I knew since I was a child that I wanted to become a doctor. During my undergraduate years, I worked for an endocrinologist and volunteered as a diabetes educator at a clinic for the medically underserved. I learned a lot about medicine, with a particular focus on diabetes. I quickly noticed a commonality among patients seeking medical management for their chronic illnesses. The patients did not present with an acute problem, but rather patches to their existing chronic illnesses. In fact, many patients came for routine care but had no interest in improving their health. I have rarely felt satisfaction in the sense that a patient's life changed during a single office visit. Unfortunately, I became frustrated at not seeing short-term results. One afternoon, I had an eye-opening experience accompanying the endocrinologist to the emergency room to see a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis. Captivated by the management of this case in intensive care, I was finally able to see immediate improvements; thus, that day, my interest in emergency medicine...