Author - Lorena Blas

Left to right, Austin Kim with Kai Akimoto, co-founder of Chålan Åmte, and Shadia Constantine, MD, director of medical education at Guam Regional Medical Center, during Kim’s Area Health Education Center rotation at the medical center. Photos Courtesy of Chålan Åmte

From Guam to Baltimore and Back: UMSOM Student Is on a Critical Mission to Help His Island Home

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