Dear John Paul,
                          It seems a pity if this profession projects the
impression that it would be sick of hearing from students and potential
students.  I am an undergrad student in Melbourne  and have been reading
this news group for about nine months.... long enough to learn that PODS  no
different to any other group of people....There are some nice ones and some
not so nice ones and then there are people who are accidentally rude and
inconsiderate and then there are people who are like that on purpose......
its just a question of which we each choose to be . I hope the profession is
not being tarred by the brush of some individuals choices.    On a more
personal  note , good luck and good studying. I came back to school after
18 years and I'm really enjoying it. Best wishes Phill Carter
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From: John Paul Babbington <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, 20 November 1998 21:18


>Hello there,
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>My name is John-Paul Babbington, 26 yrs old & from London (UK), and I am
>"very new" to podiatry. I am sure you are all sick of hearing from
potential
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>students and laymen but here goes anyhow.
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>I am trying to change my career from derivative accountancy to podiatry,
>and therefore have researched the industry itself and the comments &
>opinions of
>it's pracitioners. I know I will succeed in the end, but I find it amazing
>that
>there is almost an invisible barrier for future applicants.
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>Here in the London area the availabilty of both State and Unregd courses
>has dropped you will be aware of the closure of the Uni of Westminster
>polyclinic
>and the Scholl Training course has been wound up.
>(I noted the comments on this mailing list concerning Unregd podiatrists,
>and found it heartening that there is a some sense of "brotherness")
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>The reasons for the closures I would imagine finance related and the result
>have
>increased the pressure on both the London Foot Hospital and it's applicants
>for the SRCH course. Couple this fact with the Podiatry Bill and it's
impact
>for
>Unregd, I see an Industry in great change.
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>The apparent lack of  recognition of the State for the far reaching work
and
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>important research that Podiatrists carry out and the squeeze on potential
>applicants for the future worries me for the future of health care
provision
>in the area.
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>I hope I haven't offended anyone and made some sort of sense !
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>Jp
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