Individual health often mirrors the collective health of our communities. Disease commonly results from human behavior and is preventable by community education and access to proper resources. The aspect of medicine that I find most exciting involves addressing social issues from a medical context. I believe that it is ineffective to treat human illness without also addressing the cultural or environmental conditions from which disease emerges. While this cannot be achieved in one office visit, it does happen with time.

Medicine, for me, is a real interest in people. In primary care you truly enjoy your patients as complex and unique individuals. As a family practitioner I have the opportunity to know individuals in the context of their family or loved ones. Knowing the person, and not just their particular ailment, is as important to providing optimal care as is up-to-date medical information. Every patient is an individual with a new challenge. I enjoy individualizing my therapy in a way that is satisfying to both of us.