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Scholarships, Scholarships, Scholarships and Grants
Did you know that 100% of incoming students received a scholarship in 2023? Thanks to our endowed scholarship funds and our strong alumni support, our top students, evaluated holistically, each receive as much as $100,000 in scholarships and grants over four years. That cuts the total list price
Department: College of Podiatric Medicine
Why Podiatry?
As the new academic year starts, I thought I would take a moment to reflect on why I chose podiatry as my career. Here are my top five reasons:
- You get to focus on your specialty right from the beginning. Podiatry was my second career (I was initially a technical writer) and I liked knowing
Department: College of Podiatric Medicine
What's in a name?
Podiatry has a branding problem. We can’t agree on who we are. Are we podiatrists? Podiatric surgeons? Podiatric physicians? Foot & ankle surgeons? My opinion: I am perfectly fine calling myself a podiatrist. Why not? Other “ist” specialties, with as much or more training, include
Department: College of Podiatric Medicine
New Edition: The National Foot and Ankle Review
After 10 months, many edits and many, many hours of work, the 2023, 25th edition, of the academic student journal, the National Foot and Ankle Review, has been published! Congratulations to the co-editors-in-chief, Yvette Arca (2024) and Tina Javanbakht (2025) who oversaw 6 manuscript editors and 6
Department: College of Podiatric Medicine
Samuel Merritt University College of Podiatric Medicine participates in the Special Olympics Healthy Athlete Fit Feet Program
Thank you to Tim Dutra, DPM, a core faculty member at the College of Podiatric Medicine, who has been volunteering with students at the Special Olympics for the past 30 years. Dr. Dutra, who is the current Clinical Director for the Northern California Special Olympics Healthy Athlete Fit Feet
Department: College of Podiatric Medicine