But Li stayed true to his vocation, and after graduating he became a resident at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Later, he passed the qualifying exam and was assigned to Taipei Municipal Chung Hsiao Hospital, where he is now a second year resident in surgery.
李坤樺卻一本初衷，醫學院畢業便進入長庚醫院實習、和擔任外科住院醫師，之後高考及格分發進入忠孝醫院，現任外科第二年住院醫師。