Tom hails from the south bay of California, and graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2007. As a fifth-year medical student at National Taiwan University College of Medicine, he's currently undertaking his medical clerkship. In the US, he's worked with at-risk students in the Pasadena School District and has had experience teaching for KAPLAN, as well as various other private tutoring services in the subject areas of SAT I/II and AP, specializing in Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. In Taiwan, he has worked extensively with NTU graduate students as well as students from TAS and overseas international schools.