What Made you Choose Podiatry?

I have always been amused by the many ways in which people have landed in the profession of Podiatry. It was really a pretty easy decision for myself, having come from a “Podiatry Family” in which my grandfather, father, brother, and several cousins chose podiatry as our profession. However, for those who did not grow up being exposed to podiatry on a daily basis, one has to wonder why in the world someone would think “I really want to be a Podiatrist.”

Several of the more common scenarios of why someone chose to enter into a career in podiatry include those who sought podiatric care as a child or teen, those who were involved in athletics and athletic training, and those who worked in a podiatrist’s office. There are strong campaigns underway to educate the health career advisors at the undergraduate schools so that they will be informed of where our profession fits into the dynamic of medical and surgical practice. The education of these college advisors is of key importance if we are to continue to increase the number and quality of our applicant pool for the colleges of podiatric medicine each year…

I am curious to hear from you on who or what influenced you to become a Podiatrist. Please send me a quick note with your story to jsteinberg@podiatry.com

I will compile these and publish them next week so we can all get a better perspective and where this profession is coming from and perhaps also where it is going.  Thanks for your feedback.