Every year we get more interest in programs that extend beyond the exam room. We strike to change the lives of hardworking families, the elderly, unemployed, and others who fall through the cracks. We’ve been able to create more holistic approaches to medical education that encourage our well-being as doctors. In recent political debates, Medicare and Medicaid continue to be brought up, and year after year, we hear promises of how these programs are going to “fix” health care. The truth is that the cost of health care is still rising at unimaginable rates, the best hospitals and treatments are mostly available to the rich, and people of color and poor people continue to have worse health outcomes across the board.