 Phuoc Le, MD was profoundly impacted by his experience working in Amburi, Costa Rica in a clinic serving the area’s indigenous population. There, he witnessed the significant impact of simple public health interventions on the health of the underserved. In reflecting upon his experience in Amburi, Dr. Le writes, “I knew I wanted my work to reflect an ancient Chinese saying—cure the root of the disease, not the surface.” Upon entering medical school, Dr. Le began working toward this goal by helping to create a student-run free clinic in East San Jose, CA that now serves over 500 patients a year. Through the Global Health Equity Residency, Dr. Le looks forward to receiving additional training in global health policy, leadership and public health research. In the future, he seeks to incorporate clinical teaching, patient care, health disparity reduction and global health policy into his professional practice.
Dr. Le earned his BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Chinese from Dartmouth College in 2000, his MPH from the University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health in 2004 and his MD from the Stanford University School of Medicine in 2006. His research experience includes a study of factors affecting the decision to give blood in Shanghai, China; an investigation of traditional Tibetan medicine in Xining, China; and a study of HIV/AIDS surveillance in refugee settings based out of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ office in Geneva, Switzerland. |
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