Justin Nguyen, DO

About

Hometown: Oxnard, CA

Undergrad: Psychobiology at UCLA; other involvements included student activism and supervision of programs that promoted recruitment and retention of students of color in higher education

Graduate school: DO/MPH Dual Degree Program at Touro University California

Life Before Medical School: I worked as a pharmacy cashier in Beverly Hills for six months after college, and then worked as a medical biller for a family medicine physician in South El Monte for a little over a year.

Medical School: Touro University California; served in various leadership roles in the California Physicians Alliance (CaPA), Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA), and California Medical Association (CMA)

Other residency training: Transitional Year at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital

Why Ventura? After spending a year in Central Florida, I wanted to be closer to family, close friends, and my fiancee. I was also drawn to the Community Memorial psychiatry residency's emphasis on community psychiatry and I want to play a role in shaping public systems that serve the mental health needs of underserved/minoritized communities.

Next Adventure: Getting married!

Medical Interests: Transitional age youth psychiatry, cultural psychiatry