According to his understanding, such an excellent Traditional Chinese dicine Doctor would have no problem sitting in at the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese dicine, let alone the City Hospital.
"Brother, can... can you tell how I can beco like you?" The young doctor looked at Lu Xuan with a face full of expectation.
After speaking, he scratched his head awkwardly.
Apparently, even he himself felt that asking this question was a bit abrupt.
Lu Xuan looked at him with so surprise, thought for a mont, and asked: "Are you also studying Traditional Chinese dicine?"
"More or less, I studied integrated Chinese and Western dicine."
"I haven't had much exposure to Western dicine, let's just talk about Traditional Chinese dicine. What do you think is the most important aspect of it?" Lu Xuan asked.
Before having the miraculous ability of Heart's Voice, he was actually no different from this doctor in front of him, who was about his age.
He clearly understood how unbearable that feeling was, having experienced it himself.
"morizing the contents of dical books by heart?" The young doctor reflexively gave an answer.
"That's just the basics."
Lu Xuan shook his head and said: "The foundation of practicing Traditional Chinese dicine is indeed morizing the contents of several important dical books by heart, but that is not the most critical part. The most crucial is practice, which we often refer to as clinical experience, combining what you learn with practice.
The developnt cycle for a successful TCM practitioner is long, finding a job is difficult, and this is the reality. The challenge for new graduates is that they can't have mature clinical experience imdiately, and accumulating clinical experience indeed requires ti for practice, which becos an unsolvable problem for fresh graduates.
You are going through this process, and I am going through this process too."
At this point, Lu Xuan paused for a mont and continued: "Currently, the common thods in Traditional Chinese dicine for treating illnesses are twofold: prescriptions and acupuncture.
Prescribing requires very high cognitive skill, not easy to learn, and it takes a lot of practice to ensure each prescription is effective. Therefore, it is unrealistic to expect that at the beginning of your career or after only a few years of clinical practice, you can co up with many great prescriptions.
This is not realistic, nor possible.
Acupuncture, on the other hand, is different. It doesn't rely on complex theories; the ridians, acupoints, and their treatnts are quite fixed and standardized. Once morized, you can start practicing.
If you find pulse diagnosis and prescription difficult, you could shift your focus to acupuncture.
Of course, becoming proficient at acupuncture is not easier than prescribing to treat illnesses, and it's not sothing that can be easily achieved. Don't misunderstand as belittling acupuncture or thinking that it's easy to master.
I'm just saying that acupuncture is relatively easier to get started, especially since there are more practice opportunities; you can practice every day."
The young doctor hesitantly said: "But I just graduated, and the hospital won't give the opportunity to interact with patients."
"Yes, indeed they won't."
Lu Xuan smiled: "But we can first 'operate' on ourselves, practice needling on our bodies, familiarize with the acupoints, and feel the needles.
Start with simple acupoints like Zusanli and Sanyinjiao, they are safe and have a tonifying effect, and long-term needling can strengthen the body.
To joke a bit, after gaining so initial experience, we can then 'operate' on classmates, parents, relatives, and neighbors.
With several years of practice, you can accumulate a lot of experience.
There are many people in the world who are sick, many who can't afford dical treatnt, and many diseases that can't be cured. Acupuncture is effective, doesn't cost money, and is easy to learn, so why not pick it up sooner?
The dical Saint Zhang Zhongjing once said in his writings: 'From above, to heal the illnesses of lords and relatives; from below, to save the woes of the poor and humble; in the middle, to maintain the whole and nurture life,' and I believe that acupuncture in Traditional Chinese dicine is one of the best ans to achieve this ideal."
Once you master acupuncture, it's not too late to think about prescribing. Whether to do so, you can think it over thoroughly."
The young doctor thought for a long ti before nodding slightly to Lu Xuan: "Thank you."
"There's no need for thanks. I just shared so simple truths." Lu Xuan waved his hand.
Acupuncture in Traditional Chinese dicine is much simpler than pulse diagnosis and prescription.
The most important thing is that you can practice on yourself.
But with prescriptions, that's not the case.
Moreover, once proficient in acupuncture, you can treat many diseases.
There are many paths in Traditional Chinese dicine, and it's not necessary to walk the most challenging one.
Having one skill mastered is already better than many who study Traditional Chinese dicine.
The young doctor thought for a while and then looked up: "Brother, does your Health Center's Traditional Chinese dicine Departnt still hire? I want to learn Traditional Chinese dicine from you."
"Why?"
"Because you are the first one willing to talk to so much. I've also interned at the hospital for so ti, though I was an assistant, I haven't even touched a patient's pulse once."
It's quite dismal, but this is the fate for most interns.
Not every doctor is willing to take their assistant along, more often it's the unwillingness to talk much; sotis it's not about unwillingness to teach, just plain dislike of the hassle.
Bringing an assistant is much more troubleso than seeing patients.
The assistant needs to try things out, explanations are necessary, and whereas seeing patients might not require much talk, having an assistant ans you might not stop talking the whole morning.
The key point is, the more you talk, the more it doesn't guarantee understanding.
Perhaps, the teaching might end up in vain.
So now many skilled Traditional Chinese dicine Doctors are actually unwilling to take on students.
Lu Xuan was taken aback, then smiled and said: "I'm not sure, but you can keep an eye on it then."
"Okay, I will keep an eye on it."
After he finished speaking, the bus had already stopped at the station: "Dr. Lu, I'm here, thank you very much for your guidance today."
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