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