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Alvin Duong \/ Maria Lamarca Anderson photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Zachary Nelson
\nEver since he was a kid, Alvin Duong knew he wanted to heal people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy mom was sick a lot while I was a growing up,\u201d he said. \u201cWe would go to the doctor, and afterward she would get better. I was always amazed at how the process worked, so I wanted to learn how the doctors did it. I wanted to be the one who could take the pain away from my mom.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many years later when Duong, a Biology major at the University of Washington Bothell, heard about Swedish Medical Center\u2019s Community Outreach Prevention and Education Health Scholars program<\/a>, he knew he had to apply. The clinical job consists of feeding patients, checking their vitals, helping them walk and taking initiative to improve each patient\u2019s experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAs someone who wants to work in the medical field, especially the ICU, getting hands-on experience while in college can be hard to find,” Duong said. \u201cThis seemed like a rare opportunity to gain experience doing work closely related to what I want to do after graduation.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duong, who was promoted to an intern supervisor position, says that he learned a lot at his job but that his success is also due to his education. \u201cEvery day, I apply something I\u2019ve learned in class,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Duong\u2019s favorite tasks is observing procedures in the operating room. While he says that some got nervous during the operation, he loved the chance to gain more experience. \u201cThe physicians I worked with are highly skilled in their specialty,\u201d he said. \u201cI constantly looked for more opportunities to learn from them.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One aspect that surprised and also inspired Duong was the high volume of patients who were young and came for help with their mental health. \u201cTo see people who are the same age or younger than I am so depressed and anxious that they couldn’t cope with life was hard to deal with,\u201d he said. \u201cI think mental health is an often-overlooked part of care but an extremely important one that shouldn\u2019t be ignored.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Returning to school to finish his senior year, Duong has committed to working even more diligently on his grades and challenging himself to push a little harder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe medical field is exactly where I want to be,\u201d said Duong, who hopes to become a doctor. \u201cI am more determined than ever to finish strong so that I can go back to healing people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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