Education Requirements
An applicant must have:
(a) graduated from a college of podiatric medicine in Canada or the United States approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education and received the degree Doctor of Podiatric Medicine recognized by the Board of Examiners (a list of approved institutions can be found at www.cpme.org)
(b) successfully completed Part 1, 2, 2 CSPE (except class of 2016) and Part 3 of the American Podiatric Medical Licensing Exam (AMPLE). Prior to 2015, successful completion of Part 1 and Part 2 of the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examination and the PM Lexis licensing examination is required. (information about the exam can be found at www.apmle.com)
(c) completed a two-year or greater post-graduate residency program approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association. (a list of approved programs can be found at www.cpme.org)
A complete checklist of all other requirements, including fees, can be found under the registration documents tab.
Due to the evolution of Podiatric Medical education and training, the College of Podiatric Physicians of Alberta has taken steps to recognize the varied educational experience of applicants.
If you graduated between:
1) July 1, 2005 - 2014:
To obtain a practice permit, an applicant must have:
(a) graduated from a college of podiatric medicine in Canada or the United States approved by theCouncil on Podiatric Medical Education and received the degree Doctor of Podiatric Medicine recognized by the Board of Examiners
(b) successfully completed Part 1 and Part 2 of the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examination
(c) successfully completed the PM Lexis licensing examination; and
(d) completed a two-year or greater post-graduate residency program approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association.
2) Prior to July 1, 2005:
If an applicant has been in practice and in good standing in the United States or Canada in a province that has a D.P.M. standard of practice prior to July 1, 2002, the applicant is not required to have completed the PM Lexis exam or post-graduate residency program. Those who graduated between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2005 must complete the PM Lexis exam and a one year post-graduate residency program. Those who graduated from July 1, 2005 onwards require completion of the PM Lexis exam and a two year post-graduate residency program.
The completed application form and requested documents should be sent to:
Registrar
College of Podiatric Physicians of Alberta
Box 88094 Rabbit Hill RPO
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6R OM5