§ 2484 Podiatric Training Requirements

Business and Professions Code·California

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•You need to finish at least 2 years of extra training after podiatry school to get your license.
•This training must be in a hospital approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
•The hospital must send proof of your training directly to the board.

Example

A person finishes podiatry school and wants to become a licensed foot doctor.

They must complete 2 more years of training in an approved hospital before they can get their license to practice.

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§ 2484 Podiatric Training Requirements

In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, before a certificate to practice podiatric medicine may be issued, each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board, submitted directly to the board by the sponsoring institution, that he or she has satisfactorily completed at least two years of postgraduate podiatric medical and podiatric surgical training in a general acute care hospital approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 18. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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certificate to practice podiatric medicine postgraduate podiatric medical and surgical training Council on Podiatric Medical Education

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 2484.

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