Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine
| Motto | Pedestris Scientiae Porta |
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| Type | Public University |
| Established | 1916 |
| Dean | Allan M. Boike, DPM |
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Academic staff
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40+ |
| Students | 425 |
| Location |
Independence, Ohio, United States 41°24′02″N 81°38′53″W / 41.400616°N 81.648037°WCoordinates: 41°24′02″N 81°38′53″W / 41.400616°N 81.648037°W |
| Campus | Suburban 27 acres |
| Website | www.kent.edu/cpm |
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Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM), is the graduate podiatric medical school of Kent State University (KSU). The college is located in Independence, Ohio, south of Cleveland, approximately 30 miles (48 km) from the main KSU campus in Kent. Established in 1916, the college, formerly the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, was among the first in the nation to offer a program in podiatric medicine and surgery. The 122,000-square-foot (11,300 m2) facility operates as a regional KSU facility in podiatric medical education.
The college, which was formerly a private graduate medical institution, has graduated over 6,000 podiatric physicians and surgeons throughout its rich history. It is a member of The American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM), and is accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME). All graduates receive the degree Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM).
The college began as The Ohio College of Chiropody in 1916, and was located in Euclid Avenue's Republic Building until 1922. Its facility consisted of a lecture hall, a laboratory with one microscope, six Bunsen burners, and eight chairs for patients. The term chiropody is the former name of the profession of podiatry. The college then relocated to its original University Circle location in 1931, where a new medical college was constructed at 2057 Cornell Road in Cleveland. This was the first structure built solely for the purpose of chiropody/podiatry in the country. The college remained at that location for over 50 years, until its demolition due to continued expansion of Case medical center. This building housed full chemistry, histology, pathology and bacteriology labs as well as 4 lecture halls (100 seat capacity), library, clinic and operating suite. In 1934, Harmolin Hall was built which housed the Cleveland Foot Clinic (40 chair clinic), X-ray department, offices, dissection laboratory and gymnasium. By 1976, the college bought, and moved into, the Carnegie Medical Building at 10515 Carnegie Avenue near University Circle. This building, one of Cleveland's last remaining art deco masterpieces, was a comprehensive medical college giving its students more room and resources for clinical, scientific, and research based education. In 1990 the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic was built on the campus and it contributed to the innovative curriculum and clinical opportunities for OCPM's students. In the summer of 2007, OCPM moved for the last time. It was presented a grant from the Cleveland Clinic to purchase and renovate its new 122,000-square-foot (11,300 m2) facility which is located 10 miles (16 km) south of Cleveland's University Circle in Independence, Ohio. The new campus provides ample space and cutting edge technology for its student doctors. The College-run Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic was moved to two locations: Midtown Cleveland on Euclid Avenue between the E. 40th and E. 55th blocks, and a clinic at the Independence campus. The Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic physicians also serve patients at the DeWeese Health Center at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.
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