Hello, there. My name is Dita and I am a board-certified family medicine physician practicing in the Pacific NW. My path to medicine was pretty direct. I decided I wanted to become a doctor when I was 3. That never wavered, though certain events in my life changed what field of practice interested me. Watching my sister’s heart beat in her chest while she recuperated from open heart surgery set my sights towards cardio-thoracic surgery. Volunteering in a shelter for victim’s of domestic violence sparked an interest in women’s health and OB. I was that student in medical school who like almost all of her rotations. I was taken aback by how much I loved emergency medicine, anesthesia and pediatrics. But my wanting to help people learn about and take care of their bodies never changed. Tired and frustrated as I often am, I remain honored to be in a position to care for people at their most frightened and vulnerable. But I have wondered if it is necessary that that care be delivered at the expense of my own health and well-being. To be a good care-provider, is it necessary to but yourself on the back-burner? I’m looking forward to exploring that question with other care providers, in medicine and beyond.