Linh Nguyen graduated in December 2013 from the University of Maryland with a degree in Business Management and a minor in Asian American Studies. Linh first discovered his interest in medicine during a medical mission to Vietnam in 2010, acting as an interpreter between American physicians and Vietnamese patients. Valuing the ability to care for others with his own hands, to foster meaningful relationships with the people he wanted to help, and to witness his efforts making a tangible difference, Linh changed paths to pursue a career in medicine. Since 2011, Linh has been working for the Viet Nam Medical Assistance Program (VNMAP) to develop and implement health-related projects in the U.S. and Vietnam, most recently, SMASH-B, a hepatitis B education, screening, and vaccination program. In addition to his work in healthcare, Linh loves teaching. During college, Linh tutored, instructed a biology lab, and in 2009, he cofounded a program to educate orphaned youths in Vietnam. Linh hopes to combine his interests in clinical practice, academia, research, and global health in the future as a physician.