When I was in college, I began to think that I wanted to persue a career in science. I majored in biochemistry and took all of the courses needed to go to medical school. I worked in basic science research for two years and applied to medical school. During medical school at Yale, I applied for an was excepted in to a prestigious program at the National Insitutes of Health funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute. After two years, I returned to medical school still not sure what I wanted to do with my education. I spoke to my dean abut my desire to have an outpatient medicine career where where I saw my patinets in a way that I knew what there regular life was like. I connected to patients better that way. My dean steered me to a couple of outpationt rotaions. I stateted in dermatology and fell in love. I had finally found my place. Thousands of diseases. Old and young patinets. The ability to be an expert and fix problems. Long term relationships with patients. Two mentors in medical school helped me fast track my applications as I was behind the other applicats. I was placed at Harvard Medical School for residency and later was named Chief Resident.