>> I guess, as I look back, I was introduced to the profession by a podiatrist.
This is probably in 1963.
And I was going at the paramedic college and they said, "Do you know anything
about podiatry, have you ever looked into it?"
And I said, "I really am not familiar with it or what it does."
So I visit his office a number of times, read about the profession, and was kind of intrigued.
I thought, "This is an excellent opportunity for me to devote my life and career
to an area that's somewhat limited because it deals with foot and ankle problems,
and yet have the ability to do anything that is necessary, from prescribing medication,
to orthotic control, orthopedic approach to the foot and ankle, trauma, and ultimately surgery."
So I endeavored upon a profession, which I got into when I went to podiatry school in 1966,
and became a podiatric physician in 1970.