I grew up in SoCal. As for my goals as a physician -- aside from the obvious being to care for sick people -- I'm also very interested in social justice in medicine and health literacy. Many of my patient interactions made me realize how important it is that physicians are conscious of SDOH and I'd like to pursue that further through research and community programs. I came to care about these issues through several of the activities I did, and believe I can convey that in my writing. I would hope this speaks to programs that place an emphasis on health equity and addressing barriers to care.