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Hi,

I feel like I'm an idiot for asking this question but I'm going to anyway because I would like an answer and I can't seem to find one (at the moment I think it's hiding from me... )

I have finished a bachelors degree in podiatry (in Australia) in the last couple of years and have been working at a steady job since I graduated.

Things are going great! Absolutely love it!

The thing is, is that I feel like I should still be learning... (and yes I know it's partly because I have only been out and practicing for a few years...)

What I want to know is what are the pathways that I can take so that I may further push myself? I seem to only find out about Podiatric Surgery as an only option to continue my education...

For instance... how do I get more information and find out about other topics of interest? such as research (biomechanics is a favourite subject as is sports podiatry) or assisting in research, lecturing/teaching/studying???

I go to conferences and I still study (in the spare time that I have)... but I just feel like I could be doing more to better improve my knowledge...

Are there extra classes that we can take after we have finished our degree and are out in the workforce?

Can anyone help me??

 

If you want to be involved in research and/or lecturing, your best bet would be to complete Honours, and you can then consider whether you'd like to go further down the academic path (i.e. Masters, PhD). It may be worth approaching the university nearest to you for advice on how you could proceed.

In terms of professional development, don't forget to reflect on what you've seen in clinic, how you managed the patient and their condition, and consider what you could do differently, or what you would do if your plan doesn't/didn't work.

There are formal courses out there, but that's not necessarily the only way to keep learning new, and developing existing, skills.

Hope this helps a bit (I don't claim to have all the answers, just a bit of experience and a whole heap of enthusiasm!).

Sarah

 

Jenene,
I too am in the same situation, I have no interest in furthering my surgery knowledge, and would love to lecture oneday within Melbourne. The best way I've found to continue my development has been to have 'catch up' dinners or lunches with friends who I graduated with and chat about different conditions patients we might have attended to have had and what we did to alleviate the problem. these sessions help to give you an idea into what other treatment options are out there, or what you may have overlooked in your diagnosis. Unfortunatly if you're after CPU this isn't much help

 

Thankyou both for replying.

I felt like I didnt have a clue where to start looking for answers to my question, but now that you have given me somewhere to restart looking for furthering my studies.

I do feel however, that we weren't prepared at uni for if we wanted to seek further study... but I guess that is what forums like this and conferences and branching out on our own is meant for...