DPM Mentors/Student Recruitment

There is a serious need to get the word out to young people about the podiatric profession. The issue of low podiatric student enrollment needs to be addressed and who would be a better group to "get the word out" about becoming a podiatrist than actual podiatrists?

 

Spring 2026 FPMA Mentor Back-to-Campus Schedule

To access the current list of FPMA Mentors, click HERE.
 

Date	Time	College/University	Name of Event	Assigned Podiatrist
2/4/26	5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Stetson University	The Central to North Florida Heat Wave Tour	Dr. David Schweibish
2/5/26	11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Rollins College	The Central to North Florida Heat Wave Tour	Dr. Madelin Ramil
2/5/26	5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Florida Southern College	The Central to North Florida Heat Wave Tour	Dr. Matt Werde
2/6/26	12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	University of Tampa	The Central to North Florida Heat Wave Tour	Dr. David Auguste
4/1/26	7:00 p.m.	University of Florida	The Central to North Florida Heat Wave Tour	Dr. Tim Miller

 

Information/Resources for Podiatrists	Information/Resources for Students
Call to Action: Provide a Shadowing Opportunity for Pre-Med Students	Podiatrists Move the World Website
Mentor the Next Generation Flyer	"Why Podiatry?" Flyer
Podiatrists Move the World Campaign Tool Kit	A Day in the Life of a Podiatrist Video
Sign up to be a Mentor for Prospective Students via the APMA website	The Step Into Podiatry Website
Step Into Podiatry Student Recruitment Tool Kit	The Step Into Podiatry YouTube Video
Access Student Recruitment PowerPoint Presentations and Handouts	Find a Mentor - Student Registration
FPMA Footprints Magazine Articles: FPMA Student Recruitment Initiative Heats Up - Spring, 2025 Student Recruitment Is Something We All Need to Participate In - Fall, 2024 FPMA Student Recruitment Initiative: 2020 Update - Summer, 2020 Student Recruitment of Vital Importance to the Future of Podiatry - Summer, 2019	Exploring the Surgical Pathway in Podiatric Medicine APMA Website Students Section The Podiatry Journey YouTube Channel

  

for Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine (BUSPM) students
in October, 2025

 

FPMA President-Elect Dr. Adriana Strimbu (center) made a presentation
during BUSPM Student Orientation
on Thursday, August 21, 2025

 

Dave Fletcher (left), BUSPM Admissions Director,
and FPMA member Dr. Nicholas Coretti (right)
participated in a recruitment event at Miami-Dade Community
College on June 23, 2025