Comments on: The road to becoming a podiatric surgeon

By: Varun Gupta

Varun Gupta — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:30:11 +0000

I am an Internationally trained Orthopedics surgeon. I hold AHPRA General registration. Any suggestions how I should proceed to become podiatric surgeon in Australia.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 23:13:28 +0000

In reply to Sha.

Hi Sha,

These are the accredited courses that AHPRA currently lists which lead to “specialist registration” for podiatrists: http://www.ahpra.gov.au/Education/Approved-Programs-of-Study.aspx?ref=Podiatrist&Type=Specialist

Please check with the Australasian Podiatry Council regarding any other podiatric surgery courses that they might have in the process of becoming accredited: http://www.apodc.com.au/

Hope this helps!

By: Sha

Sha — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:17:24 +0000

hi, I’m currently studying bachelors of podiatric medicine at University of Western Sydney. I want to become a podiatric surgeon in the near future. Could you please tell me what is needed to be done after, to become a podiatric surgeon? or if there is another alternate faster way to becoming a podiatric surgeon rather than finishing the 4 years at Uni and extra 2 years for honours and then studying podiatric surgery?
Thankyou

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:54:02 +0000

Thanks Burke. We’ve updated our article to include the UWA pathway.

By: burke hugo

burke hugo — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:43:43 +0000

There is another pathway to becoming a Podiatric Surgeon in Australia. The University of Western Australia offers a Doctor of Clinical Podiatry post graduate degree which trains you as a Podiatric Surgeon. Visit the AHPRA site and UWA site. At least this way you have a Clinical Doctorate qualification, rather than just ‘fellowship’ of the Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons.