\">\n\n                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/podiatricmedicine\/westernu_esplanade-04.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"WesternU Esplanade\">\n                                                    <app-modal-button modal-id=\"callout-video-left-379381817\" class=\"adhere flex justify-center items-center group\" data-ga-category=\"video\" data-ga-label=\"embed\">\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Open video modal<\/span>\n                <span class=\"block w-80 h-80 p-20 bg-red-light group-hover:bg-red text-white rounded-full transition-default\">\n                  <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/app-modal-button>\n            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 mt-40 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pb-40 md:pl-40 xl:pl-80\">\n                  \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\">Career<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">The practice of Podiatric medicine and surgery involves the medical diagnosis and management of conditions that may be local or systemic and have manifested in the lower extremity. This practice enables Doctors of Podiatric Medicine to pursue careers in fields such as: surgery, sports medicine, orthopedics, and diabetes.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIn addition to exciting career opportunities, Podiatrists have been ranked as a Best Paying Job by US News with a median salary of $126,240.00.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--red \" href=\"http:\/\/money.usnews.com\/careers\/best-jobs\/podiatrist\/salary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    US News<svg class=\"cta-arrow__icon d-block w-16 ml-12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n  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