Two university pre-med students learned the importance of faculty researchers working with government agencies to develop strategies to defeat an unseen enemy. Looming on the horizon of statistical probability was a pandemic that would devastate mankind. To address the global threat, advisory committees of the most knowledgeable scientists and healthcare providers were recruited to combat viruses, bacteria, and fungi that were evolving to prey on the most vulnerable patients in healthcare institutions. It was imperative that they identify common factors and destroy the unseen threats among us.