Overview

California School of Podiatric Medicine / California School of Podiatric Medicine is located in Oakland, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	51

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

360

Applied

112

Accepted

46

Enrolled

Applying

160

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	April 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	MCAT (less than 3 years old)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	At least 90 semester hours of undergraduate course work; 1 year of course work in organic chemistry or biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, physics, biological sciences (all courses must come with a lab), and English/communications

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Federal Work-Study

Student Body

177

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	11.3%
Black or African American	1.13%
White or Caucasian	35%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.56%
Asian	35.03%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	7.34%
Unknown	9.6%

Gender

Male (57%)

Female (42%)

Faculty

22

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 5

Male (13)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Glycation in diabetes and protein dysfunction, lower extremity biomechanics, diabetic wound care, plantar warts among HIV-infected patients, interdisciplinary equity and inclusion issues
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 3100 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA  94609-3108
United States

Contact Irma Walker-Adame
Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs
Email: iadame@samuelmerritt.edu
Phone: 510-869-8742

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