Course Overview

Podiatric surgeons undertake invasive surgery on the foot and ankle, as well as manage a wide range of conditions surgically. This course offers to practice and newly qualified podiatrists the opportunity to expand and develop their knowledge and skills in this specialist area. It will begin your training and assist you to gain the competencies required to become a podiatric surgeon. You will undertake a clinical practice module, enabling you to develop your clinical practice in the Universitys podiatry clinic and out in practice on a 17-week placement with a podiatric surgery team. You will be taught by academics who are all practicing clinicians within podiatric practice. You undertake a session of dissection at the University of Leeds. This course is supported by the Northern Deanery of the College of Podiatry Faculty of Podiatric Surgery. Involvement from the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists ensures that our course meets the current needs of the profession and its existing training programs.

General Eligibility

Possess an Honours degree in Podiatry or an equivalent qualification. Individuals without Honours or with a Diploma in Podiatric Medicine will be considered on an individual basis by the admission team. Be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or the relevant registration authority in your country of origin. If you are trained overseas, you must be registered with an appropriate governing body. You also need satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and occupational health clearances prior to registration. We arrange these as part of the application process.

Part Time Work Details

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Language Requirement

• The minimum for IELTS is 7.0 overall with no element lower than 6.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable. Financial requirement You’ll need to show you have enough money to support yourself - unless you’ve been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months on the date of your application. How much money you need depends on where you will be studying. You’ll need either: £1,334 per month (for up to 9 months) for courses outside London £1,023 per month (for up to 9 months) for courses inside London If you’re applying for the Doctorate Extension Scheme, and you’ve been in the UK for less than 12 months, you need to prove you have a total of £2,668 for courses in London, or a total of £2,046 for courses outside London. If you’re boarding at a residential independent school, you’ll need to pay boarding fees instead. The amount you need to pay will be on your CAS. London means the City of London and the 32 London boroughs.