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Here’s what you won’t find on his resume.
“Because I love soccer so much, I wanted to become a soccer team doctor. I thought the job would allow me to watch the game from the bench and get to personally know the players, so I seriously considered majoring in sports medicine.”
“When I’m not working, I like to travel to different developing countries and deliver medical care as part of a Christian medical mission team. On the weekends, I enjoy watching Premier League soccer games.”
“Although I was born and raised in South Korea, I lived in Taiwan for four years and became fluent in three languages: Korean, Mandarin and English. While I have lost many of my skills in speaking Mandarin, I still understand some of the spoken language.”
“I love the movie The Lord of the Rings. It’s amazing how they made such a spectacular movie with the film technology available in the early 2000s. I watched the film with my children, when they were growing up, and I’ve probably seen it more than 100 times.”
“The most fulfilling aspect of my work at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center is the relationship I build with my patients. Bonding with them brings me joy and energy. Cancer is a difficult disease to fight, but I tell my patients that no matter what challenges come our way, we will face them together.”
“I would tell medical students who want to specialize in medical oncology to always focus on patient care. While you may not be able to cure the cancer, you can always help your patients get the treatment and support they need.”
“I would like to see cancer disease management give patients a better quality of life over time. For example, I would like to see distant metastatic cancer — a type of cancer where the original tumor has spread to distant organs or lymph nodes — managed like a chronic illness that the patients can live with for many years.”
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