05/06/2026
The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease." – William Osler
In today’s healthcare environment, it’s easy to feel pulled in a hundred different directions—metrics, regulations, and constant demands on your time.
But being a Podiatrist gives us something powerful: the ability to truly see the patient in front of us.
To listen a little longer. To care a little deeper. To help someone not just get out of pain—but get their life back.
Because fulfillment lives in these human connections.
Not in the rules and regulations. Not in the protocols and procedures.
In the moment a patient realizes they can walk, run, or live the way they thought they’d lost.
Stay focused on that.
Because what we do matters more than ever.
Dr. Nathan Ivey
Board Member & Fellow, AAPPM