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Ton La, Jr., JD

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Ton La, Jr., JD

Resident

Email

ton.la@bcm.edu

Positions

Resident: Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
PGY-2, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Education

BS from University of Houston: 05/2015 - Houston, Texas

JD from University of Houston Law Center: 12/2020 - Houston, Texas United States

MD from Baylor College of Medicine: 05/2022 - Houston, Texas

Certifications

Licensed Physician: #U6004; Texas Medical Board; https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/PublicProfile.aspx?64250c52-a62e-4d3d-9ce3-1ae231688363

Professional Interests

MD/JD Program with the University of Houston Law Center

Professional Statement

Ton is a native Houstonian, a JD graduate from the University of Houston Law Center, and is a fourth-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine. His passion lies in PM&R with interests in brain injury and sports medicine, and addressing the social determinants of health through action, leadership, and writing. He sat on the American Medical Student Association Board of Trustees from 2017 to 2020 in several leadership capacities. Previously, he served as the Student Editor of The New Physician, and his passion for writing has led to over 40 articles on KevinMD.com and Doximity. Currently, he is a freelance writer for MedTruth.

He is a Summa cum laude graduate of the University of Houston. There, he is a co-founder of the first Texas public university Campus Kitchen Chapter where he helped win $10,000 in seed funding by competing at the Clinton Global Initiative University through the Resolution Project Social Venture Challenge at the University of Miami and through competitive grant proposals.

At UH, he was one of ten U.S. students, selected out of 300 applicants, to participate in the commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy in France.

Prior to entering medical school, he was awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award for his 1000 hours of service in volunteer and leadership capacities at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center.

Outside of academics, he is a pianist and 3rd degree black belt and instructor in Taekwondo and Hapkido.