Aspiring Podiatrist - Help!

Ha Ha...I like you Phil. I am in the same boat!
Younglin's physics may be bad, but methinks his worse subject is geography! LaTrobe in Sydney....if only!
Carole

 

gimme a break!

 

I registered just after I turned 39...never to late...in my year was a chap who took a few years to finish because he went part time....but I think he was 56 or 57 when he finished...a great effort of perseverence. Good luck catlover.
Regards Phill

 

By 51, apart from what Felicity said, I would tend to see health care as a field where being just a pass student and just being kind of OK at your job isn't doing all you could for your patients, real humans deserve better...in that line....who would you want to look after you when you've got a problem...the 51 or the 71....81... not that podiatry is brain surgery.
Regards Phill

 

Just a back handed way of encouraging you to aim as high as you possibly can.....with genuinely geeky application you may even surprise yourself.
Regards Phill

 

thanks phil, the encouragement does wonders for my confidence

 

Crikey youngin', bloody exams are just around the corner. Get off the forum and get your head in those books - we need you in this profession - go out and GET THOSE MARKS

 

I'm actually doing year 12 over two years so I can get the 93.50 TER score required.

Currently I'm on 19 for Eng, and 19 for Phys Ed I'm well on my way

Right, back to the studying!!

 

Hi all, yonugin I am in the same position as you. I to am doing year 12 and have applied to do podiatry in South Australia and interstate. A couple of weeks ago i went and sat with a podiatrist for a couple hours. It changed my view of podiatry. I now really want to do podiatry next year. I am really glad i did this; I think you may find it helpful to do.

 

calling my locals now

 

I'll drop it nice and suttle.

"Oh by the way, go to podiatry-arena.com, online meeting place for the worlds top podiatrists."

 

Hi there youngin'.

im jsut about fnished my 2nd year at charles sturt university. Pod is a really good course, well it is here anyway. Dont worry about the physics and chem, what i have found so far is you need a basic knowledge of maths, if u did maths in year 11, you will be fine. Nothing hard about it. Anatomy seems to be the hardest subject for everyone, but it is not hard, rather you jsut need to learn it all! Keep on track at school that the main thing!


(wow look at my english in this post hehe)

 

welcome to the forum son

and cheers, that gives me the confidence i need

 

EXACTLY! My top moment as a Pod was helping a 9 year old girl improve her balance and co-ordination enough that she made the school netball team and could stay on a skateboard. Still my most rewarding moment and most memorable client!

You're gonna hate Physical Science in first year then.

Hey, it did me in Stats...Twice!

What are the odds of scoring that both years??
If I'd done better I might have been able to tell you what the odds were!! LOL!!

 

Hay all, I have applied to do podiatry next year and have been researching about the different areas of podiatry. I know youngin' has an interest in sports podiatry. I was wondering what type of work Podiatric surgeons do . Are they like orthopaedic surgeons? Do they perform invasive surgery? I don’t know much about this area. I looked at some of the threads/posts in the foot surgery section and got a bit of an idea what podiatric surgeons do, but what is the role of Australian podiatric surgeons? Thanks

 

Thek

The ACPS web site should provide you with more information

http://www.acps.edu.au/

Australian Pod Surgeons perform skin muscle and bone procedures on people's feet. They are not yet established in Public Hospitals but recognised in the Australian Health Act as providing "professional attention", meaning they have the right to have their patients' claim private health fund benefits for any hospital stay.

To become a pod surgeon in Australia you first need to be a podiatrist then complete an appropriate masters degree then significant clinical training

 

Thanks Tuckersm, didnt think you had to do a masters, might just try and do the
podiatry degree first.

 

Well i am doing podiatry at charles sturt uni, i cant believe how low the ter is. Starting half way through the year though, got to enjoy being young.

 

Huge congratulations on getting into Podiatry Thek - yes the TER/ENTER's have dropped this year (we are not the only ones - many courses in other professions are busily hiding just how low their scores went!). Great idea taking a short break - get some fun in, and then keep us informed about your studies. Remember, we're here to help.

cheers,

Felicity

 

I can't believe how easy it was.....

Yep. After 27 years of banging my head to get into dental hygiene, I get into Pod at all schools in Australia bar LaTrobe, first go! Trouble is, I also got into dental hygiene at Newcastle. Cannot decide. cannot!!!If they give me a year's credit at Newcastle, then I will do it. Otherwise see you in SA. (1) cos it's a 3 year course (2) cos I have friends there (3) a pod I tried to talk to said Pods have more prescribing rights and respect in SA. Carole PS have tried to sign out of CSU, WA and QUT, but it is hidden in the web, can anybody there tell them I'm not coming. Carole