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In 1979, Tao moved to New York for pediatric training, but it was her immersion in a pioneering social medicine program in the South Bronx that profoundly influenced her. Working in one of the poorest neighborhoods, she learned to see health through a holistic lens, recognizing the impact of social circumstances—poverty, community ties, environment—on health outcomes. This integrated approach became central to her eventual work in eldercare.