Hi, my name is Katarine Egressy. I'm a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician. I typically see patients in the intensive care units and patients who are the most ill and require support in terms of mechanical ventilation or other machines. I grew up in a physician-led family. My mom was a physician. From very early on, I thought that I would like to help patients and see them through their most vulnerable time. In medical school I really understood that attending to the most vulnerable and rural population is really something that I was passionate about, and therefore I chose an international health and medicine track. My care is personalized care, and I really strive to make my patients feel that way. I really want to deliver as well as develop a therapeutic relationship with my patients. I want them to feel like they're talking to a family member, and I want them to feel less stressed, less anxious and less fearful. The experiences that are positive and really marked by something that both the patient and myself have fought for very hard and have had a positive outcome, these are the experiences that live with me the most, and really these are the experiences that allow me to do what I do.