Chinese medicine: from rural hospitals to top three hospitals in Kyoto

The preliminary round of the "Yangshen Cup" Medical Competition lasted only one day.

Moreover, the results came out very quickly. On the morning of the third day, the official website announced the list of those who advanced, and all those who advanced received a text message from the organizing committee confirming their advancement.

After the competition, Luo Junchao and Zhuang Qiwen did not rush back to the county town, but stayed in Hanping City.

Since it's a rare opportunity to come to the city, the two of them decided to spend two days there, while waiting for the results.

Luo Junzhao and Zhuang Qiwen booked a standard room and stayed in the same room.

Upon waking up in the morning, Luo Junchao, as usual, picked up his phone to check it.

Nowadays, mobile phones have almost become people's second life. Few people can live without their phones. The first thing people do when they wake up is check their phones, and the last thing they do before going to sleep is put down their phones to charge them.

"what!"

Luo Jun first checked the time; it was already past 10 a.m. Then he checked his text messages and found a new message.

"Qiwen, the results are in, I advanced."

Luo Junchao said to Zhuang Qiwen with surprise, and at the same time asked Zhuang Qiwen, "Qiwen, have you received the news?"

"Did you advance?"

Zhuang Qiwen was also taken aback and hurriedly checked his phone: "No, I didn't receive any messages."

"It probably hasn't been sent to you yet."

Luo Junchao said, "You are stronger than me. I have already advanced, so you will definitely advance as well."

"Shouldn't these text messages be sent out uniformly?" Zhuang Qiwen asked, somewhat unsure.

"The list is on the official website. Log in and take a look," Luo Junchao said.

As they were talking, the two of them logged onto the official website, where the list of those who advanced had indeed been published.

In Yunzhou Province, more than 1,500 people registered this time, and 300 people advanced, a ratio of about five to one.

Luo Junzhao and Zhuang Qiwen searched from the beginning, but they couldn't find Zhuang Qiwen's name in the end.

"Looks like I've been eliminated."

Zhuang Qiwen gave a bitter smile: "Jun Chao, congratulations."

"Qiwen, you've been eliminated?"

Luo Junchao looked incredulous: "How is that possible? I was able to advance, but you will be eliminated. Your level is much higher than mine."

"Perhaps the plan is unsuitable," Zhuang Qiwen said. "I'm just an amateur."

Although he said that, Zhuang Qiwen actually felt very bitter inside.

After graduation, Zhuang Qiwen first worked at the town hospital and then opened a clinic. He didn't really have much contact with any experts in traditional Chinese medicine, so he himself didn't know where his skill level stood in the national context.

However, Zhuang Qiwen knew that there was absolutely no one in their county who was more skilled than him, at least not in the past few days.

My old classmate Luo Junchao is definitely not as good as him.

In fact, the reason why Luo Junzhao and Zhuang Qiwen, as high school classmates, have maintained such a good relationship over the years is not only because they have known each other for a long time, but also because they are both doctors...

At the same time, Zhuang Qiwen himself is quite capable.

Living in the same county, Zhuang Qiwen had been asked by Luo Junchao to go to the hospital to help with medical treatment more than once or twice in recent years.

Zhuang Qiwen was actually quite popular in his county and had a wide network of connections, knowing many people.

If Zhuang Qiwen wanted to get a job at the county hospital, it wouldn't be too difficult. However, being a doctor at the county hospital wouldn't be as comfortable for Zhuang Qiwen as running his own clinic, and he wouldn't earn as much as he would.

Zhuang Qiwen had his own reasons for being invited by Luo Junchao to participate in this medical competition.

On the one hand, he also wanted to see where he stood in the national rankings; on the other hand, who could refuse a better hospital if he could get in?

County-level hospitals held little appeal for Zhuang Qiwen, but top-tier hospitals in the provincial capital or major hospitals in Beijing were a different story.

Over the years, Zhuang Qiwen has run a clinic in the county town to treat patients. He has come to understand the benefits of having status and position. Having status and position is definitely different from what he has now.

Unexpectedly, he was eliminated in the preliminary rounds, let alone the finals, which made Zhuang Qiwen feel quite frustrated.

"If you put it that way, it's somewhat possible."

Luo Junchao said, "There are indeed differences between seeing a doctor within the system and seeing a doctor in the countryside, especially in terms of medication; one cannot be too reckless..."

"but......"

Luo Junchao's tone shifted: "This Medical Conference is said to be the idea of ​​Wen Xiuping and others, and it is jointly organized by the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Kyoto International Medical Center, Kyoto University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Chinese Medicine Association, and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, with Kyoto International Medical Center and the Chinese Medicine Association serving as the organizers..."

"Wen Lao and the others wouldn't go that far, would they? And Chen Yang, we've all seen Chen Yang's videos and medical records. Chen Yang is also very bold in prescribing medicine."

"Old Wen, Old Chu, and Director Chen certainly wouldn't."

Zhuang Qiwen smiled wryly, "But the preliminary rounds are only handled by the provinces and cities, and they won't get much attention. Director Chen and the others won't know about this."

"That's true."

Luo Junchao nodded.

After all, the preliminary round is just an elimination round. There are no judges in Kyoto. The judges are all from the provinces and cities. The main task is to select the winners.

"We've been in the city for several days now."

Zhuang Qiwen looked at Luo Junchao: "Why don't we go back today? It's just that I won't be able to accompany you during the semi-finals."

Luo Jun frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Qiwen, why don't we go and ask if there's a mistake, at least ask about the score?"

For this preliminary round, scores will not be released; only the list of those who advance will be published. There will be no ranking, although there will be internal rankings and special attention will be paid to some outstanding individuals, but the results will not be announced.

"forget it."

Zhuang Qiwen smiled and said, "I'm just a village doctor. I'm only here to give it a try. I'm over forty years old, and I don't expect to soar to great heights."

If it were some of the young prodigies like Xia Hongliang, they might be dissatisfied or have some thoughts, but Zhuang Qiwen wouldn't.

After all, he was already 45 years old and just a village doctor. He could accept being eliminated from such a large-scale conference.

"Are you really not going to ask?"

Luo Junchao felt sorry for Zhuang Qiwen.

Zhuang Qiwen may have had limited contact with doctors, but Luo Junchao had met some experts from provincial hospitals and felt that Zhuang Qiwen's skill level was definitely higher than that of some experts in the provincial capital.

My classmate is definitely a wise man who appears foolish, and he is quite talented in traditional Chinese medicine.

"That......"

Zhuang Qiwen hesitated for a moment: "Shall we go and ask?"

Zhuang Qiwen was also a little unwilling. He was eliminated in the first round, which was hard for him to accept.

"That's right."

Luo Junchao laughed and said, "No matter what, let's go ask and find out what's going on. You said it yourself, the question is very simple, what if we got it wrong?"

"Ah."

Zhuang Qiwen recalled that he still vividly remembered the questions from this session, which were set by Wen Xiuping and a few others and were very representative.

Zhuang Qiwen felt that he had answered the questions fairly well. Afterwards, he also talked with Luo Junchao and there was no reason why Luo Junchao would advance while he was eliminated.