Kim Yu-geun ( ko, 김주형), known as Dr. Tom Kim, is a

Korean-American Korean Americans are Americans of Korean ancestry (mostly from South Korea). In 2015, the Korean-American community constituted about 0.56% of the United States population, or about 1.82 million people, and was the fifth-largest Asian Americans ...

physician who runs a free

clinic A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a health facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients. Clinics can be privately operated or publicly managed and funded. They typically cover the primary care need ...

called the Free Medical Clinic of America for the poor. In 2010, he received the

Order of Civil Merit The Order of Civil Merit ( es, Orden del Mérito Civil) was established by King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1926. The order recognizes "the civic virtue of officers in the service of the Nation, as well as extraordinary service by Spanish and forei ...

from the South Korean government.

Early life

Kim was born in

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

but moved to

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its ea ...

with his family in 1951, when he was 6 years old. He later moved to the United States.

Bibliography

*Five Fingers: The Story of the Free Medical Clinic of America

Awards

*Order of Civil Merit of South Korea *Anderson County Hero AwardDr. Tom Kim, Coal Creek volunteer, receives Anderson County Hero Award
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The Free Medical Clinic of America미국에서 17년간 무료의술 한인의사
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Tom American people of Korean descent Living people Recipients of the Order of Civil Merit (Korea) Year of birth missing (living people)