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Schools Address COVID-19 Concerns. But What About Childhood Obesity?

Jisu Kim

Apr 14, 20213 min read

Schools Address COVID-19 Concerns. But What About Childhood Obesity?

After a year-long closure due to COVID-19, several LAUSD elementary schools began reopening their doors to kindergarteners and first...

Jisu Kim

Apr 2, 20213 min read

The Hypocritical Culture of Medicine

While our healthcare system publicly advocates for healing and encourages individuals to prioritize their physical, mental, and emotional...

Women in STEM Face Workplace Discrimination

Jisu Kim

Mar 25, 20214 min read

Women in STEM Face Workplace Discrimination

I recently attended the panel discussion, When You Picture A Scientist, Who Do You See? The hour long conversation centered around four...

Jisu Kim

Mar 16, 20213 min read

Sugar is Just as Addictive as Cocaine

In 2018, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published a shocking medical study claiming that added sugars, often found in soft drinks...

The Four Building Blocks For Optimal Wellness

Jisu Kim

Mar 9, 20217 min read

The Four Building Blocks For Optimal Wellness

As a pre-medical student at USC, I spent the last four years studying the natural sciences and memorizing meticulous facts about the most...

The Danger of Overmedicating Older Americans

Jisu Kim

Mar 6, 202114 min read

The Danger of Overmedicating Older Americans

For millions of older Americans, their everyday morning ritual begins by opening up the medicine cabinet and swallowing a handful of...

American Healthcare: High Cost, Low Quality (part 2)

Jisu Kim

Feb 24, 20214 min read

American Healthcare: High Cost, Low Quality (part 2)

On a global scale, the United States is an outlier when it comes to healthcare costs. We invest 17% of the entire economy on medical...

How Does U.S. Healthcare Compare To The Rest Of The World? (part 1)

Jisu Kim

Feb 19, 20213 min read

How Does U.S. Healthcare Compare To The Rest Of The World? (part 1)

In the early months of 2020, my friends and I backpacked across New Zealand, Thailand, and the Philippines before settling down in...

The Father of Integrative Medicine: Dr. Andrew Weil

Jisu Kim

Feb 13, 20217 min read

The Father of Integrative Medicine: Dr. Andrew Weil

Dr. Andrew Weil is the Harvard-trained physician who pioneered the contemporary field of integrative medicine, a collaboration between...

How Good Relationships Can Lead to Better Health

Jisu Kim

Feb 3, 20214 min read

How Good Relationships Can Lead to Better Health

This past year has emphasized the necessity of social interactions, our longing for in-person hangouts, and the critical impact...

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"Integrative medicine is an approach to care that puts the patient at the center and addresses the full range of physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual and environmental influences that affect a person’s health."

- University of Arizona

Hi, I’m Jisu

A senior at USC studying Health and Human Sciences and minoring in

Justice, Voice, and Advocacy.

My passions include health, wellness, and inspiring people to live a purposeful and gratifying life. I hope to attend medical school and eventually become a pediatric or primary care physician! Recently, I discovered the benefits and practices of Integrative Medicine, and it changed my entire perspective on health. Unlike conventional medicine which is disease-focused, Integrative Medicine is healing-oriented and emphasizes the combination of Mind, Body, & Spirit to achieve optimal wellbeing. I believe in transforming the current healthcare system from its symptom-focused, find-it-and-fix-it mentality to prevention-oriented and patient-centered care. Most of all, I want to empower individuals to take back control of their well-being and live to their fullest potential.