The Council provides opportunity for individuals or organizations to submit written comments concerning an institution’s qualifications for provisional or continued approval. The Council publishes notices in APMA News and on its website regarding its plans to conduct either a focused evaluation or a comprehensive evaluation of an institution that seeks provisional approval or continuation of approval. The notice indicates the deadline for receipt of third-party comments.
Invitation for Comments about Programs
CPME 330, Procedures for Approval of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residencies, and CPME 830, Procedures for Approval of Podiatric Fellowships, include provisions for consideration of third-party comments. The list below identifies all site visits scheduled for the Spring of 2024 as of March 13, 2024. Third-party comments must address substantive matters relating to the quality of the program and CPME standards and requirements. Comments should be emailed to CPME Assistant Director Bertus Tempelhoff. Comments must be received 15 days prior to the program’s scheduled site visit date. All third-party comments must be signed. Comments will be forwarded to the evaluation team, and to the program director for response if appropriate, during the evaluation visit process.
| Program | State | Approval Category | On-Site Date | Comment Period |
| Atlanta VA Health Care Center | GA | PMSR/RRA | April 19 | Closed |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | PA | PMSR/RRA | May 17 | Closed |
| Catholic Health System – Sisters of Charity Hospital | NY | PMSR/RRA | April 26 | Closed |
| Chino Valley Medical Center | CA | PMSR/RRA | April 5 | Closed |
| Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Lebanon | PA | PMSR/RRA | May 10 | Closed |
| Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center | NJ | PMSR/RRA | May 10 | Closed |
| HealthPartners Institute/Regions Hospital | MN | PMSR/RRA | May 10 | Closed |
| Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital | IL | PMSR/RRA | May 10 | Closed |
| Lakewood Regional Medical Center | CA | PMSR/RRA | May 31 | Closed |
| Lenox Hill Hospital at Northwell Health | NY | PMSR/RRA | May 17 | Closed |
| North Colorado Medical Center | CO | PMSR/RRA | April 5 | Closed |
| Norton Audubon Hospital | KY | PMSR/RRA | May 20 | Closed |
| Richmond University Medical Center | NY | PMSR/RRA | May 31 | Closed |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | MA | PMSR/RRA | June 10 | Closed |
| Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center | VA | PMSR/RRA | April 26 | Closed |
| Sanford Medical Center – Fargo | ND | PMSR/RRA | May 3 | Closed |
| University of Louisville Hospital | KY | PMSR/RRA and Fellowship | May 17 | Closed |
| Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System | WA | PMSR/RRA | May 13 | Closed |
| Virtua Health | NJ | PMSR/RRA | Feb 23 | Closed |
New Residencies and Fellowships Eligible for On-Site Evaluation
The Residency Review Committee (RRC) considers the application for provisional approval by mail ballot, conference call, or at one of its semi-annual meetings. The RRC will consider a complete application within 60 calendar days of its receipt.
The RRC reviews the application to determine whether the new residency is eligible for on-site evaluation. In determining eligibility, the RRC will not consider a number of resident positions other than that for which the institution has applied. The RRC has the prerogative of taking no action on the application in order to request further information from the sponsoring institution and/or to discuss the application during a subsequent conference call or upcoming regularly-scheduled meeting.
When the RRC determines that a new residency is eligible for on-site evaluation, this status indicates that the institution appears to be developing a residency that has the potential for meeting the standards and requirements for approval by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education. Neither eligibility for on-site evaluation nor the conduct of an initial on-site evaluation ensures eventual approval.
Eligible Residency Programs
Mann-Grandstaff Veterans Affairs Medical Center
4815 North Assembly Street
Spokane, WA 99205
509-434-7000
Prog Dir: Marc Jones, DPM
Number of Positions: 1/1/1
Requested Category: PMSR/RRA
Date Determined Eligible for On-Site Evaluation: April 20, 2024
Scheduled On-Site Evaluation: TBD
Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio
7700 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229
210-575-4000
Prog Dir: Thomas Zgonis, DPM
Number of Positions: 1/1/1
Requested Category: PMSR/RRA
Date Determined Eligible for On-Site Evaluation: December 20, 2023
Scheduled On-Site Evaluation: TBD
North Florida South Georgia VA Healthcare System
1601 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608
352-376-1611
Prog Dir: Thomas Zgonis, DPM
Number of Positions: 2/2/2
Requested Category: PMSR/RRA
Date Determined Eligible for On-Site Evaluation: April 18, 2023
Scheduled On-Site Evaluation: TBD
West Virginia University Medicine, Wheeling Hospital
1 Medical Park Road
Wheeling, WV 26003
304-243-3000
Prog Dir: Patrick Raymond Burns, DPM
Number of Positions: 2/2/2
Requested Category: PMSR/RRA
Date Determined Eligible for On-Site Evaluation: December 20, 2023
Scheduled On-Site Evaluation: TBD
Eligible Fellowship Programs
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio TX 78229
210-567-44311
Prog Dir: Collin Pehde, DPM
Number of Positions: 2
Requested Category: Fellowship – Amputation Prevention and Research
Date Determined Eligible for On-Site Evaluation: December 20, 2023
Scheduled On-Site Evaluation: TBD