The Goal of Lifelong Learning

I’ve always been passionate about education. It was, in fact, my enjoyment of learning that spurred me to earn an advanced degree directly after finishing my bachelor’s degree. Since then I have been fortunate in my professional life to be presented with circumstances that reinforce my belief in the value of lifelong learning. As I write this, I have just returned from another such opportunity as I attended the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists’ (the Academy’s) 40th Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium. Throughout the event, the educational sessions offered a variety of opportunities to learn more about approaches to O&P patient care, technology, outcome measures, and practice management-information that is invaluable to practitioners but also to people like me who seek to broaden our knowledge as laypeople.