APMA News - November/December 2019 - 70

In Short
Top Media Placements
n The Strategist,
Priya Parthasarathy, DPM-
"How to Treat Athlete's Foot,
According to Podiatrists
and Dermatologists"
https://nym.ag/2qKunSd

APMA's Communications department promotes the profession with earned media placements in numerous media
outlets each month, drawing more than 1.8 billion impressions per year. The following is a selection of the latest placements. To see more coverage of APMA and podiatric medicine, visit www.apma.org/apmainthenews.

n Prevention magazine,
Jane Andersen, DPM-
"10 Most Comfortable Winter Boots to
Buy in 2019, According to Podiatrists"
https://bit.ly/2WdBBJV

n Prevention, Diane Koshimune, DPM-
"10 Most Comfortable Shoe Brands to
Shop Now and in 2020"
https://bit.ly/2JkjvRy

Blue Ribbon Panel on Special Areas of Practice and
Certifying Boards Update and Open Call For Comments

70 APMA News November/December 2019

ognizes independent boards to certify
in those special areas of practice; and
4. obtain and evaluate legal opinion(s)
about the long-standing requirement that
precludes duplication of certification domains within APMA-recognized specialty boards.
The panel has been meeting periodically by
conference call and will hold a face-to-face
meeting on January 4 to receive testimony from
interested parties. The interested parties that will
be invited to testify before the panel include
the following:
American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
American Board of Multiple Specialties in
Podiatry
American Board of Podiatric Medicine
American Podiatric Medical Students' Association
Joint Committee on the Recognition of Specialty Boards

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APMA-recognized clinical education affiliates also will
be invited to submit written testimony. A general call for
comments is now open to the profession at large. All written testimony must be received by December 6. If you wish
to offer written testimony, send it to the attention of Jay
Levrio, PhD, at jlevrio@apma.org.

Winter boots by Shutterstock/Shorena Tedliashvill. Blue ribbon by Shutterstock/Natykach Natalia.

In support of a recommendation from the
APMA Board of Trustees and Council on Podiatric Medical Education, the 2019 APMA
House of Delegates approved a resolution
calling for a Blue Ribbon Panel to review
and study the history, traditions, and current circumstances associated with the
recognition of special areas of practice and
recognition of certifying boards.
The mission of the Blue Ribbon Panel is: To
objectively and impartially consider whether more
than one certifying board could be recognized in a
unique area of practice, with regard to what is most
appropriate for a medical profession, and specifically,
the profession of podiatry.
The panel's more specific charge is to:
1. evaluate all precepts that have been established by the profession with respect
to how a specialty board becomes recognized and thus designated as the final and singular
authority for certifying podiatrists in a unique area
of practice;
2. compare and evaluate the specialty board recognition processes of other professions and the ways in
which they are held accountable;
3. evaluate the extent to which consumers of podiatric services are impacted (positively and/or negatively) by how the podiatric profession establishes
special areas of podiatric medical practice and rec-

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