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Pachida Lo

While preparing for medical school, Pachida Lo kept her Hmong community in mind.

Pachida Lo found her BRR research experience good preparation for medical school. As Pachida concentrated on an academic path in the health sciences, she kept her community of Hmong immigrants in mind. “I want to help them, especially people who may not be getting the health care they need.”

Lo earned her Bachelors degree in BioResource Research, with a Toxicology option.

“Some Hmong people won’t go to a specialist; they don’t understand this system. I want to be able to help persuade them,” she says.

She says that her BRR research project (with mentor Dr. David Williams, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology) was related to that long-term goal. She adds, “It involved a wide array of techniques. And it was fun.”

After finishing her BRR degree, Lo completed a masters’ degree in Public Health for Health Management Policy, and then attended medical school at OHSU, where she was involved in research on healthcare delivery to immigrant communities. She completed her residency in psychiatry at UC Davis, and now practices in Sacramento, California.

Three of Lo's siblings also attended OSU; two completed degrees in BRR.

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