Medical Career
5 KEY LESSONS TO OPTIMIZE WORK PERFORMANCE WITHOUT EXHAUSTION
If you always feel like you don’t have time, maybe time was never the problem When I was a medical student,…
WANT TO GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THE US, WHICH CRITERIA SHOULD I CHOOSE A UNIVERSITY IN THE US?
One of the questions I often get from students and parents in the US is: “I want to go to medical…
WHY DO MANY VIETNAMESE PEOPLE FIND AMERICAN HEALTHCARE “DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND”?
There is a reality I realized after many years of working as a doctor directly in the American health system: Many…
IN THE US, WHEN SHOULD YOU CALL THE CLINIC, WHEN SHOULD YOU GO TO URGENT CARE, WHEN SHOULD YOU GO TO THE ER?
After my article about common misunderstandings of Vietnamese people when accessing the American healthcare system, I received a very practical question from…
CONCEPTS ABOUT US HEALTH INSURANCE EVERYONE SHOULD UNDERSTAND BEFORE GOING TO THE EXAM.
One of the biggest and most common shocks for many Vietnamese people when living in the US is the bewildered…
WITHOUT INSURANCE IN THE US, CAN ONE DISEASE “RULE PARABILITY”? IS IT TRUE OR NOT?
Those who have been living in the US long enough will understand one thing very clearly: the saying “Without insurance in…
WANT TO FOLLOW THE PATH OF “NO NEED FOR A US RESIDENCY”, WHAT CONDITIONS DO DOCTORS FROM VIETNAM NEED?
After my previous article about states in the United States opening additional pathways (alternative pathways) for doctors trained abroad, I received…
GOING TO SEE A DOCTOR IN THE US: 10 THINGS TO PREPARE SO THAT THE APPOINTMENT IS NOT “WASTE”
You have to wait several weeks, even months, to get an appointment with a doctor in the US. However, when it’s time…
CANCER IS OFTEN UNAWARE – HERE ARE SCREENING MARKERS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Many people often think: “If the body is not in pain, is not tired, or does not lose weight suddenly, it definitely…
5 PARADOXES IF YOU UNDERSTAND EARLIER, YOU COULD HAVE GOED A LOT FASTER
When I first graduated, I thought life was very simple. I always believe that as long as you work hard and…
10 THINGS I WISH SOMEONE TOLD ME WHEN I STARTED MY AMERICAN MEDICAL REsidency
Today is the first day of July. For many hospitals in the US, this is the day a new generation of resident…
THIS DISEASE DOES NOT CAUSE PAIN, BUT MAY MAKE YOU DEPENDENT ON OTHERS WHEN YOU GET OLD
No pain. No fever. There weren’t any obvious signs. However, after just a seemingly slight slip, many people have to…
