Healthcare without language barriers. Together, we can make it possible.
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 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 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 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
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 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 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
Edna Cheung is currently a pharmacy resident at the University of Michigan. She received her pharmacy degree from UCSF Pharmacy school, and played a key role in transitioning the San Francisco Hepatitis B Collaborative at Cal into the Volunteer Health
Casey Chai, MD, is in her third year of training as a anesthesiology resident at the New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell and received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. She will likely pursue a pediatric anesthiology fellowship
Leslie Sheu, MD is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed medical school and residency at UCSF, and served as a chief resident at Moffitt-Long Hospital prior