§ 2476 Podiatric Student Training Exceptions

Business and Professions Code·California

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•Podiatry students can learn extra medical stuff outside of foot care.
•They must be supervised by a real doctor (MD or DO).
•This is only allowed if it's part of their school's official training.

Example

A podiatry student helps a doctor treat a broken arm in a hospital.

The student is allowed to do this because it's part of their training and a doctor is watching them.

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§ 2476 Podiatric Student Training Exceptions

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a regularly matriculated student undertaking a course of professional instruction in an approved college or school of podiatric medicine from participating in training beyond the scope of podiatric medicine under the supervision of a physician and surgeon who holds a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy degree whenever and wherever prescribed as part of his or her course of study. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1289, Sec. 11.4. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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regularly matriculated student podiatric medicine physician and surgeon medical doctor doctor of osteopathy

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California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 2476.

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