A family physician with special interests in trauma-informed care, medical education, and racism in medical training, my career thus far is an eclectic mix of clinical work, teaching, mentoring, research, scholars work and community activism. In 2021, I created and currently lead the Differential Attainment REsearch (DARe) Group Collaborative: a growing Canadian national network of racialized academics studying and addressing the racial attainment gap in medical and health professional careers. A group that now exceeds 30, our vision is that we must begin first and foremost with building community. Only then can we co-imagine and co-create a vision for a brighter, more equitable world.