Chapter 706: Changes in Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners
"Yes, Xiao Li was officially promoted to a fourth-level attending physician at the Chinese Medicine Hospital three months ago!"
Mr. Zhou looked at Shen Yulin with a smile and nodded.
After all, as he said to Zhou Tian just now, Li Yu's level of Chinese medicine is not bad. He has a certain foundation in Chinese medicine. In addition, he has worked in the countryside for several years. He has no lack of experience both in theory and practice. Such talents will be respected wherever they are.
If it had not been implicated in a spy case, a Chinese medicine hospital like theirs would probably never have had a chance to take over.
"Boss, I want to go see Sister Li first!"
After Shen Yulin received the confirmed news, she could no longer stay and turned to look at her husband. She knew that since the director of the Chinese medicine hospital had come, they would definitely not be able to finish the conversation in a short time.
Instead of doing this, it would be better for her to leave first. After all, she didn't want to participate in these official social interactions at all.
"All right!"
Zhou Tian heard his wife's words and nodded without refusing. Then he looked at Mr. Zhou and said, "Mr. Zhou, can you please find someone to take her to find Li Yu?"
"That's no problem, Xiao Jiang, just accompany Madam Zhou for a walk!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhou smiled and turned to speak to a beautiful middle-aged woman beside him.
"Okay, Dean!"
Hearing this, the beautiful middle-aged woman immediately said something to Mr. Zhou, then smiled and nodded at Shen Yulin: "Madam, please follow me!"
"Thank you!"
Shen Yulin glanced at her husband and followed the middle-aged beautiful woman into the hospital building.
"Mr. Zhou, let's go in too!"
Seeing his wife and her husband leave, Zhou Tian also spoke to Zhou Lao, and several people turned and walked into the building.
Along the way, Zhou Tian listened to Mr. Zhou talking about the changes in Changping in the past two years, especially the improvement in the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. He talked about how traditional Chinese medicine had been officially recognized by the higher authorities since the year before last. Even though Mr. Zhou was already very old, he couldn't help but get excited.
The truth is that traditional Chinese medicine has been suppressed for too long, so long that even they themselves don’t think they will see the day when it rises again.
Just when they could not see a way forward, it was Zhou Tian who gave traditional Chinese medicine a way to survive, a way full of hope. With the support of the research institute, traditional Chinese medicine finally saw a glimmer of hope.
By establishing the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he pulled traditional Chinese medicine out of the abyss where it was about to fall. Now, the country has officially recognized traditional Chinese medicine, and the rise of traditional Chinese medicine no longer needs to be so difficult.
It can be said that, in a sense, it was he who saved traditional Chinese medicine, which was on the verge of decline.
This is why Chinese medicine practitioners like Mr. Zhou still respect Zhou Tian so much even after he left the institute.
Arriving at the dean's office, Mr. Zhou and his friends sat on the sofa, still constantly recounting the changes in the situation of traditional Chinese medicine over the years. Finally, he sighed slightly and said, "It's a pity that, apart from the four-nine city, traditional Chinese medicine in many places has been constantly suppressed by Western medicine. Many masters of medicine have left or retired. Although the higher-ups have recognized traditional Chinese medicine, I don't know how long it will take to restore its glory!"
Thinking back to the heyday of traditional Chinese medicine in ancient times and comparing it with its decline today, Mr. Zhou couldn't help but sigh.
If you can't be a good prime minister, then be a miracle doctor. This was once the most famous saying in the Northern Song Dynasty that has been passed down through the ages. But looking at the current situation of traditional Chinese medicine, he can feel a sense of helplessness and sadness from the bottom of his heart.
When the other people heard what Mr. Zhou said, they all looked sad. However, facing such a situation, no matter how optimistic they were, they understood that it was extremely difficult for Chinese medicine to rise again.
Since the beginning of the Republic of China, Traditional Chinese Medicine has been suppressed. Decades have passed in the blink of an eye, and Traditional Chinese Medicine has long lost its former glory. Not to mention, it takes decades to train a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, which is simply not something that can be achieved in a short period of time.
However, training a Western medicine doctor is different. It only takes a few years. This is one of the reasons why traditional Chinese medicine is powerless in the face of Western medicine.
After all, for a country that wants to improve its domestic medical level in a short period of time, choosing Western medicine is naturally a national policy that can take effect in a short period of time. This is why many people in the country choose Western medicine even though they know that Chinese medicine is better than Western medicine.
It’s not that they are prejudiced against traditional Chinese medicine, but it takes too long for it to develop. They may be able to wait, but the country cannot.
It is precisely for this reason that Western medicine has been rapidly developing in the country, causing traditional Chinese medicine to become more desolate.
"Okay, don't worry, everyone. Now that the country has recognized Chinese medicine, it means that our original insistence was right. Moreover, we now have our own Chinese medicine college and Chinese medicine hospital. As long as we continue to abandon sectarianism and earnestly pass on Chinese medicine, I believe that sooner or later our Chinese medicine will usher in a revival!"
When Zhou Tian saw that everyone was talking with a dejected look on their faces, he instantly felt a little unhappy. In the past, he could understand their behavior.
But now that traditional Chinese medicine has been recognized, the situation is much better than before. Everyone is still so frustrated, which makes him speechless.
Suddenly, he had no choice but to clap his hands to boost everyone's morale.
After Zhou Tian said this, the faces of several people looked better. After thinking about it, they felt that they might be too pessimistic. They looked at each other and felt a little embarrassed.
"What the chief said is that we are too pessimistic!"
Mr. Zhou also quickly realized that the current situation of traditional Chinese medicine is indeed much better than before, and it is obviously inappropriate for them to be so pessimistic.
They chatted for a while, and then the old men said goodbye and left. In an instant, only Mr. Zhou and Zhou Tian were left in the office.
"Mr. Zhou, the ideological education of the Chinese medicine hospital should be strengthened in the future. Although I admit that the above is a bit unfair to Chinese medicine, I don't want the Chinese medicine hospital to become a place for everyone to complain in the future. Moreover, if such thoughts are brought into the campus, it will not be a good thing!"
After everyone left, Zhou Tian looked at Mr. Zhou with a serious expression.
"This, this can't be!"
When Mr. Zhou heard this, his expression instantly became uneasy, but as he spoke, it seemed that even he himself did not believe it. He could only smile bitterly and nodded: "I understand!"
"Okay, Mr. Zhou, this is also my suggestion. After all, the Chinese Medicine Hospital is not under my control now. By the way, how is Xiaoting's study in the Chinese Medicine Hospital now?"
Zhou Tian only mentioned this matter once and did not say any more. After all, too much talk leads to mistakes, and he is no longer the director of the institute. As the saying goes, one should not meddle in matters that are not within one's jurisdiction. Talking too much will not do any good to either him or Mr. Zhou.
Since he was here, he didn't just come to see Li Yu. In fact, he wanted to see more about his sister Zhou Ting's current situation!