Shaili Patel Spanish Department, Class of 2019 What are you doing now? I am currently doing a one-year inter-discipline MPH at UC Berkeley, but I just finished my third year of medical school at UC Irvine. Because of VHIO, I
SHAILI PATEL
CASEY CHAI
Casey Chai Chinese Department, Class of 2011 What are you doing now? I’m a pediatric anesthesiologist in NYU and a new mother. I absolutely love my job and my new role as a mother. What inspired you to join
BAO THAI
BAO THAI Vietnamese Department, Class of 2016 What are you doing now? I am currently pursuing a dual MD-PhD degree at the University of Arizona, MSTP program. What inspired you to join VHIO? I came to the US when
MARIA REA
What’s something memorable about your experience in VHIO? My most memorable experience was my first interpreting event, a surgery session in Kaiser Richmond alongside other interpreters from VHIO and Operation Access. I remember how all the patients felt at ease,
DENNY CHA
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
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
BAO (ALINA) NGUYEN
As of September 2017: Bao Nguyen is currently a first year medical student at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. As a Berkeley student she majored in Integrative Biology. In her free time, she likes to try different foods, watch K-dramas, and hang out with her
NHAYOUNG HWANG
Nhayoung Hwang is currently a second year medical student at the UC Davis School of Medicine. Before she served on VHIO’s executive board with Bao Nguyen and Thanh Nguyen, she was the Korean department coordinator. NHAYOUNG HWANGKOREAN DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR 2013 –
THANH NGUYEN
Thanh Nguyen is a medical student at the University of Washington, School of Medicine (entering class of 2019). He was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States in 2002. He was a public health major and joined VHIO