Sunmi Yang was born in South Korea, where she lived for several years before moving to the US. She studied mathematics and chemistry at Williams College in Massachusetts. After graduating, she worked in a research laboratory in Boston for a few years while considering career options. Eventually, she decided to attend medical school at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, with clinical rotations based out of the Ochsner health system in New Orleans. During medical school she had the opportunity to work with diverse populations in various settings, including rural and indigenous communities in Australia, undocumented immigrants in New Orleans, and Navajo youths in Shiprock. These experiences confirmed Sunmi’s passion for global health and underserved communities, leading her to choose rural family medicine as her specialty and attend residency at VCU Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. She went on her first medical mission trip during her second year of residency, working in a clinic in rural Honduras as part of a medical brigade led by her residency advisor. While she loved the experience enough to go back in the third year, it also made her want to learn more about other ways to engage in global health. She is excited and humbled to be part of HEAL, and looks forward to continuing to grow through the experienice.