{"product_id":"worth-the-cost-becoming-a-doctor-without-forfeiting-your-soul-9781939267719","title":"Worth the Cost?: Becoming a Doctor Without Forfeiting Your Soul","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWorth the Cost?: Becoming a Doctor Without Forfeiting Your Soul\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis doctor was happily on his way to obtaining the American Dream until he decided to take seriously Jesus' command to \"Come, follow me.\" Every year tens of thousands hopeful students apply to medical school. This is the story of one doctor's medical journey, how he was happily on his way to obtaining the American Dream until he decided to take seriously Jesus' command to \"Come, follow me.\"\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Medical Student's Spiritual Journey\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nDr. Jack Tsai chronicles his path through medical school and the tension between professional ambition and faithful discipleship. This memoir addresses the hidden costs of medical education beyond tuition and student loans, examining what it means to pursue a medical career while maintaining spiritual integrity.\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePractical Guidance for Future Healthcare Professionals\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nFor students considering medical school or any demanding vocation, this book offers perspective on avoiding the false promises that can derail spiritual commitments. Dr. Tsai asks the critical question: What can you do now during your training so that when you're ready to do God's work, you still want to?\n\nThe narrative explores how today's decisions shape tomorrow's reality, providing strategic insights for students who want to integrate their faith with their professional calling. While focused on medical education, these lessons apply to all believers navigating vocational training.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nBy day, Dr. Jack Tsai, a graduate of UCSD School of Medicine, is a family physician at a Federally Qualified Health Center serving the medically underserved of Long Beach, California. He is also part-time staff at the Harbor-UCLA Family Medicine residency program where he trained. By night, he is pursuing a MA in Biblical and Theological Studies at Talbot School of Theology. He serves as an English Ministry leader at South Bay Evangelical Christian Church and lives with his wife in Torrance, California.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eEndorsement\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\"Strategic students know that today's decisions lead to tomorrow's reality. When truth is truth it applies in all contexts. While Dr. Tsai emphasizes his lessons learned as a student of medicine, these insights of wisdom apply to all believers who happen to be students.\" - Nick Yphantides, MD; Chief Medical Officer, San Diego County","brand":"Healthy Life Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493242081554,"sku":"9781939267719","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e5bad6fe-15c6-438d-bd98-5fb54318a29b.jpg?v=1730639980","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/worth-the-cost-becoming-a-doctor-without-forfeiting-your-soul-9781939267719","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}