DENNY CHA Korean Department, Class of 2016 What are you doing now? I am an anesthesiology resident at USC. What inspired you to join VHIO? My passion for helping out the limited English proficiency community inspired me to join
DENNY CHA
YINGCHAO ZHONG
Yingchao Zhong is currently a MD/PhD candidate in Biostatistics at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her current research uses data driven approaches to better understand wellness and health. October 2019. YINGCHAO ZHONGCPHC Coordinator 2010-2011, Co-Director 2011-2012Greetings VHIO members,Most of you
LAWRENCE CHEUNG
Lawrence Cheung is currently a second-year medical student at the UC Davis School of Medicine. In addition to his amazing work as an educator, mentor, and leader, he was also VHIO’s go-to photographer for four years and enlisted as a
Fall 2018: Tagalog
TAGALOG DEPARTMENTEvent Spotlight: Mabuhay Health Center Our Tagalog interpreters love working with the Mabuhay Health Center in San Francisco! This event typically runs from 10 am – 3 pm. Interpreters typically work with 2-3 patients per clinic day, with each appointment lasting more than
Fall 2018: Spanish
SPANISH DEPARTMENTEvent Spotlight: Breathmobile We are so honored to have such a strong, long-standing relationship with the health providers at Breathmobile! Interpreters work with caretakers of children who have asthma and other respiratory conditions (Spanish department works most often with the
Fall 2018: Chinese
CHINESE DEPARTMENT Established 2007VHIO began as the San Francisco Hepatitis B Collaborative at Cal, and our first interpreters worked at various clinics in San Francisco Chinatown. VHIO’s first language department is currently one of VHIO’s largest, responding to the Bay Area’s
Fall 2018: Japanese
JAPANESE DEPARTMENT Established Spring 2017 When they started out in Spring 2017, they had one patient. Just one year later (Fall 2018), the Japanese department has established itself as one of our departments with the highest per capita number of
EVELYN CHEN
Share one volunteering experience that was most memorable to you.”Last semester, I interpreted for the Blood Pressure Clinic in Oakland. It was my first time interpreting, and I was afraid that I would be disoriented and forget the medical terms
IZUMI SHIMANOUCHI
Share one volunteering experience that was most memorable to you.”One volunteering experience that was the most memorable is definitely my first appointment assistance. Apparently, the doctor ordered a MRI scan for the patient, but the hospital mixed it up with
GINA HONG
Share one volunteering experience that was most memorable to you.”The most memorable volunteering experience was when I interpreted an elderly patient for dentures using Medicare. After I helped him go through the whole process of registering, doctor visits, and checkups,