07/30/2026From the rural outskirts of Vietnam to Fort Worth, how a TCOM student is striving to be a physicianYou read that right: Dr. Pham just started her first week of medical school at UNT Health’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Pham is not your traditional student by any stretch of the imagination; in fact, she’s already a physician, having graduated from medical school in Vietnam 15 years ago and spent four and a half years practicing medicine in Ho Chi Minh City. Pham followed her dream once, then her family, and now her dream once again to practice medicine.Steven BartolottaDr. Lanchi PhamTCOMTexas College of Osteopathic Medicine