As a child and teenager I had my heart set on becoming a classical pianist and pop star. Music was something I naturally excelled at and my teachers had encouraged me to pursue my musical education at the local music college. However, at the same time my attention was undeniably drawn to the wonders of the medical field. My mom, Dr. Minna Teytelbaum MD, was an extremely passionate physician, the head of the cardiology department and associate professor for Riga Medical School. Her amazing stories and patient cases from within the medical field captivated my attention for as long as I can remember.  Every story was full of mystery, awe, danger, suffering, brilliant discoveries and most importantly, hope. The hope that my mom, a medical superhero, would make the right diagnosis and that there would be a happy ending. It was unbelievably exciting and intriguing to me, the way my mom was able to weave a diagnosis out of the symptoms and would come up with a conclusion that would, if not save the patient's life, at least make the difference in the quality of it. So when it came down to making a career choice, it was clear that despite my love for music, the contagious excitement of saving lives the way my mom did had more of an impact on me and eventually inspired both my brother and I to make the decision to follow in our mother's foot steps and become physicians.