In which Shree talks to Dr. Atheendar Venkataramani, an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Perelman school of medicine and a board certified general internist at the Penn Presbyterian Medical center. They talk about Dr. Venkataramani’s research, the life course origins of health and socioeconomic inequality on adult health and well-being and the relationship between economic opportunities and health behavior, and also about making the best choices in life when involved in the medical world.