To fulfill his dream, he undertook two years of training as a resident surgeon at Chang Gung, and then quit his job. It was when he was preparing to take training in tropical medicine at Liverpool that he finally told his parents of his plans.
為了實現夢想，他進入長庚接受兩年外科住院醫師的訓練，然後在辭掉工作、準備前往英國利物浦接受熱帶醫學訓練時，才向父母說出自己的計劃。