title: Toward a philosophy of podiatric medical education.
abstract: Philosophy offers us the ability to think logically and critically about any field of knowledge, podiatric medical education included. By proceeding in an orderly manner, the growth of the profession will be ensured as long as the thinkers are willing to be truthful. Ironically, conformity is not a necessity and a diversity of philosophies is actually encouraged.
authors.affiliation: University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, IA 50312.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Tomczak
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D011032:Podiatry / Q000193:education*