To revitalize traditional Chinese medicine, one person alone cannot do it.
Even if there were three or five more TCM masters like Su Zhengnan, it still wouldn't change the current state of TCM.
If we want to revitalize traditional Chinese medicine.
It's not just about getting more people to learn Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), but more importantly, about getting more patients to accept the existence of TCM and acknowledge that TCM treatment is no worse than Western medicine.
This is the key to revitalizing traditional Chinese medicine.
If the patient doesn't believe in Traditional Chinese Medicine, no matter how skilled you are, it won't be of any use.
The three sat in the hospital cafeteria, eating and discussing the future of traditional Chinese medicine in a lively discussion.
He Zhesheng couldn't help but sigh, looking somewhat helpless, and said, "Actually, our military hospital is the same. It mainly focuses on Western medicine and modern medical care. Like the family of the martyr we just saw, if Western medicine hadn't been unable to treat them, they wouldn't have been sent to our Traditional Chinese Medicine department."
Li Huai'an expressed his deep admiration, saying, "Yes, the number of patients that traditional Chinese medicine practitioners can come into contact with is still too small. This results in many traditional Chinese medicine doctors lacking clinical experience. Without patients to diagnose their conditions, how can they improve their medical skills?"
To be honest, if Su Zhengnan didn't have the system's cheat code...
One cannot become a master of traditional Chinese medicine solely based on theoretical knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.
For doctors of traditional Chinese medicine, theoretical knowledge is important, but clinical experience is even more crucial; otherwise, it's all just empty talk.
He Zhesheng nodded and said, "Director Li is absolutely right. If we who study traditional Chinese medicine don't have patients to see, we can't improve our clinical experience, and how can we improve our medical skills?"
Su Zhengnan sat to the side without saying a word; he didn't want to discuss such a meaningless matter.
The biggest obstacle to the development of traditional Chinese medicine in China is capital, a fact that any sensible person can see.
Unfortunately, the whole world has now become an economic society.
The difficulty of traditional Chinese medicine challenging capital to gain a foothold is self-evident.
After lunch.
He Zhesheng led Su Zhengnan and the other man to his office for a while, then took out a stack of hundred-yuan bills from his drawer and handed them to Su Zhengnan, saying:
"This is your consultation fee, Dr. Su. It's not much, but it's a token of my appreciation."
"this....."
Su Zhengnan was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at his fifth senior brother.
I was just helping out with a medical appointment.
Why did they charge me a consultation fee?
Su Zhengnan was unsure whether he should accept the consultation fee.
Li Huai'an smiled and nodded slightly at him, saying, "Take it, it's what you deserve."
Upon hearing this, Su Zhengnan no longer stood on ceremony and casually accepted the consultation fee handed to him by the other party.
He didn't count them carefully and just put them in his pocket.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Su Zhengnan and his companion prepared to leave.
He Zhesheng smiled and said, "Then I'll see you off."
With that, He Zhesheng personally escorted Su Zhengnan and Li Huai'an out of the inpatient department and watched them leave.
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On the way back.
Su Zhengnan couldn't resist his curiosity and took out the consultation fee that He Zhesheng had given him earlier to count. He found that there were more than two hundred bills, totaling nearly 20,000 yuan.
"Wow, that's quite a lot!"
Su Zhengnan couldn't help but sigh, as this was the first time he had ever encountered a consultation where the doctor directly paid the consultation fee.
Then, Su Zhengnan couldn't help but ask his senior brother Li Huai'an, "Hey senior brother, isn't it quite common for people to take consultation fees like this? You don't seem surprised at all!"
Li Huai'an turned to look at him and smiled, "Isn't this normal? You'll get used to it as you get more familiar with it. Actually, our kind of consultation is similar to the scalpel technique in Western medicine, except we're just going out to earn some extra money."
"Of course, that's on the premise that you can cure the patient's illness."
"If you can't cure it, you'll feel embarrassed to accept the consultation fee, right? That's what makes our treatment different from Western medicine's 'flying knife' technique."
You should know that with Western medicine, regardless of whether the surgery is successful or not, you have to pay them as long as they come.
After hearing his senior brother's explanation...
Su Zhengnan then understood what was going on. It seemed that the capital was no different from other places, where limited resources were often used first for the high-level officials.
For ordinary people, accessing medical care remains a challenge.
Especially for patients with more severe symptoms.
The doctors at basic hospitals simply can't treat their illnesses, and they may not have the connections to find more skilled doctors.
After all, top doctors are usually fully booked, and it's very difficult for ordinary people to get an appointment.
It seems my senior brother occasionally throws knives too!
Otherwise, she wouldn't have brought me to the military hospital today.
Of course, given Li Huai'an's current status, he no longer values this kind of extra income.
What he really values is maintaining relationships.
Those who could get him to consult all had some influence, so Li Huai'an naturally valued them.
Su Zhengnan was unaware of the reasons behind this and had no interest in caring about such matters.
Soon, Li Huai'an drove back to the First People's Hospital of Beijing.
"Would you like to have dinner here tonight?"
After getting out of the car, Li Huai'an asked Su Zhengnan.
Su Zhengnan smiled slightly and said, "Alright, I don't have anything to do today anyway, so I'll just chat with you, Senior Brother."
"Alright, why are you being so polite with me?"
Li Huai'an smiled and shook his head slightly, then returned to his office to change into a white coat, and also got one for Su Zhengnan.
Anyway, Su Zhengnan was also a doctor on temporary assignment in their Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
There's nothing wrong with wearing their white coats from the First People's Hospital of Beijing.
"Come on, I'll take you to check on the patients and show you around our place."
Li Huai'an greeted them with a smile, then led Su Zhengnan out to check on the patients.
Don't assume that the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine doesn't do ward rounds.
All departments with wards are required to conduct ward rounds to ensure that no accidents occur to patients in the wards.
Su Zhengnan, following behind Li Huai'an, suddenly asked:
"By the way, senior brother, I heard from our teacher that you want to run for the board of directors of the Chinese Medicine Association this year? When does the voting for the new board start?"
"Um?"
Li Huai'an paused for a moment, then looked at him with some surprise and said:
"Your teacher told you about this? I was wondering when you started caring about this, junior brother. You never used to be interested in these things!"
Su Zhengnan smiled and said, "I just suddenly thought of this, so I asked."
Li Huai'an nodded and said, "I do want to run for the council of the Chinese Medicine Association this year, but you can't help me with this, so don't get involved."
As he spoke, Li Huai'an pushed open the door to a ward and went inside.
He's here to check on the patients.
As the director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he has to personally make rounds for some special patients, especially those he is treating.
Su Zhengnan followed him inside.
Upon entering, Su Zhengnan saw a middle-aged man in his fifties lying on the hospital bed, watching television.
As soon as Li Huai'an entered, he greeted the other person with a smile, "How are you feeling these past few days, Mr. Li?"
"Thank you for your concern, Director Li. I feel much better than before. I must say, Director Li, your medical skills are truly amazing!"
The middle-aged man lying on the hospital bed smiled and gave Li Huai'an a thumbs up, clearly very satisfied with Li Huai'an's treatment.
Li Huai'an stepped forward, took his pulse, and said, "Hmm, you're recovering well. As long as you take your medicine on time, you can be discharged in a couple of days."
"Okay, okay, thank you, Director Li."
The middle-aged man smiled and thanked him.
Then, Li Huai'an got up and walked towards the next ward.
Su Zhengnan followed closely behind Li Huai'an without saying a word. Naturally, he couldn't interfere with his senior's work during ward rounds.
After all, this is my senior's home turf.
Soon, Li Huai'an led Su Zhengnan to inspect four or five wards, and the patients who could stay here were all either rich or noble.
The wards at Beijing First People's Hospital are all full, and the Traditional Chinese Medicine department is no exception.
Tap tap tap...
It was at this moment.
A nurse rushed over and said urgently to Li Huai'an:
"Director Li, Director Li, the obstetrics and gynecology department just called and asked you to come for a consultation. They said they are unsure about the condition of a pregnant woman."
"Hmm? Now?"
Li Huai'an was taken aback for a moment and asked the nurse.
The nurse nodded and said, "Ah, yes, now."
"Okay, I understand."
As he spoke, Li Huai'an turned to Su Zhengnan and said, "Let's go, come with me to the obstetrics and gynecology department."
"Okay!"
Su Zhengnan did not refuse and followed Li Huai'an towards the obstetrics and gynecology department.
The obstetrics and gynecology department of Beijing First People's Hospital is highly sought after, since babies born there have Beijing residency permits, and the families of mothers who can give birth there are undoubtedly well-off.
The obstetrics and gynecology department is in another building, separated from the traditional Chinese medicine department by an emergency department.
A dozen minutes later.
Su Zhengnan followed his senior brother Li Huai'an to the obstetrics and gynecology department.
Li Huai'an was naturally very familiar with the situation here, and he took him directly up the elevator to the ward on the 6th floor.
As soon as they got off the elevator, a nurse led them to room 121.
At this moment, maternity ward number 121 is crowded with doctors and nurses.
Most of them were obstetricians and nurses, and some were doctors from other departments.
Director Yang from the emergency department also arrived.
When Yang Zhen'an saw Su Zhengnan following behind Li Huai'an, his expression was slightly taken aback at first, and then he nodded to Su Zhengnan in greeting.
Seeing this, Su Zhengnan returned the smile and nodded.
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