APMA News - July/August 2024 - 10

VICTORY!
AMA Removes Offensive Article
APMA is pleased to share that AMA voluntarily
removed an offensive and inaccurate social media
post and a corresponding article on its website
attacking podiatric education and training. This
decision by AMA is a direct result of APMA's multipronged
efforts on your behalf.
The AMA post, which appeared on AMA's X and
Facebook accounts on June 16, noted that " many
patients wrongly believe podiatrists are physicians "
and linked to an article riddled with half-truths and
inaccuracies about podiatric physicians' education,
training, and experience.
APMA thanks the podiatry community for joining
us in strongly refuting AMA's actions. Every organization
that issued a statement, and every individual
who took the time to respond to the social media
post played an important role in the end result.
APMA's Board of Trustees is communicating
directly with AMA leadership and hopes to arrange
a meeting with AMA volunteer leadership in the
near future to continue the conversation around
this issue.
APMA will continue to vigorously defend member
podiatric physicians' and surgeons' ability to
practice to the full extent of their education and
training to best serve the public health.
What Members Are Saying
Here's what members had to say about APMA's efforts
on behalf of podiatric physicians and surgeons:
I am in my 10th year on the APMA Board of Trustees and serving as treasurer
this year. All the things APMA does for the profession often go unnoticed and
unappreciated, but this high-profile victory demonstrates why APMA is critical
for the entire profession. We protect all podiatrists, but we need all podiatrists to
be members so we have the resources to continue to advance and protect the
profession. Do your part by being a member and encouraging colleagues to also
be members. A united profession is a powerful profession.
-Patrick DeHeer, DPM
Amazing to see how APMA fights for us!
Upsetting this happened at all but good to
know we are backed up as a profession.
-Via social media
Glad to hear this.
Congratulations to all
who participated in
resolving. The proof
will be in the pudding
moving forward.
-Paul Kesselman, DPM
Thank you, APMA, for keeping us abreast of the current
events affecting podiatric medicine. I appreciate
APMA's efforts in educating the public as well as
our medical colleagues about the role of podiatric
physicians in our community.
-Angeline D. Dy, DPM
Thank you to all of the volunteers
[who] make our profession
stronger. This is the time to renew
your membership with APMA!
-Priya Parthasarathy, DPM, via
social media
Great job to you and all of
APMA for being so proactive!
Forever grateful for your efforts.
-Shashank Srivastava, DPM
Excellent work. Thank you for your efforts
in making our profession stronger.
-Via social media
That's a great response. That's some
pretty ill-informed shade they're
throwing, too.
-Via social media
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