Medical and educational needs stay at the center.
About MEMO
Serving the underserved through medical and educational missions.
M.E.M.O. (Medical, Educational Missions and Outreach) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, student-run, humanitarian organization that seeks to serve the underprivileged by addressing their medical and educational needs. Founded in 2007, MEMO is comprised of volunteer students, physicians, and other health professionals who organize and fund programs in Vietnam as sustainable ways to improve the health and well-being of others.
What Makes MEMO Different
The mission is both immediate and long-term.
The About page should explain why MEMO's structure has lasted and why supporters trust it.
Immediate care and long-term opportunity
Medical treatment, education, and community support are designed to work together.
Student leadership with licensed expertise
Students help build the work while physicians, dentists, nurses, and advisors bring mentorship and clinical depth.
Cross-campus community
UCI, UCSD, USC, UCLA, alumni, and supporters all shape MEMO's continuity.
Programs across two regions
Vietnam mission work and Southern California outreach both remain central to the organization's identity.
Our model
Fundraising, service, mentorship, and continuity.
MEMO raises funds throughout the year to support programs that address medical and educational needs through clinics, heart surgeries, dental care, scholarships, orphanage support, hepatitis B education, and local outreach.
Volunteer students help organize, fundraise, and serve alongside physicians, dentists, nurses, and other professionals who bring clinical experience and mentorship to the work.
UCI
UCSD
USC
UCLA
Alumni
Advisors
Sponsors
Leadership & Archives
Every layer of MEMO's history should be visible.
The main About page introduces the people behind the mission, while the archive pages preserve continuity over time.
Founder / President
Long-Co Nguyen
UCI and MEMO NonprofitFounded MEMO in 2007 while in college and helped grow it into a long-running student-led nonprofit serving medical and educational needs in Vietnam.
Co-Executive Director
Hallie Yong
USCHallie Yong serves as Co-Executive Director and frames MEMO as central to her public-health commitment to addressing health disparities.
Co-Executive Director
Joseph Si
UCIJoseph Si serves as Co-Executive Director and describes MEMO as core to his commitment to advocacy and healthcare service.
Chief Executive Director
Dr. Timothy Bui
AdvisorDr. Timothy Bui has served as MEMO's Chief Executive Director since 2011 and is a central advisor to the organization.
Founders
Read the origin story and founding leadership that helped establish MEMO in 2007.
Open Founders PageBoard & Advisors
Meet the current board leadership and the advisors who support the organization.
Open Board PageBoard Archive
Preserve year-by-year student leadership and the continuity it creates.
Open Board ArchiveMemorials
Honor the mentors, founders, and supporters whose care shaped MEMO.
Open MemorialsKeep the mission moving
If you believe healthcare and education should be more accessible, help fund the work today.
Donate once, support monthly, or reconnect through one of the archive and involvement pathways.