Soo kim abboud biography sample

Dr. Soo Kim Abboud, at the age of 32, already possesses an enviable resume. Abboud was a National Merit Finalist, graduated from the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences in 1994 with a B.A.

in biology and membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, and received her M.D. in 1998 from Hopkins Medical School. Today she is a head and neck surgeon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a clinical assistant professor of otolaryngology.

Oh, and there's one more thing.

Soo kim abboud biography sample pdf

Abboud is also the co-author, with her sister Jane Y. Kim, of Top of the Class: How Asian Parents Raise High Achievers -- and How You Can Too. The book attempts to explain why Asian students excel in school and how other parents can raise their own academically successful children.

Abboud is a first-generation Korean American.

While growing up in Raleigh, she and her sister observed similar experiences and views on education in other Asian American families.