Residency Programs

Curriculum

Our Podiatry Residency curriculum equips residents with the tools they need for professional success. In addition to extensive hands-on experience, our residents also participate in scholarly activity and research. 

Podiatry curriculum goals 

We aim to provide residents with a vast array of clinical and didactic learning opportunities. In addition to the hands-on facets of our program, residents also benefit from:

  • Monthly journal club meetings
  • Presentations
  • Research opportunities and scholarly activity

Podiatry residents also learn the most leading-edge surgical procedures to address forefoot and rearfoot deformities. We partner with multiple institutions to expand the comprehensive range of surgical experience for our podiatry residents. These local institutions include:

  • AltaMed Health
  • Clemente Clinical Research Inc.
  • Los Angeles Orthopedic Surgery Specialist
  • Beverly Orthopedic Laboratory
  • Physician Surgery Center at Glendale Adventist, LLC dba Physicians Adventist Surgery Center
  • White Memorial Medical Group
  • Glendale Adventist Medical Center dba Adventist Health Glendale
  • Surgical Multispecialites Medical Group
  • Keck Medical Center at USC

Podiatry residency rotations 

Below, we have outlined our rotations by year.

PGY-1 rotations

Rotations include:
  • Anesthesia: 2 weeks
  • Infectious disease: 2 weeks
  • Biomechanics: 2 weeks
  • Clemente research: 2 weeks
  • Radiology: 2 weeks
  • Physical therapy: 2 weeks
  • Podiatry at University of Southern California (USC) Keck: Ongoing
  • Vascular surgery: 4 weeks
  • Internal medicine: 4 weeks

PGY-2 rotations

Rotations include:
  • Behavioral medicine: 2 weeks
  • Emergency medicine: 4 weeks
  • Endocrinology: 2 weeks
  • Internal medicine/intensive care: 4 weeks
  • Neurology: 2 weeks
  • Pathology: 2 weeks
  • Podiatry at University of Southern California (USC) Keck: Ongoing

PGY-3 rotations

Rotations include:
  • Plastic surgery at USC: 4 weeks
  • General surgery: 2 weeks
  • Orthopedic surgery: 4 weeks
  • Podiatry at University of Southern California (USC) Keck: Ongoing
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