McKenzie Jo (Neu) Schlangen, D.P.M., of Becker, Minnesota, has completed the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) degree at the Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine (AZCPM) of Midwestern University. Conferring of degrees took place in a graduation ceremony held at Midwestern University’s Glendale Campus Auditorium on May 31, 2023.

Dr. Schlangen is the daughter of Becker residents Pete and Joani Neu and the sister of Cole and Carter Neu. She graduated from Becker High School in 2012, and earned a B.A. in Biology with a minor in psychology from the College of Saint Benedict in 2016 where she met her husband, Alex Schlangen, at St. John’s University. Shortly after, she and her husband both got into medical school at Midwestern University. 

After graduation, Dr. Schlangen plans to complete a podiatric residency program at Central Michigan University in Saginaw, Michigan, along with her husband who will complete an emergency medicine residency program at the same institution.

AZCPM’s inaugural class graduated in June 2008. The four-year program trains Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.s) — physicians and surgeons who practice on the lower extremities, primarily on feet and ankles. It is the first podiatric medicine program in Arizona, where active lifestyles and the aging population contribute to the need for more podiatric physicians.