Though he entered Duke with dreams of being a geneticist, he’s become a Program II major focused on the social determinants of health, and has had the opportunity to explore the upstream drivers of health inequity, ranging from ethnic conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa to the lack of health insurance in Durham. His columns will try to capture the essence of a personal—but not unique—journey toward the pursuit of “social medicine,” coming to terms with the disparities that exist, the idealism that inspires and the doubt that follows an aspiring doctor.