Last month, I participated in my first medicine-related “Story Slam,” at the AMSA (American Medical Student Association) convention in Washington, D.C. I had to speak for about 5 minutes, without notes and without sounding like a robot, about my path to choosing medicine as a career. I spoke about how I came to the realization that medicine was the most meaningful and creative career for me. AMSA posted it on their podcast this week: