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Huy D. Do, MD
Chairman, Co-founder
Board of Directors
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Biography
Dr. Huy D. Do is currently a 4th year medical student at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his Bachelor degree at University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC). He is looking forward to do his residency in Internal Medicine.
Statement
Working with VNMAP from the start and seeing it grows, I know that VNMAP has a great potential to help the Vietnamese community in the U.S and in Viet Nam to obtain and maintain good health. As the chairman of Board of Director, I want to work with the board to established clear directions for the organization to meet its mission, to bring additional resources in order to create better health programs for the community, to prevent and resolve any misunderstanding among members of VNMAP and between VNMAP and the community. I am looking forward to work with local, national, and international organizations to identify the health issues in the Vietnamese community and to collaborate by putting our ideas and resources together to come up with creative, practical, effective, and sustainable programs to address those issues. I am very honor, excited and satisfied to work in VNMAP to reach out to this underserved population and to help many people to have a healthy life.
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Nguyen Nguyen, PhD
President, Co-founder
Board of Directors
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Biography
Dr. Nguyen K. Nguyen graduated from University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2006 with Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major. He earned his Ph.D. degree in the Cellular and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.
Statement
After graduating from college, I entered graduate school with a dream to pursue higher education to help other people. After coming back from the first medical mission trip in Khanh Hoa in 2007, I know I made a right decision and was given another opportunity to further my dream. Huy and I took that opportunity to develop the Viet Nam Medical Assistance Program and made VNMAP become a program that focus on serving community and training medical and college students. This term, I am serving on both the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. As a president, I am looking forward to managing the organization, improving its standard, and pursuing its mission. As a director, I am responsible to determine a good direction for VNMAP to become in the future.
I am excited with the new phase of VNMAP and committed myself to serve VNMAP’s mission, values, and beliefs. My goal in this term is not only to fulfill my responsibility, but also to develop many more leaders in VNMAP who will be committed in leading the organization to continue its success in serving the community.
"Hold fast to DREAMS..."
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Loc T. Le, MD
Advisor Member
Board of Directors
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Biography
Dr. Le received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York in 1988. He completed his internship and residency at Sinai Hospital/Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Program in 1991. He conducted his Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship training at the Medical College of Virginia where he received extensive training in Hepatology and therapeutic/Interventional endoscopy. After training, he returned to Baltimore where he has been a partner at Woodholme Gastroenterology and Hepatology Associates PA since 1993. His main interests are Hepatitis B and therapeutic endoscopy.Dr. Le is board certified in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He is a former Chairman and Director of Endoscopy at Harbor Hospital of Baltimore from 1998- 2006. He holds the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor in Medicine at the University of Maryland where he is active in teaching medical students and medical residents. As a teaching faculty at Sinai and Harbor Hospital, he received the Golden Apple Teacher of the Year Award twice in 1996 and 1998. Dr. Le is also a consultant and a speaker for BMS and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. He is an active member of Asian Health Foundation, American College of Gastroenterology, and American College of Physicians.
Statement
It has been an inspiring experience for me to witness the excitement, dedication and enthusiasm of the members of the Viet Nam Medical Assistance Program (VNMAP) in carrying out their noble missions. I really appreciate the passion, high work ethic and strong commitment of the young colleagues towards the Vietnamese community.Therefore, it is an honor for me to be a member of the board of directors. I am committed to make sure that VNMAP not only bind strongly to its mission, values and beliefs, but also gain strong credibility to continue its mission to help the Vietnamese community in Viet Nam and in the U.S. I am dedicated to work closely with the members of VNMAP for many years to come
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Hoai-An Truong, PharmD, MPH
Advisor Member
Board of Directors
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Biography
Dr. Hoai-An Truong is Assistant Director of Experiential Learning and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland, as well as Medication Therapy Management (MTM) pharmacist at Mercy Health Clinic, part of the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Truong is also MTM faculty trainer for the American Pharmacists Association and American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (APhA-ASCP) MTM National Certificate Training Program. Hoai-An received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. He also obtained his Master of Public Health with a concentration in public health policy and practice at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed a capstone experience at the U.S. Public Health Service Indian Health Service Headquarters. Dr. Truong received the Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Practice Award from the U.S. Public Health Service in 2005. Dr. Truong has taught the MTM certificate training program for over 250 pharmacists and currently teaches MTM and public health as well as develops a public health rotation for PharmD students. He serves on the Board of Trustees and as Co-chair of the Professional Development Committee of the Maryland Pharmacists Association and as Maryland Representative to the Governing Council of the American Public Health Association. Dr. Truong is also a co -editor and author of a recently published reference book titled The Pharmacist in Public Health: Education, Application, and Opportunities
Statement
As a Vietnamese-American pharmacist and public health advocate who was born and raised in Vietnam then trained and worked in the United States, I have experienced and valued dual cultures yet also realized the health care challenges within the Vietnamese community in both the U.S. and Vietnam. Therefore, it has been amazing and inspiring to witness the endless efforts of VNMAP leaders and members in developing and maintaining an infrastructure to bridge the gap of health care access and education for the Vietnamese community. I truly admire the altruism of VNMAP volunteers, primarily young health care professionals and students, to address the unmet needs of this vulnerable population in the U.S. and Vietnam alike.
It is my honor and pleasure to serve as a member of the VNMAP Board of Directors. It is also my commitment to support the mission and vision of VNMAP through identifying additional resources, fundraising as necessary, and expanding the network of collaborators to ensure its continued growth and sustainability. As a pharmacist and public heath advocate, I also hope to support the great works of VNMAP in various capacities and in future years.
See not just with your eyes, but your heart.
Care not just with your mind, but you open hands
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Angie Trandai
Advisor Member
Board of Directors
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Biography
Angie Trandai holds three professional designations in finance: CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Certified Estates Planner, and Registered Financial Consultant. Angie earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Master in Finance from Denver College. She worked for more than 12 years at Procter and Gamble in Research and Product Development and was the inventor of four U.S. Patents. She was awarded” American Top Financial Advisor 2006-2008” and the Five Stars Top Financial Advisors by Cincinnati magazine in year 2009.
Statement
As a refugee who left VN in 1978, I have witnessed many hardships, including illness and poverty. My passion is to alleviate suffering and bring happiness to others, in any way I can. As a member of the Board of Directors, I hope to be able to use my financial knowledge to help raise funds and direct VNMAP towards a strong future
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Elizabeth Duong
Advisor Member
Board of Directors
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Biography
Elizabeth Duong is currently a second year medical student at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA. She completed her Bachelor's of Science in Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia.
Statement
Being born in the United States and raised in an extended Vietnamese family, I have grown up learning how to embrace my old family traditions while incorporating and adapting to being an Asian American. At the age of 24, I had never visited Vietnam and furthermore, never met anyone from my father's family. During the summer of 2008, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Vietnam with VNMAP. In doing so, I was able to experience the culture through helping those less fortunate and I learned valuable skills that will help me in my long term goal of becoming a physician. We traveled to remote villages in the mountains near Nha Trang, worked with the sisters in Lam Dong, and visited a Leprosy camp in Saigon. After the mission, I had the opportunity to travel to Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, and Phan Thiet where I was finally introduced to a whole new side of my family. Overall, it was an unforgettable experience.
Last year, I served on the Executive Committee as Secretary. This year, I am proud to have the opportunity to continue my involvement with VNMAP as a Director on the Board of Directors. As my roles have changed, I have witnessed this young program progress and strive to better serve the local Vietnamese community in the greater Metropolitan area and in the rural areas of Vietnam. I look forward to the opportunity to contribute more to this dedicated and rapidly growing organization.
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