Doctor of Podiatric Medicine

The Doctor of Podiatric Medicine is designed to produce highly trained and competent podiatrists who are well prepared to enter clinical practice as primary contact health care practitioners in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the foot and ankle.

You can contact UWA's Student Central by phone on 131 UWA (131 892), internationally on (+61 8) 6488 1000, by email via Ask UWA, or by booking an online consultation. Student Central is located at The University of Western Australia (M355), 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia 6009, and is open 8.30am - 5pm AWST, Monday to Friday.

Yes, an applicant is eligible for consideration as a rural applicant if their principal home address has been in a rural/remote area of Australia as defined by the Modified Monash Model (MMM 2023) categories MM 2 - 7 for a minimum of 5 years consecutive or 10 years cumulative. Applicants must submit a Rural Eligibility Form by the relevant application closing date.

Applicants must provide either professional supporting letters from a GP/dentist, bank, school, university or workplace — which must be dated, signed, include your rural residential address and history, and be on official letterhead — or documents to prove residence such as invoices for telephone or utilities. Proof of residency and/or schooling must be available on request by UWA Admissions.

The Doctor of Podiatric Medicine is offered at The University of Western Australia, located at 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia 6009.