UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital offers a three-year residency in podiatric medicine and surgery, with an emphasis in reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery. The program is designed to produce podiatric doctors who are confident and skilled in performing forefoot, hindfoot and ankle reconstructive surgery; trauma surgery; and diabetic wound care.

Throughout their training, residents are required to teach medical students as well as medical and surgical interns. They are also encouraged to attend a wide range of academic meetings to ensure their knowledge of the field is expanding alongside their skills.

In their second and third years, residents work in podiatric clinics and multidisciplinary clinics that provide training in trauma, elective surgery, biomechanics, wound care, limb salvage and amputation.

First year

The first year is primarily an internship that emphasizes internal medicine, emergency medicine, podiatric surgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery and trauma. This challenging year integrates multiple disciplines to make well-rounded physicians.

Second year

The second year focuses on podiatry, with an emphasis on wound care, sports medicine, podiatric reconstructive surgery and trauma.

Third year

The third year consists entirely of podiatric surgical rotations, with an emphasis on elective foot and ankle surgery, rearfoot and ankle reconstructive surgery, and trauma.

Learn more about us

For more information about the UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital podiatric residency program, please email the program coordinator, Crystelle Baclig, at [email protected].