APMA News - July/August 2020 - 62

10 Questions
Featuring Randy Anderson, DPM, of Mt. Vernon, WA
In this feature, APMA News asks one member 10 questions and gets all the answers about their passions, ambitions, and priorities. Would you like to answer
our questions? Contact Aimee Condayan at arcondayan@apma.org.

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be
when you grew up?
As a kid, I wanted to be a marine biologist. Then I realized
my last name wasn't Cousteau and decided another vocation
would probably be better.

7. Where would you go if you could visit anywhere in
the world?
My dream trip would be an extended tour through Europe
following the battlefields of WWI and WWII. I have been to
part of Normandy but it was far too short a time.

2. What do you do for fun during your time off?
For fun I still enjoy playing rugby. Strictly old boys now, but
still a lot of fun. Besides that, hiking, fishing, and hunting.

8. What's the last book you read?
The last book I read was Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach
Us About the Business of Life by James Kerr-a fantastic book
on leadership and team building.

3. If you could meet any famous person, who would
it be, and why?
Winston Churchill. He led England during WWII against
overwhelming odds. I would love to talk to him about the
challenges he faced.
4. Who would you most like to swap places with for
a day?
It would probably be somebody like Jackson Browne or Tom
Petty (RIP). To be able to create music and perform in front of
thousands of people would be amazing.
5. Who's the most memorable professor you've
ever had, and why?
I would have to credit two professors as remarkable. The first
was Theral Moore, PhD. He taught calculus at the University
of Florida. He was completely blind and yet taught calculus. What an inspiration. The other is Jon Van Blokland, PhD,
who was also a professor at the University of Florida and the
man who coached the rugby club during my time [there]. He
inspired many of us to be leaders, and better than any of us
thought we could be.
6. What's the best meal you've ever had?
One of the best meals I have eaten was a multiple course meal
of traditional Icelandic food that was paired with either wine
or traditional spirits.
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9. What is your favorite movie?
I love many movies, so that is a hard question. I guess it
would be "The Man Who Would Be King," with Sean Connery and Michael Cain.
10. What is the biggest change you've seen in podiatric medicine since you started practicing?
The depth of training podiatrists have today. When I started
in private practice, even though I had done primarily trauma
care working for the US Army and had done around 100 ankle ORIFs and arthroscopies, I was discouraged from securing privileges for these procedures as "podiatrists don't do
those procedures." As a brand-new doctor, I felt it [was] better to conform rather than fight against the norm. Now at the
same facilities, DPMs are able to secure those privileges and
more, based on their training and experience. We have also
made great strides in acceptance in medicine in general. n

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