In Shee's third year in America, because of his outstanding performance, he was selected to pursue further study at the Mayo Clinic. This was a rare honor for an overseas Chinese in America.
施哲三到美國的第三年，由於表現優異，獲選進入世界第一流的梅育醫學研究所深造，是華裔學者中少見的殊榮。