Session 1 with Dr. Choi

Dr. Enoch Choi, MD is a Family Physician providing urgent care at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center as a staff physician with EPA after serving as TeamHealth Facility Medical Director of Downtown and East Valley, continuing to provide backpack medicine with Valley Healthcare for the Homeless, medical disaster relief as Medical Director of Jordan International Aid, and is on the board of: YCIS-SV, HTF & has completed 2 decades of service with Palo Alto Community Foundation & PAMF/VMC/GoodSam Medical Explorers.  He is proud to have cared for the most covid-19 patients in our county.  As a EpiCare Physician Builder, he optimizes provider workflow for safety and efficiency with telemedicine and personalization tools. To decompress, he’s an active backpacker, skiier, karaoke singer and dad of recently launched college kids. http://linkedin.com/in/enochchoi http://fb.com/enochchoi

Works in Urgent Care

  • Entered medical records, returned to medicine after dot-com crash

  • Volunteered in homeless clinic 

    • Still helps out w/ homeless population at VMC → vans, backpacks

  • Help out w/ natural disaster recovery 

8-Year Medical Programs

  • Undergrad + Medical school application at the same time 

    • Demonstrate knowledge and consistent interest about medicine

    • Demonstrate familiarity with medicine

      • Options: novel research, volunteering

Urgent Care vs. Emergency

  • Urgent care → care by non-primary care physician

  • Emergency → usually life threatening issues 

International Campaigns

  • Help needed as medical staff in disaster areas may be affected 

  • Americare Medicine–almost-expired medicines 

  • American military provided support

  • Promote healthcare seeking in locals → increases healthcare in local areas, support local medical professionals 

Working with the Homeless

  • Influenced by working w/ disaster survivors displaced

    • Eventually moved back after evacuation, had little resources left 

  • Triage for the sickest people/those who need most need 

    • Healthcare for homeless is quite expensive → providing regular care helps prevent extreme sickness, prevents extra spending 

    • Making healthcare more accessible

Involvement Opportunities

  • Put together hygiene kits

  • Second harvest

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