PODMED EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Who coined the term "chiropody" and published the medical record Chiropodalgia? -
ANS David Low
Who was the Surgeron-Chiropodist to Queen Victoria and the one that published "Treatment of
Corns Bunions and Disease of the Nail?" - ANS Lewis Durlacher
Who was considered the founder of modern chiopody, the president of the National Society of
Chiropodists, and the one who estbalished the School of Chiropody of London Foot Hospital -
ANS F.V. Runting
Who was the first American chiropodist? - ANS Nehemiah Kension
Who was the chiropodist to President Lincoln and the proclaimed himself the "Chiropodist-
General to the Union?" - ANS Issachar Zacharie
Fun fact: he plagiarized a text on chiropody (that criminal)
Who was the founder of the New York School of Chiropody and the one suggested the term
"podiatry?" - ANS Maurice J. Lewi
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, In 1918, what was the educational requirements for podiatry, under the Council on Education
(CPME)? - ANS High school education and two years of full-time study
In 1960, what was formed to upgrade the podiatric medical education - ANS Sheldon
Commission
What was project that introduces the affiliation or association of podiatric colleges with
academic health science centers? - ANS Project 2000
What was the mission of Vision 2015? - ANS to ensure that podiatrists are universally
accepted and recognized as physicians consistent with their education, training, and experience
What are the Fab Five (Colleges)? - ANS 1. New York of Chiropody
2. Illinois College of Chiropody
3. California College of Chiropody
4. Ohio College of Chiropody
5. Temple University College of Chiropody
When was DMU (College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery) opened? - ANS 1981
What did the revised CPME Document 320 implemented in July 2011? - ANS Requires a
three-year residency model
Who was the father of podiatric public health? - ANS Marvin Shapiro
What was the VA Provider Equity Act? - ANS Legislation to recognize DPMs as physicians
under the Veterans Health Adminstration
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ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Who coined the term "chiropody" and published the medical record Chiropodalgia? -
ANS David Low
Who was the Surgeron-Chiropodist to Queen Victoria and the one that published "Treatment of
Corns Bunions and Disease of the Nail?" - ANS Lewis Durlacher
Who was considered the founder of modern chiopody, the president of the National Society of
Chiropodists, and the one who estbalished the School of Chiropody of London Foot Hospital -
ANS F.V. Runting
Who was the first American chiropodist? - ANS Nehemiah Kension
Who was the chiropodist to President Lincoln and the proclaimed himself the "Chiropodist-
General to the Union?" - ANS Issachar Zacharie
Fun fact: he plagiarized a text on chiropody (that criminal)
Who was the founder of the New York School of Chiropody and the one suggested the term
"podiatry?" - ANS Maurice J. Lewi
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, In 1918, what was the educational requirements for podiatry, under the Council on Education
(CPME)? - ANS High school education and two years of full-time study
In 1960, what was formed to upgrade the podiatric medical education - ANS Sheldon
Commission
What was project that introduces the affiliation or association of podiatric colleges with
academic health science centers? - ANS Project 2000
What was the mission of Vision 2015? - ANS to ensure that podiatrists are universally
accepted and recognized as physicians consistent with their education, training, and experience
What are the Fab Five (Colleges)? - ANS 1. New York of Chiropody
2. Illinois College of Chiropody
3. California College of Chiropody
4. Ohio College of Chiropody
5. Temple University College of Chiropody
When was DMU (College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery) opened? - ANS 1981
What did the revised CPME Document 320 implemented in July 2011? - ANS Requires a
three-year residency model
Who was the father of podiatric public health? - ANS Marvin Shapiro
What was the VA Provider Equity Act? - ANS Legislation to recognize DPMs as physicians
under the Veterans Health Adminstration
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