Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
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Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine (SCPM) is the college
of podiatric medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
. Founded in 1912 by Dr. William M. Scholl along with five medical doctors, a pharmacist, a chiropodist, a chemist and a shoe fitter SCPM was originally called Illinois College of Chiropody and Orthopedics. At the time both daytime and evening sessions were offered. As with Chicago Medical School
SCPM's admission policies were based on non-discrimination. Scholl College has educated about one-third of all podiatric physicians in the nation. In 2010 Nancy L. Parsley, DPM was appointed the new Dean of the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. She is the first female dean at SCPM. She succeeds Terence B. Albright, DPM who saw SCPM through its merger with Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
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Scholl College has always been a leader in community service. Free foot clinics were offered during the early years. This idea expanded during World War II when podiatrists across the country, many Scholl graduates, set up free foot clinics at USOs and educating the military on foot care for soldiers. In 1987 SCPM initiated a Foot Care for the Homeless program. Following that in 1988 the "Let Someone Else Fill Your Shoes" campaign started to supply shoes to the homeless. In 1990 Scholl graduate Timothy Neylon (DPM '89)and SCPM were presented the Award for Excellence by Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Louis Sullivan.
SCPM houses the renowned Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/dnn/scholl/Home/tabid/374/dnn/scholl/Home/SchollCollegeofPodiatricMedicine/Clear/tabid/504/Default.aspx. CLEAR is the most productive lower extremity research group in the world and hosts seminars and visiting clinicians/professors on a regular basis. CLEAR was founded by Dr. David Armstrong, DPM, PhD in 2004 at the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. CLEAR is also home to the Scholl College Human Performance Lab. The Human Performance Lab was designed as a state-of-the-art facility to better understand how the human body responds to the physical environment. Its researchers are particularly interested in developing innovative tools based on miniaturized body worn sensors to characterize movement changes in response to pathology (e.g., neuropathy, osteoarthritis, balance, pain and movement disorder, etc.). http://rosalindfranklin.edu/dnn/SchollCollegeofPodiatricMedicine/Clear/tabid/504/Default.aspx
The college also houses The Feet First Museum, dedicated to the legacy of Dr. William M. Scholl and the history of podiatric medicine in the United States. The Feet First Exhibition is the only one of its kind in the U.S.; this museum offers hands-on exhibits and colorful displays illustrating the human foot and its relationship to the rest of the body. http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/dnn/scholl/Home/SchollCollegeofPodiatricMedicine/Feetfirst/Introduction/tabid/416/Default.aspx
The college is also the birthplace of Alpha Gamma Kappa Fraternity
, established in 1939.
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Chicago Medical School
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William Scholl
College
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of podiatric medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a private graduate school located in North Chicago, Illinois. Rosalind Franklin is a multi-disciplinary university that seeks to prepare its students to meet the nation's health care needs. The interprofessional education approach used at...
. Founded in 1912 by Dr. William M. Scholl along with five medical doctors, a pharmacist, a chiropodist, a chemist and a shoe fitter SCPM was originally called Illinois College of Chiropody and Orthopedics. At the time both daytime and evening sessions were offered. As with Chicago Medical School
Chicago Medical School
The Chicago Medical School is one of the graduate schools of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Founded in 1912, The Chicago Medical School has nearly a 100 year history of a broadly-based socially constructive admission process relatively unlike that of other medical colleges....
SCPM's admission policies were based on non-discrimination. Scholl College has educated about one-third of all podiatric physicians in the nation. In 2010 Nancy L. Parsley, DPM was appointed the new Dean of the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. She is the first female dean at SCPM. She succeeds Terence B. Albright, DPM who saw SCPM through its merger with Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a private graduate school located in North Chicago, Illinois. Rosalind Franklin is a multi-disciplinary university that seeks to prepare its students to meet the nation's health care needs. The interprofessional education approach used at...
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Scholl College has always been a leader in community service. Free foot clinics were offered during the early years. This idea expanded during World War II when podiatrists across the country, many Scholl graduates, set up free foot clinics at USOs and educating the military on foot care for soldiers. In 1987 SCPM initiated a Foot Care for the Homeless program. Following that in 1988 the "Let Someone Else Fill Your Shoes" campaign started to supply shoes to the homeless. In 1990 Scholl graduate Timothy Neylon (DPM '89)and SCPM were presented the Award for Excellence by Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Louis Sullivan.
SCPM houses the renowned Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/dnn/scholl/Home/tabid/374/dnn/scholl/Home/SchollCollegeofPodiatricMedicine/Clear/tabid/504/Default.aspx. CLEAR is the most productive lower extremity research group in the world and hosts seminars and visiting clinicians/professors on a regular basis. CLEAR was founded by Dr. David Armstrong, DPM, PhD in 2004 at the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. CLEAR is also home to the Scholl College Human Performance Lab. The Human Performance Lab was designed as a state-of-the-art facility to better understand how the human body responds to the physical environment. Its researchers are particularly interested in developing innovative tools based on miniaturized body worn sensors to characterize movement changes in response to pathology (e.g., neuropathy, osteoarthritis, balance, pain and movement disorder, etc.). http://rosalindfranklin.edu/dnn/SchollCollegeofPodiatricMedicine/Clear/tabid/504/Default.aspx
The college also houses The Feet First Museum, dedicated to the legacy of Dr. William M. Scholl and the history of podiatric medicine in the United States. The Feet First Exhibition is the only one of its kind in the U.S.; this museum offers hands-on exhibits and colorful displays illustrating the human foot and its relationship to the rest of the body. http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/dnn/scholl/Home/SchollCollegeofPodiatricMedicine/Feetfirst/Introduction/tabid/416/Default.aspx
The college is also the birthplace of Alpha Gamma Kappa Fraternity
Alpha Gamma Kappa Fraternity
Alpha Gamma Kappa was founded in 1939 at the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. The Fraternity exists as the oldest and largest professional fraternal organization for students and practitioners of podiatric medicine in the United States and Canada.-Mission...
, established in 1939.
External links
- Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine Website
- CLEAR
- Rosalind Franklin University
- Rosalind Franklin Faculty Publications
- Dr William M Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine Research Sweeps 2010 Awards for the American Diabetes Association
- Nancy Parsley named dean of Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
See also
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a private graduate school located in North Chicago, Illinois. Rosalind Franklin is a multi-disciplinary university that seeks to prepare its students to meet the nation's health care needs. The interprofessional education approach used at...
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Chicago Medical School
Chicago Medical School
The Chicago Medical School is one of the graduate schools of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Founded in 1912, The Chicago Medical School has nearly a 100 year history of a broadly-based socially constructive admission process relatively unlike that of other medical colleges....
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William Scholl