To gain exposure and knowledge of the US medical system, I completed a two-month clinical rotation at Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, working in the department of cardiology and infectious diseases. Working closely with colleagues helped me understand the rationale for choosing certain treatment protocols over others. I started referring to scientific articles for each case and in a short time I realized my interest in research and to pursue this goal I did two months of research elective at Johns Hopkins University at the Center for Clinical Global Health Education working with Dr. Amita Gupta and her team on (a) residual respiratory compromise following pulmonary tuberculosis; and (b) prevalence of antimicrobial resistance. Being interested in research, during my fourth year, I carried out research on contraceptive knowledge in women of reproductive age and the prevalence of malnutrition in primary school children and presented a poster of these findings at the 2013 International Medical Students Conference and the publication appeared in the New Indian Journal of Surgery. I currently work as an observer at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Infectious Diseases