In my home country, Iran, my uncle continues to fight a life long battle with psoriasis. Growing up, I witnessed his struggle to cope with this devastating disease. Lack of up-to-date medical treatments in Iran is a major reason for my uncle’s bleak outlook toward a recovery. It is because of my desire to change the lives of people like my uncle that I have dedicated most of my education to research, volunteer work, and teaching with ultimate goal of becoming a physician-scientist. As a physician-scientist, I could go beyond the treatment of one patient to finding new treatments for thousands and truly making a contribution to human health. Because of my international background, it is al...