His name is "Hawkeye". He and his wife left China and arrived in Canada 10 years ago. He's attending an English Conversation Group to improve his speaking skills, so he can fulfill his goal of practicing medicine in the United States. This is his story.
He worked in Canada as a Medical Researcher in a Lab. His heart was always to pursue a career as a family doctor. You see, back in China, he held a Medical Degree and was also a Surgeon for one year. But because he needed to pass the licensing exams in America, he moved to New York and lived with his parents and brother, attended school and received his Master's Degree. His wife continues to live and work in Ontario Canada and waiting to get her visa papers.
For the past year, he has been shadowing doctors to observe their skills, see how they communicate with patients, learn administrative duties, and a myriad of medical responsibilities. He's still unemployed and is taking advantage of this learning experience.
Not an easy task to shadow or follow a doctor all day in a hospital setting.
Hawkeye has to contact a doctor individually by phone and/or email and ask if he can shadow them. Often times, he has to pay the individual doctor for their time since most of them are too busy. Sometimes, it can take awhile before he can find a doctor who will meet with him and agree to mentoring.
Hawkeye then "practiced" his interviewing conversation for next Spring. He added that he came from a big family, and there were alot of elders living with them, including his grandparents. His grandmother lived a very old age and became paralyzed. Helping sick people feeds his soul and completes his life. He knew at a young age that he would pursue an education in medicine, earn his medical degree and become a doctor.
His dream is to be able to speak English clearly, utilize the leading-edge technology in medicine while helping people feel better and get healthier in America.
Note:
If you're interested in learning to speak, write, and read English and would like more information, here are a couple of links:
Even better--- Volunteers are always needed! Training and certification is free! Help others learn the English language, the hours are flexible and you'll make new friends too! Contact any of the organizations listed above for more information on how you can become a Literacy Tutor.
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