Why Podiatry?
For anyone new to my website and want to know more about me I have included a link here to my YouTube video/channel that explains this.
I really love being a podiatrist, and I always recommending it as a career choice to people. Some people I meet aren’t happy in their jobs, and when I mention it to them as a second career choice, it pricks their interest. It’s never too late to become a podiatrist, and I am a firm believer that that life is too short to be doing a job that you don’t love.
There are 14 universities across the UK providing degree programmes, and soon there will be apprenticeships programmes available as a way into the profession. You can download some leaflets about Podiatry here to find out more about choosing podiatry as a career choice.
Often the people who come to see me have been suffering with foot pain for some time and have been to various other healthcare professionals, but to no avail. Sadly, podiatrists are often way down on the list of who to see with foot pain, the public are not educated in a well-rounded way to consider that what podiatrists are to feet, are what dentists are to teeth, or what opticians are to eyes.
My mission in Worcestershire is to help people make a change in their thinking. Feet matter, and prevention is better than cure. The best part of being a podiatrist for me is the problem solving element. I enjoy forensically assessing the situation and the environment in which people present with foot complaints, and presenting the findings and diagnosis in such a way that each person understands, and proceeding to creating a treatment plan to fix the issue.
I get the privilege of helping resolve and fix peoples foot pain multiple times a day-what’s not to love?!
Perhaps a career in podiatry is for you too?
If you feel podiatry is a career that you might be interested in, get in touch for a chat, or if you want me to talk at a careers day at school, get in touch.