Tien Vo

About Tien

• I came to the U.S. from Vietnam with my family as refugees in 1992 when I was 16 years old.
• While in high school, I had to simultaneously take community college classes to catch up, learn English, and earn enough credits to graduate.
• After three years of community college, I completed my undergraduate degree at UC Riverside.
• I wanted to go to medical school but my English was not good enough for a U.S. school, so I went to Ross University School of Medicine in the Caribbean.
• I was a good student and worked hard, so I was able to come back to the U.S. after two years to complete a rotation in Miami, Florida.
• Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York accepted me for my residency after I completed my Step 1 exam.
• I passed my licensing exams, completed my residency, and stayed in New York as an internal medicine doctor until my wife wanted to move somewhere warmer.
• We eventually ended up in El Centro, California, where I worked at El Centro Regional Medical Center before starting my own clinic.