Welcome

First off, thank you for coming and checking out my blog. My friends and family already know most of my story, but to put things in a nutshell, I'm a pediatrician trained at UCLA, and I just finished the Commonwealth Fund Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy. For the last few months, I have been looking for work in Washington DC as a health policy adviser on the Hill or with a think tank. Though I did not have a job upon graduating from Harvard, I decided to move to DC anyway, and continue my search closer to where the action is. The search goes on, and I will update this blog as things develop.

After several people encouraged me to write and share my thoughts on the current health reform debate, I decided to give blogging a try. I don't have all the right answers, and my opinions are obviously up for debate, but I hope this blog can contribute to the dialog in some way, even if it's only amongst my family and friends. Of course, this puts the pressure on readers to comment, and I welcome discussions and disagreements.

I will do my best to base my writing on evidence when possible, and will share links to that evidence. Please feel free to do the same with your comments. It will keep us honest in this marketplace of ideas.

As a disclaimer, I take responsibility for the opinions I express here. Like I said, I'll do my best to base those opinions on evidence, but I don't mean to speak for institutions or organizations I belong to or cite.

Finally, I want to thank my family for pushing me to write, and I thank you, the reader, in advance for your time, patience, and participation.