As a sociology minor, I have learned that the provision of care is not limited to the prescribing of medicine, but extends to interpersonal care, and consideration of the patients’ socioeconomic situation. I had the opportunity to observe this firsthand at a clinic in Pennsylvania, where a doctor I was shadowing learned that a patient didn’t have the money to pay for a blood test, and asked the nurses to direct him to a volunteer organization that worked to provide medical tests for the underprivileged. At the same time, I saw the same physician be less accommodating towards a patient with depression, who was being inconsistent with her medication. My goal with this mentorship program, and with my career in medicine as a whole, is to learn how to best help patients with both their strictly biomedical conditions, and with issues they may face in their environment by either intervening directly, or by directing them to other