Tuesday, December 29, 2020

History and Why

Seattle Mini Medical School (SMMS) is the project of the Tu Luong Medical Mission Foundation (TLF). TLF was established in 1992 by Tan Lam in honoring of his mother and father Tu and Luong, respectively. Tu Luong means ‘from the heart’ in Vietnamese and “help or relief” in Tagalog.  TLF’s first purpose was to organize medical teams to provide free medical services to Vietnamese refugees in Southeast Asia.  When the last Vietnamese refugee camp closed, TLF reincorporated in Washington State in 1998 to support medical missions and education.

SMMS is approved by Washington State Board of Education to provide a full grades 6-12 curriculum that focuses on STEM, Medicine, and Medical Mission. SMMS is designed for students who are serious about pursuing a career in medicine. SMMS provides a way to expose high school students to the basic science of medicine and clinical skills very early in their education.  Our medical mission program provides students with clinical skills that instill compassion and help students understand the true meaning of medicine and service.

SMMS is a blended learning school using both traditional and online classrooms. Online classrooms allows us to bring doctors, guest lecturers, or experts from anywhere in the world to the classroom using Microsoft Teams and Google Meet. 



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