This year, I started medical school at Brown University and it has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. I was incredibly nervous for this transition. I knew that medical school would be challenging, and assumed the challenge would bring along anxiety. But it hasn’t. Instead, this challenge has brought me an overwhelming sense of peace — I feel like I am exactly where I am supposed to be at this exact moment. And it shocks me. I have actually found my passion, and I am grateful every day. Over the past six months, the world of medicine has begun to unfold before me, revealing its complexities and wonders, and I’ve found myself deeply in love with every aspect of this immensely rewarding field. I realized that rather than learning for my own curiosity (which is how I have approached learning in the past), I am learning for my future patients. I feel honored and humbled to be given the opportunity, space, and support to learn how to heal and to be trusted with such a remarkable responsibility. This realization has led me to a deep sense of respect for the material and the doctors, peers, and patients who teach me. Last semester, I helped a plastic surgeon build an entirely new, operational thumb for a woodworker who sawed his thumb off building a chair for his daughter’s birthday. I witnessed the birth of a baby to parents who had gone through four cycles of IVF. I observed an orthopedic surgeon insert a rod into a 12-year-old’s femur, ensuring that a car crash wouldn’t end his passion for dance, and listened as a psychiatrist helped a 10-year-old find her lost memories. It’s like magic. I’m incredibly humbled and grateful for the continued support and generosity of MVYouth. Thanks to their kindness, Brown University has become my incredible beginning, and I get to become a doctor.