A Career in Podiatric Medicine: A Step in the Right Direction (Choosing Podiatry as Your Career)

There has been no career book published since 1988! David brings seventy contributors, past and current students, university lecturers, specialists and generalists in podiatry together in a book to help school students, career teachers, and mature students hoping for a career choice or change. If you want the most up-to-date in-depth look at this fascinating career, then look no further.

This book is an ideal introduction to podiatry, guided by the people who practice it. Reading about a profession through the varied accounts of its practitioners – from student podiatrists and practising clinicians to educators and researchers - gives the text an authentic and insightful edge. It provides an honest and wide-ranging portrayal of each of the facets of the profession, illustrating its real contribution to healthcare. Few texts offer such an accessible picture of contemporary podiatry. Written in a relaxed style, it provides the newcomer with a clear sense of the profession, and how it makes a difference. For anyone considering a career in podiatry, this book is for you – it addresses the cutting-edge specialisms, including burgeoning fields of practice supported by novel technological advances, as well as its long-established methods of care. Its contributors imbue their accounts with the enthusiasm of committed professionals, matched with a keen sense of realism. An acute shortage of qualified podiatrists means there are huge opportunities for those joining it today. This engaging and informative book is a unique and essential guide to a career in podiatry, one likely to inspire a new generation of practitioners.

Alan Borthwick OBE, Emeritus Professor, University of Southampton