
Cougar Support Den


Lam Tran
he/him
Class of
2011
I am a second generation Vietnamese American who is currently working as an emergency medicine physician

If you could give your high school self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Enjoy time with your friends and have a strong work ethic.
Did you have any goals that pushed you throughout high school? How did you approach those? Are you still pursuing them now that you're out of high school? If not, why?
Goal is to have a successful career to support myself and my family. Find a career that I enjoy working for a long time with good job security and compensation.
What experience had the greatest impact on you at EVHS?
Extracurricular clubs, sport teams, friends
Have you kept some relationships with the people you were with in high school?
I have somewhat stay in touch with my friends. Occasionally I would text on holidays.
Do you still live in San Jose? Why or why not?
No I live in Florida for my career and job.
What was your primary academic/extracurricular focus in high school?
Math and science were my focus. Maintain leadership roles in clubs like the martial arts club and being involved with sport teams
Are you in college? If so, which college and what major? Are you working? If so, where? If you're not in either of these, what are you doing now?
I have completed college and medical school. I am working as a physician at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida.