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

"Director Chen is back?"

Good morning, Director Chen!

In the morning, Chen Yang arrived at the medical center, where doctors and nurses greeted him along the way.

Chen Yang's trip away this time was not long, only four or five days, but the news from Yunzhou Province had already spread in the hospital.

The Yunzhou health department personally issued a notice and held a press conference to apologize, and the matter naturally spread quickly online.

In fact, when this incident occurred, Qi Tongmin also considered whether to minimize the impact as much as possible.

However, after weighing the options, Qi Tongmin decided to give up.

Although this was Chen Yang's first time visiting Yunzhou, as the chief judge of this Medical Conference, many local leaders had studied Chen Yang.

Although Chen Yang is young, quite a lot has happened to him in the past year or so.

Aside from medical matters, other things also made Qi Tongmin not dare to underestimate Chen Yang.

For example, in the selection of the top ten young doctors in Shanzhou Province last year, Chen Yang was disqualified from the candidate position for some reason, so Shanzhou Province replaced him with a new director of the health department.

Aside from Chen Yang's cheat code, Chen Yang's background is indeed somewhat similar to Zhuang Qiwen's; both came from rural towns.

Chen Yang was disqualified from being named one of the top ten young doctors in Shanzhou Province because Shanzhou bullied him. This time, Qi Tongmin is very cautious about Zhuang Qiwen's matter; he doesn't want to be replaced.

"Director Chen."

Chen Yang had just settled into his office and turned on his computer when Gao Anliang walked in with a smile.

"Director Gao."

Chen Yang stood up and greeted him with a smile, "Please sit down."

"Director Chen discovered Zhuang Qiwen's talent during his trip to Yunzhou, and also exposed the shady dealings there. The online reviews are quite positive now," Gao Anliang said with a smile.

Such shady dealings in just the preliminary rounds are infuriating and disheartening...

However, everything in this world has two sides; there is no absolutely bad thing, nor is there an absolutely good thing, just as there are no absolutely good people or absolutely bad people in this world.

The preliminary round had just ended when Chen Yang quickly appeared in Yunzhou and resolved the issue.

In particular, Chong Kai-man's background makes him easy to sympathize with online and to garner support from others.

He had no background or powerful connections; he was just a village doctor in a county in Yunzhou Province. The fact that he was treated fairly and quickly demonstrates the impartiality and fairness of this medical competition.

Although there were bad apples, Chen Yang and the competition organizing committee did not slack off and kept a close eye on things, which is a good thing.

"It's not a good thing."

Chen Yang laughed and said, "If even the preliminary round can be rigged, you can imagine what will happen in the semi-finals."

To be honest, Chen Yang was quite moved by Zhuang Qiwen's situation this time.

Zhuang Qiwen is only 45 years old this year, yet he has already reached the level of a renowned doctor on the system's list, which is quite remarkable.

Moreover, Zhuang Qiwen has no background, no famous teacher to guide him, and only studied under a local old Chinese medicine doctor for a period of time. Over the years, he has mainly relied on reading books and treating patients to improve his current level step by step.

Because he lacked background and education, even though Zhuang Qiwen had reached the level of a renowned doctor on the system's list, he was still just a village doctor. This medical conference gave Zhuang Qiwen an opportunity, but it still failed to make him stand out.

If Chen Yang hadn't had the system that allowed him to know Zhuang Qiwen's name early on, the incident in Yunzhou Province wouldn't have been so easily discovered, and Zhuang Qiwen might have remained buried in obscurity.

Chen Yang owes his success to his mentors Gao Mingxuan and Wu Yaolin, but not everyone has such good fortune.

"This incident in Yunzhou will definitely serve as a warning to many places," Gao Anliang said with a smile.

As he spoke, Gao Anliang placed another folder in front of Chen Yang.

"Haizhou sent an email and also called."

Gao Anliang said, "It's said that in this preliminary round, one of the participants was a young man without a medical license. Although he didn't have a medical license, the organizing committee still gave him a chance, and his results were quite good..."

"So Haizhou Province has asked for instructions on how to deal with this situation?"

"They didn't have medical qualifications, yet they allowed them to participate in the preliminary round?"

Chen Yang couldn't help but laugh: "This is quite a contrast to the situation in Yunzhou."

"But the preliminary results have already been announced, why are you only asking now?" Chen Yang asked with a smile.

"It's because people in Yunzhou aren't clear about what the higher-ups mean, so they're a bit hesitant. Director Chen, your trip to Yunzhou has given them some confidence," Gao Anliang said with a smile.

"Who is the person in charge in Haizhou?" Chen Yang asked.

“It’s Professor Chen Yaohui,” Gao Anliang said.

"Professor Chen certainly has guts."

Chen Yang also knew Chen Yaohui's name. He was a famous doctor in Haizhou Province, ranked 76th on the list of famous doctors. He was 61 years old this year, the vice president of Haizhou Provincial Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a professor and doctoral supervisor at Haizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

As he spoke, Chen Yang took the folder that Gao Anliang handed him, opened it, and began to look at it carefully.

The contestant mentioned in Haizhou Province is named Yu Shiyun. She is a female contestant who is not very old, only 32 years old this year, and has a high school education.

Yu Shiyun's family runs a traditional Chinese medicine clinic. Her grandfather and father are both TCM doctors, though they are not very famous. Yu Shiyun was influenced by her family from a very young age and came into contact with and studied TCM.

However, due to poor grades in other areas, he failed to get into university. After graduation, he helped out at his family's clinic, mainly handling tasks such as dispensing medicine and doing odd jobs. Of course, he would also treat some patients under the supervision of his family.

People like Yu Shiyun can actually be considered to have inherited their skills through a master-apprentice system. The state grants traditional Chinese medicine practitioners who have inherited their skills through a master-apprentice system the qualification to be assessed for medical practice, which can break the academic qualification restriction.

However, in reality, this kind of apprenticeship that breaks through the limitations of academic qualifications is often only for famous doctors with connections and prestige, like Yu Shiyun. Even if they are qualified, whether they can pass the exam or not depends on luck or conscience.

If you're lucky, you might pass the test if someone appreciates you; if you're unlucky, you might not pass if someone tries to take advantage of you.

Yu Shiyun had taken the exam twice, but failed both times. This time, she signed up for the Xinglin Competition with the encouragement of her family. Before the preliminary round even started, Chen Yaohui learned about Yu Shiyun's special circumstances.

Chen Yaohui inquired about Yu Shiyun's situation and gave her a simple test. He thought Yu Shiyun was very good, so he gave her a chance to participate in the preliminary round.

However, the Xinglin Competition is aimed at TCM doctors nationwide, or more precisely, those with medical qualifications. Yu Shiyun's situation doesn't quite meet the criteria, so Chen Yaohui was a bit conflicted. When it came time to advance, he didn't directly let Yu Shiyun advance, but instead considered whether to discuss it with the people in Kyoto.