I started out as an environmental engineer, and then I made the slightly inexplicable choice to go to medical school.
During my residency, one of my advisors said that at Mass General they had reusable suture kits for fixing lacerations but at Brigham and Women’s Hospital they had only disposable ones. I started looking into what the environmental difference was and realized I could be an environmental engineer focused on health care. I can speak both languages.
I enjoy taking care of patients — but what gets me up in the morning is asking how we can deliver the care people need without causing so much environmental harm.
