Although Ho was licensed to practice medicine in the US and was a resident physician in California, he knew he didn't want to be a doctor. He recalls: "Being on call at any hour, having to treat patients in the middle of the night, the huge pressure, and having no time to myself were not for me."
不過，侯育文雖擁有美國執業醫師資格、也在加州的醫院擔任過住院醫師，但因不喜歡「隨叫隨到，半夜也要出診，壓力過大，時間被綁住」，他很清楚自己並不想當醫生。