Sung-Ju Kim�s interest in a medical career leads him to dental field


SIOUX CENTER � Sung-Ju Kim always has had an interest in how the human body works and wanted to go into a career in the medical field.

Sung-Ju Kim has assumed his new position as a
dental assistant at Promise Community Health
Center. He loves to help people and has always
had an interest in working in a medical field.
He just didn�t know which field.

Therefore, when the opportunity to serve as a dental assistant at Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center presented itself, he said it was �an easy decision� for him to go that direction.

�The reason why I was excited to serve at Promise as a dental assistant is because I love to help people,� Sung-Ju said. �I wanted to work in a place that understands the values of helping the community � with the drive to help all persons to the best of our ability.�

Sung-Ju grew up much of his childhood in Minneapolis and graduated from Sheldon High School in 2013. He then went on to Iowa State University, where he earned a bachelor�s degree in biology in 2017.

With his new role at Promise, he�s now working within his field of study.

�I hope that I can become a dental assistant that can hold his own in stressful situations,� he said. �I hope I can be self-sufficient and able to help those around me to the best of my ability.�

Sung-Ju has been impressed by the health center.

�Promise is an an awesome organization,� he said. �It is full of kind people that are willing to help you no matter what.�

Promise Community Health Center of Sioux Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center serving the far northwest corner of Iowa. Promise provides medical, prenatal, dental, vision, behavioral health and family planning services. To learn more, visit www.promisechc.org and watch this video. To read more Promise news, visit promisechcnews.blogspot.com.


MORE ABOUT SUNG-JU:
Sung-Ju Kim lives in Sheldon. He loves to play the guitar and drums and to make music. He has been interested in cars since he was young and tries to find time to work on his car projects even with his busy schedule.

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