We Are What We Do

This excerpt was created in the absence of an abstract. After being asked to deliver this most prestigious lectureship (Figure), one of the first things I did was look at the list of previous Mary McMillan Lecturers. Looking at the cast that preceded me, I was nothing short of awestruck. I graduated from my entry-level [professional] physical therapy training in 1979 and attended my first APTA annual conference in 1980. I vividly remember attending Florence Kendall's Mary McMillan address.1 I have not missed many McMillan Lectures since then. In fact, I can count on one hand those I have missed. My fondest memories of these lectures involve the highly spirited debate about some of the more pressing issues of our time.Suffice it to say that you [McMillan Lecturers] did not always agree about these issues. Why should we be surprised that this group would have differences of opinion?