I knew since I was a child that I wanted to become a doctor. During my college 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 specific focus on diabetes. I quickly came to notice a commonality among patients seeking medical management of their chronic illnesses. Patients did not present with an acute problem, but rather with the need to apply patches to their existing chronic conditions. Indeed, many patients sought routine care but had no interest in improving their health. I have rarely felt satisfaction in the sense that a patient's life has changed during a single office visit. Unfortunately, I felt frustrated not seeing short-term results. I had an eye-opening experience one afternoon while accompanying the endocrinologist to the emergency room to see a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis. Fascinated by the ICU management of this case, I finally saw immediate improvements; thus, that day my interest in emergency medicine...