Lin Sanqi looked at the many seniors present and said seriously:
"So don't keep talking about our ancestors. There are too many of them for our multi-ethnic country to recognize them all. Traditional Chinese medicine has been constantly revised, accumulated, and progressed for thousands of years. It's not about standing still by clinging to the tombstone of one ancestor."
A middle-level cadre was dissatisfied and retorted:
"Traditional Chinese medicine has its own rules, and Western medicine has its own methods. Chief Xiaolin, if you try to combine Chinese and Western medicine to treat diseases, you will end up with a method that is neither Chinese nor Western, neither fish nor fowl, neither Western nor Chinese. Don't you think that's ridiculous?"
Lin Sanqi scratched his head and smiled awkwardly:
"Why is it ridiculous? I think the idea of combining Chinese and Western medicine is a very good one. By leveraging the strengths of both, we can definitely attack the disease from all angles. The combined effect is even better."
At this point, Lin Sanqi thought that a certain cold medicine manufacturer should give him an endorsement fee.
Another mid-level cadre was dissatisfied:
"Comrade Xiaolin, you're still young. Who do you think you are? Even if Traditional Chinese Medicine needs to be reformed, it's not your turn to do it. You could easily embarrass our Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and be scolded by colleagues in the TCM community nationwide."
Throughout the Twenty-Four Histories, all reformist figures have had a bad ending, which greatly limits the emergence of reformist figures. (This shows the greatness and bravery of China's second generation of core members)
Lin Sanqi cleared his throat:
"Ahem, I'm the direct disciple of twelve masters, including Shi Jinmo, Xiao Youlong, Ding Zhongying, and Han Bangxu. I'm a generation older than all of you. Who else in the country can be more advanced than me? I've learned from twelve schools, and you still think I'm not qualified to represent Traditional Chinese Medicine?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was about to vomit blood.
If you really count it this way, Lin Sanqi is definitely a "master uncle" in the current domestic traditional Chinese medicine community.
Because the 12 old national treasures represent the 12 mainstream schools of traditional Chinese medicine, and their disciples are spread all over the country. If the old national treasures are the "grandmasters", then Lin Sanqi is the uncle of most traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the country.
Vice President Ji waved his hand:
"Alright, alright, everyone, stop arguing. Our tuberculosis department is just a pilot program right now, and we don't know if it will be successful. If Comrade Lin Sanqi fails to treat the disease, then everything is over.
If Lin Sanqi can truly cure tuberculosis, our Chinese Medicine Hospital will soar to fame, and everyone present here will have contributed to it. At worst, when we announce it to the public, we can say it's a victory for Chinese medicine, and that way, our Capital Chinese Medicine Hospital will have both reputation and prestige."
When everyone heard about the achievement, their eyes lit up.
As long as there is merit, as long as there are benefits, as long as it can be promoted in the future official position, then forget about Chinese medicine and Western medicine.
I have to say that as a veteran official, Vice President Ji has a good grasp of everyone's thoughts. He has a lot of business in his mind, all about this and that.
"Then, why don't we give it a try at the Chinese Medicine Hospital?"
"Okay, then let's do as Section Chief Kobayashi suggests, but keep it a secret until the results are out!"
"I agree with the changes in the tuberculosis department."
Vice President Ji and Lin Sanqi looked at each other and smiled bitterly in helplessness.
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The sign "Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Tuberculosis Department" was placed aside.
Mr. Shi Jinmo is carefully writing the second plaque with a brush: Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Center.
On another table, there was a red-headed document with the letterhead of a Chinese medicine hospital, which read:
"Comrade Lin Sanqi is hereby appointed Acting Director of the Tuberculosis Department, with a one-year probationary period."
Dean Shen smacked his lips and asked in confusion:
"Xiao Qi, we all understand the name of the Tuberculosis Department, and it reflects the characteristics of our Chinese medicine hospital, but why do you insist on hanging a sign that says Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Center? It's neither fish nor fowl, and there's no official document recognizing it."
Lin Sanqi chuckled on the side, thinking that it was because the higher-ups did not recognize it that he wrote the title of the hospital. Otherwise, according to his ambition, he should have written "National Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Center" to make it more impressive when he said it out loud.
"Director, you don't understand. This is called seizing the initiative. Pulmonary tuberculosis is the traditional name in Chinese medicine. If we summarize our experience in the future and want to promote it nationwide and worldwide, we must use the name tuberculosis.
So rather than having this name snatched away by someone else in the future, it's better for us to take the 'Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Center' sign first. If we weren't unqualified, I'd even want to use the 'China Tuberculosis Hospital' sign."
Lin Sanqi's ambition does not stop there. If possible, the tuberculosis specialty can become an independent hospital in the future, and then he can also become the dean, right?
If we go a step further, the tuberculosis hospital can be promoted to an "infectious disease hospital", or a "thoracic hospital", "pulmonary hospital", etc.
If the day comes when the hospital is established as an independent hospital, it will be considered a contribution made by Lin Sanqi to the national medical cause, right?
The key is the interests. With Lin Sanqi as the dean, wouldn't he be the one to decide what Chinese medicinal herbs to import, how many types, and how much? Wouldn't that allow him to manipulate the market and obtain an endless supply of medicinal herbs?
When Mr. Shi finished writing the last stroke, Lin Sanqi was already flattering him furiously:
"Well, Master, your calligraphy is wonderful, elegant and beautiful, full of ancient charm. Your unique technique of using brush and ink completely surpasses that of Dong Qichang."
Mr. Shi laughed, obviously in a good mood:
"You flatterer, don't be so cautious. We old guys are optimistic about your use of Western medicine to serve Chinese purposes, combining Chinese and Western medicine, and integrating Western medical examination methods into the diagnosis and treatment process of Chinese medicine.
Foreign countries have good things, why don't we use them? We are not so pedantic.
Just like writing, a fountain pen is more convenient than a brush, and you can write anytime; cars are faster and more convenient than horse-drawn carriages; even the big ship I took when I went to Japan was better than our wooden sailing ships, as it was not the era of Zheng He's voyages to the West.
The key is not whether it is Chinese medicine or Western medicine, but that we doctors must remember: as a doctor, we must not pursue fame and fortune, but focus on providing medical help."
Lin Sanqi lowered his eyebrows and replied honestly:
"Remember, Master. Don't worry, I, Lin Sanqi, don't care about money. Look, I, an ordinary citizen, got a new X-ray machine and a full set of testing equipment for our hospital, but Dean Shen didn't pay me a penny."
Dean Shen didn't blush when he heard this, but snorted and sneered:
"Don't act so noble, kid. You haven't even opened the tuberculosis department yet, and you've already got your future wife into the hospital as a full-time employee. And you still say you have no selfish motives? You don't love money, but you love beautiful women!"
After Dean Shen finished speaking, everyone in the room burst into laughter, except Lin Sanqi, whose face turned red.
Pan Ye had just graduated in June and was specially recruited by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital as a "regular employee". This was very difficult in 1960 when the main focus was on reducing staff. It was only after President Shen personally went to the Health Bureau that special approval was granted.
On the contrary, the other six newly recruited university graduates of the Tuberculosis Department could only work as "temporary workers". At most, their salary was based on that of regular workers, and their household registration was temporarily registered in the collective account of the Changping Branch.
This is the best condition that Dean Shen can get.
Otherwise, according to the country's major policies, the vast majority of this year's college and technical school graduates will be assigned to grassroots positions and go to other places, and will not be able to stay in the capital.
In a few years, not to mention college students, even middle school students will start to go to other places to farm in rural areas.
Therefore, no policy is introduced suddenly, there must be signs before it.
For example, it is difficult to arrange jobs for college students, and the city can no longer accommodate more residents, so they can only move to other places and go to the grassroots level.
If we couldn't even find jobs in other places, what should we do? There was still the vast countryside, which is the origin of the "Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside" movement.
From a national perspective, sending a large number of students to rural areas to help with rural construction and improve the level of rural talent is beneficial to agricultural production.
But from a personal perspective, it was too tragic. You can refer to the memoirs of educated youth to learn how tragic it was.
Vice President Ji also walked in from outside at this time and handed a list to Lin Sanqi:
"Xiao Qi, here, these 24 people are all from our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. As per your requirements, all of them have a high school education. They will all be your apprentices from now on."
All the old men in the room spit out their tea.
Old man Han Bangxu couldn't believe his ears:
"Who? To be Lin Sanqi's apprentice? Oh my god, he hasn't even learned enough as an apprentice yet, and he's planning to become a master? Xiao Lin, aren't you afraid of misleading the students?"
Lin Sanqi was also a little embarrassed, thinking that he was actually still an "intern" and a graduate student who had obtained his place through backdoor channels, so he knew his own limitations.
But there was no way. When the staff of the Chinese Medicine Hospital heard that Lin Sanqi was planning to open a new "Tuberculosis Department" and recruited 7 college students, they expressed strong opposition.
One reason is that Lin Sanqi was planning to introduce a set of Western medicine, which some traditional Chinese medicine practitioners were already dissatisfied with.
In addition, the Changping Branch (Chinese Medicine Hospital Farm) was originally a product of compromise and did not solve the problem of schooling and employment for employees' children, resulting in the inability of employees' children to find jobs.
Although in order to take care of them, the Chinese medicine hospital lets these young people farm in exchange for food.
However, after solving the problem of food and clothing, the employees began to feel restless again, feeling that their children were neglected, so they clamored for the Chinese medicine hospital to solve their children's employment problems.
It just so happened that Lin Sanqi's tuberculosis department had just opened and needed a group of doctors and nurses.
Lin Sanqi wanted the country to establish a set of tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment standards to facilitate future nationwide promotion, so he wanted to recruit some college students with higher qualifications.
Now they have stirred up a hornet's nest. The employees think that Section Chief Lin would rather have outsiders than his own people, and that he is a traitor.
In the end, it was Dean Shen who made the final decision and asked Lin Sanqi to recruit a group of "apprentices" from the children of employees, and then handed over the list of 24 people.
This made Lin Sanqi secretly sigh that it was too difficult to achieve anything in this country. This society is full of favors...
Seeing Mr. Han's ridicule, Lin Sanqi said:
"Old man, these young men will be my apprentices in the future. They are your grand-disciples, right? You can't hide your skills. You have to use all your special skills to help me train my apprentices."
Mr. Han interrupted with a wave of his hand:
"Don't worry. We old men have said that you and Xiao Yezi are our last two disciples. We will never teach anyone else. Do you think our medical skills are as cheap as cabbage? We will accept anyone who comes."
The old man thought, if we didn’t have to rely on you, Lin Sanqi, for a living, we wouldn’t even want to accept a little guy like you who is so uneducated.
Lin Sanqi didn't care after hearing this. Anyway, he was planning to teach his disciple Western medicine throughout the whole process.
He had ready-made textbooks, which he took out and let seven college students and 24 children of traditional Chinese medicine hospital employees study.
It is difficult to learn medicine in depth, but if you don’t need to master too much theoretical knowledge for the time being, as long as you can “do it”, it is actually not too difficult.
As for empirical medicine, as long as you watch more, listen more, learn more and do more, you will naturally master it.
For details, please refer to the legendary book "Barefoot Doctor's Manual".
This booklet does not teach you anything theoretical at all. It teaches you all the practical stuff, such as what disease you have, how to diagnose it, and what medicine to use to treat it. It's that simple.
Lin Sanqi even suspected that if the editor-in-chief of "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" were to write a novel, he would definitely not be like an author like Gaojiao, who would not be watered down at all, but would be all plot and absolutely fast-paced.
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The next day, Lin Sanqi drove a large truck loaded with lime and cement and asked the General Affairs Department to renovate the tuberculosis courtyard. At least the road surface had to be hardened and the walls had to be painted with white lime.
A hospital should look like a hospital. It would be a joke if it looked like a pigsty.
Lin Sanqi doesn't need to take care of the engineering matters, but he must come in person to take care of the training matters.
In the small conference room of the Changping branch, Pan Ye was distributing a piece of information to the first person present.
The six college students present were Zhang Qingmei, Wang Ling, Geng Fuxing, Zhu Guoping, Zhou Wenliang, and Fan Zili.
They are considered an unlucky group. They were all gifted children who were admitted to university, but when they graduated, the country encountered difficulties and the city's population was evacuated, so they had no way to settle in the capital.
At this time, Dean Shen tempted them with the promise of helping them stay in the capital and recruited six college students majoring in Western medicine clinical medicine.
Originally, this group of college graduates should have gone to Western medicine hospitals such as Union Hospital, Railway General Hospital, Digital Hospital, etc.
Traditional Chinese medicine hospitals have not recruited college students over the years because traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes apprenticeship, that is, recruiting from the children of employees. People like Lin Gancao and Lin Duzhong are the children of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners who were recruited to work in traditional Chinese medicine hospitals.
In addition to the 6 college students, there are 24 soldiers from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.
This group of people made up the majority, and the small conference room was packed. Among them was Zhu Xiaoxia, who had been bitten by a wolf a few months ago.
This group of "second-generation doctors" are relatively young and have no resistance to their "teacher" Lin Sanqi.
After all, Lin Sanqi is also one of their second-generation doctors and one of their own.
Moreover, Lin Sanqi is a mid-level cadre in the hospital and the director of the department, and has control over their life and death.
After the one-year probation period, if Lin Sanqi nods, then he can stay and have the opportunity to become a regular employee.
If Lin Sanqi shook his head and felt that this person had no talent for medicine, then this person would be directly dismissed and would continue to go back to the farm to farm. The fate of this person would be very different.
Seeing that all the information had been distributed to everyone, Lin Sanqi clapped his hands and said:
"Okay, everyone has received two sets of information on tuberculosis. One is more theoretical teaching information, and the other is more practical clinical guidelines. First, everyone needs to memorize both of these materials thoroughly after returning home."
As soon as Lin Sanqi said this, the seven college students, including Pan Ye, showed no extra expression, but instead couldn't wait to look through the information.
The second generation of 24 famous doctors all sighed. These 50-plus pages of information were like a mystery to people without any clinical knowledge of Western medicine.
"Brother Lin, this is too difficult. There's so much information..."
"Yes, Chief Lin, there are many knowledge points above that we don't understand..."
Lin Sanqi was not a strict person, so he smiled and said:
"I can't help it. Our tuberculosis department is opening in two weeks. Most of you have no basic knowledge right now, so I can only use a quick method. You should memorize the content first, and then when I teach you later, you will be able to quickly recall the information in your minds.
Today is our first day of class, and I decided to start by teaching you how to correctly read a chest X-ray.
Chest X-rays can detect pulmonary tuberculosis, discover tuberculosis lesions earlier, and clearly identify the location of the lesions, the extent of the lesions, the morphology of the lesion tissue, and the density.
In addition, chest X-rays can help determine whether tuberculosis is in an active stage and whether there are cavities in the lungs.
Of course, to diagnose whether it is tuberculosis, the patient may need further examination for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but chest X-ray is an important basis for diagnosis and is also important reference data that we will need to use in writing papers in the future.
Before we look at the abnormal chest X-ray, let's first take a look at what a normal chest X-ray looks like. This is the film I prepared, please take a close look..."
Lin Sanqi spent three days teaching just chest X-ray.
Lin Sanqi not only taught students how to read chest X-rays, but he also invited all eight patients with tuberculosis from the Chinese medicine hospital to become the first batch of experimental subjects. His goal was to link theory with clinical practice, teaching and treating patients at the same time.
(Luckily, it’s not the cadaver teacher)
Lin Sanqi also personally taught the students how to operate the X-ray machine and how to take pictures.
The filming process is actually not complicated. Lin Sanqi does not want students to master imaging theory or learn how to repair machines. They just need to learn how to shoot.
For example, how to hold the chest X-ray stand correctly, how to align it, how to press the switch, how to replace the sensor box, how to develop the film, etc.
There was a complaint in 2022 that a patient at a township hospital found that the operator who took the X-ray was not a doctor, but a child.
It was later discovered that the 14-year-old child was the doctor's son. The doctor had to leave for something urgent and asked the child to help take some X-rays.
From this we can see that it is actually not difficult to just shoot a film.
Learning how to take X-rays is not enough. Lin Sanqi also teaches students how to correctly use the semi-automatic biochemical analyzer, as well as sputum smear and culture, etc.
The discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the patient's sputum or lesion site is the gold standard for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis, so this test is very important, and Lin Sanqi requires everyone to learn it.
His target was these 31 people, the first batch of students with tuberculosis at the Whampoa Military Academy.
In the future, the domestic tuberculosis epidemic cannot be controlled by Lin Sanqi. He only needs to teach them all the knowledge, let them become a spark, and then start a prairie fire across the country. (End of this chapter)
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