I hoped to become a physician after being inspired as a child by an uncle who practiced Family Medicine in my German hometown. My enthusiasm for the profession has not waned since. After my Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Louisville, my wife and I moved to Wisconsin where I worked in private practice. We moved to the Pacific Northwest when Kaiser Permanente offered me a permanent position. Kaiser Permanente allows me to balance a busy professional career with helping my homeschooling wife raise our children.