Shun Kato—On How Tragedy Led Him To Medicine, Cultivating Greatness In Kids, & Connecting with Patients [#38]

Shun Kato graduated from Chapman University with a degree in Biochemistry. He is an incoming 1st year medical student to OHSU. In today’s conversation, we talk about his work in cultivating underserved kids’ interest in the sciences, the mentoring lessons he has learned from other people, and the benefits of a person centered approach when trying to bring out the best in people. As always, if you enjoy the episode, feel free to share it with others!

SHOW NOTES:

[0:50] How Shun and I met

[1:30] Shun’s med school application process

[3:30] What kept Shun focused on the kids he was helping?

[8:50] The Childhood experiences that got Shun into medicine

[15:15] How Shun learned to cultivate other people’s greatness & how that applied to how to mentor kids

[25:00] The importance of cultivating imagination before teaching tools and tactics

[29:00] Misconceptions about helping kids

[32:00] The person centered approach when bringing out the best of kids

[36:40] MI as a spirit 

[39:00] Advice Shun would give to 18 year old Shun?