UPMC Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh offers a Council on Podiatric Medical Education (“CPME”) approved PM&S-36 program for graduates of podiatric medical schools. The program is designed as a 36-month block rotation schedule with emphasis in the first year on the medical specialties, general surgery, and podiatric medicine and surgery. There is excellent in-patient training and hospital based out-patient clinics. The resident will be expected to integrate into the overall program with residents of other medical specialties. Residents will be taught by podiatric and medical physicians to create a well-rounded podiatric physician.

The podiatry residency is one of the several accredited programs offered by The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh. The hospital sponsors accredited residency programs in anesthesiology, radiology, family medicine, internal medicine, general surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and transitional year residency. In addition, Mercy Hospital sponsors an osteopathic internship. Mercy Hospital co-sponsors the University of Pittsburgh’s Affiliated Residency in Emergency medicine and participates in other training programs.

The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh was founded in 1847 and serves the needs of a large urban population. Mercy Hospital is a Level I, Regional Trauma Center, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and an accredited Burn Center. In 2003, Mercy Hospital had more than 20,900 admissions, 45,000 emergency department visits, and 34,600 surgical cases.

Rotations for the PM&S-36 are:

- Podiatric Medicine/Biomechanics
- Anesthesiology
- Neurology
- Family Medicine
- General Surgery
- Podiatric Surgery
- Infectious Disease
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Trauma-Lower Extremity
- Emergency Medicine
- Pathology
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Radiology

Residency Opportunities

One resident is selected per year for the entry level position of the PM&S-36.

Application Procedure

The Mercy Hospital program participates in the Centralized Residency Program for Podiatry (“CRIP”).