Our courses are designed to produce highly trained and competent podiatrists.

The podiarists will be well prepared to commence clinical practice as primary contact health care practitioners in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the foot and ankle.

The scope of podiatric medicine goes beyond foot care by emphasising the importance of the foot to a person's overall health and well-being.

Podiatrists treat patients who present a range of foot problems, from young children to sporting injuries to management of foot problems of the elderly. Many patients have medical conditions such as poor circulation, gout, neurological disorders and arthritis that can adversely affect the foot.

The podiatric practitioner frequently cares for diabetic patients, who are especially prone to limb-threatening complications such as ulcerations. In addition, podiatric medicine is concerned with the research, diagnosis and treatment of structural deformities and problems affecting human locomotion.

Undergraduate

Teaching in Podiatry occurs in the four year degree offered by the Faculty. In Australia, the opportunity to study Podiatric Medicine within a medical faculty is unique to the University.