Provider Pulse Ep. 12: From Kuala Lumpur to Medical School - Chelsea Ng on Mentorship and Resilience
In this episode of Provider Pulse, we continue our mission to elevate diverse voices from across healthcare, exploring the unique paths people take to their current roles.
Our guest is Chelsea Ng, an incoming first year medical student whose path to medicine has taken her from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and Seattle. Chelsea reflects on the challenges of adapting to new cultures and classrooms, the doubts and homesickness she faced as an international college student, and the resilience she built along the way.
She shares how community service, mentorship, and creative projects like Portraits of Humanity helped her discover her voice and shape her vision for a career in medicine. Chelsea’s story offers inspiration and practical wisdom for pre-med students navigating their own uncertain journeys—and a reminder that identity, culture, and community are powerful guides in becoming a healer.
You can learn more about the undergraduate led project Portraits of Humanity at www.portraitsofhumanity.org/ The project matches students interested in a career in healthcare with volunteer participants living with chronic illness in a series of interviews. The goal is to create a ‘portrait’ of the participant’s life story. From these conversations, a written narravite and an accompanying art piece are presented to the participant.
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