09/16/2026TCOM student builds bridges to better health, named Emerging Leader Institute ScholarRinka Ko knows what it’s like to be in a new country, all alone, having left your family on the other side of the world. She left China many years ago to come to Texas and is now pursuing her dream of becoming a physician at UNT Health’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Through her own understanding of what refugees and immigrants face and the barriers that can keep patients from accessing care in the first place, Ko is committed to finding ways to help them overcome those challenges.Steven BartolottaGroup photoTCOMTexas College of Osteopathic Medicine