David Bishop, DPM

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Key Considerations With The Instep Plantar Fasciotomy

05/20/2019

Plantar fasciitis is one of the common pathologies that we treat as podiatrists. I am fortunate enough to spend time with a large number of attendings who have a variety of treatment opinions. In the end, almost all of their conservative...

Plantar fasciitis is one of the...

05/20/2019

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Is This The Right Match? Six Key Things To Assess With Residency Programs

01/22/2020

David Bishop , DPM;

Match season is almost upon us. The fourth year of podiatry school is a very busy time. Students spend one month with programs that they may wish to attend for residency. In that short period of time, they need to decide if they like the...

Match season is almost upon us....

01/22/2020

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Why Are Our Board Certification Pass Rates So Low?

04/24/2019

David Bishop , DPM;

Our third-year residents recently took their American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS) part 1 didactic and computer-based patient simulation (CBPS) exams. They are scheduled to take the American Board of Podiatric Medicine (ABPM)...

Our third-year residents...

04/24/2019

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Why Are Our Board Certification Pass Rates So Low?

04/18/2019

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04/18/2019

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Roadblocks To Hospital Credentialing: A New Practitioner’s Experience

07/22/2020

David Bishop , DPM;

I haven’t been able to blog as much lately due to my recent residency graduation and entry into private practice. I have learned many things while purchasing my practice and credentialing with insurance companies. Credentialing with insurance...

I haven’t been able to blog as...

07/22/2020

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A Closer Look At The Costs Of Passing The Boards In Podiatry

03/21/2019

David Bishop , DPM;

I’d like to discuss our profession’s board exams. My senior residents just took their American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS) qualification exams and are scheduled to take the American Board of Podiatric Medicine (ABPM) qualification...

I’d like to discuss our...

03/21/2019

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Assessing The Strengths And Weaknesses Of The ABFAS Board Qualification Exams

04/07/2020

David Bishop , DPM;

I took the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ABFAS) qualification exams last month. I thought I would share input from exam experience as well as that of my fellow residents. I will not discuss any specific questions asked. I will...

I took the American Board of...

04/07/2020

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Learning From Post-Op Complications In Residency

02/22/2019

David Bishop , DPM;

I have been told, “If you aren’t seeing complications, then you aren’t doing surgery.” It is an unfortunate inevitability but something that we all must learn to deal with. Residency centers around surgery. We show up, assist on a case and...

I have been told, “If you aren’t...

02/22/2019

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What Do Podiatry Residents Aspire To Be In The Future?

03/02/2020

David Bishop , DPM;

I recently read a short article discussing the results of a survey of podiatry residents and which type of podiatrist they want to be after graduation.1 The survey asked residents whether they aspired to be a general practitioner or an...

I recently read a short article...

03/02/2020

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The First Steps You Have To Climb When You Go Into Practice

01/24/2019

David Bishop , DPM;

As a student, residency is this seemingly unachievable goal. You spend so much time seeing residents running around, doing surgery, seeing hospital patients, being doctors. All we care about is what surgery we will be scrubbing in on. We...

As a student, residency is this...

01/24/2019

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