TO PROMOTE AND PURSUE EXCELLENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE, TO PROMOTE APPRECIATION FOR THAT EXCELLENCE ON THE PART OF PATIENTS, POLICY MAKERS, OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND THE PUBLIC, AND TO SEEK CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS WHICH SUPPORT OPTIMAL PRACTICE AND PATIENT CARE. TOWARD THESE ENDS, THIS ASSOCIATION UNITES INTO ONE ORGANIZATION, THOSE DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE WHO DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO ITS PRINCIPLES, STANDARDS, AND ETHICAL GUIDELINES AND WHO EXPRESS THIS HIGH DEDICATION IN DAILY PRACTICE.