Lin Yongzhen sighed and turned his head to ask:
"By the way, Auntie, did cousin Lu Xuan stay in the province, or did he go to another city?"
Lin Yongzhen knew that Lu Xuan hadn’t returned to his hotown, but whether he stayed in Zhijiang or went to another province or city, he wasn’t sure. This ti coming back, he was also hoping to discuss future developnts with Lu Xuan.
Compared to Western dicine, trying to make a na in Traditional Chinese dicine is much more difficult.
On one hand, Traditional Chinese dicine is really hard to learn and master.
On the other hand, Traditional Chinese dicine is not mainstream nowadays, and patients are far more likely to see Western doctors. Lin Yongzhen understood this very well.
He has been out of school for several years, and could be up for a chief physician role in the next couple of years, so naturally, he knows more than Lu Xuan.
He’s still quite concerned about his cousin.
"He stayed in Yong City," Lin Fangling said.
"Yong City?"
Lin Yongzhen was stunned for a mont, then smiled and said, "Yong City isn’t bad, although it’s not the provincial capital, it’s a separately listed city, and if it develops well, it won’t be diocre. Moreover, Yong City has good economic conditions and is backed by Zhijiang. Frankly speaking, I’ve heard that Traditional Chinese dicine is developing quite well in Zhijiang.
But how did he end up in Yong City? I thought he would stay at so Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital in Lingshui. Both the Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital in Lingshui and the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese dicine are quite good. I’ve heard that there are quite a few national-level famous doctors in these two hospitals. If Lu Xuan could go there, his future developnt would be secure.
However, Yong City isn’t bad either. There might be only one or two Traditional Chinese dicine Hospitals, but I’ve heard stories about Yong City. There’s a Traditional Chinese dicine Institute there, gathering many famous doctors.
If Lu Xuan could practice in that Traditional Chinese dicine Institute in the future, few could compare to him."
Lin Fangling smiled, "You make it sound so good, but practicing there likely isn’t easy, right?"
Although Lin Fangling hadn’t studied much since childhood, she understood that a Traditional Chinese dicine Institute with many eminent doctors is not a place just anyone can enter.
Not to ntion practicing there, even becoming an assistant to one of them requires extraordinary excellence.
If it were as simple as Lin Yongzhen said, wouldn’t they all be famous doctors?
Hearing this, Lin Yongzhen paused, then nodded and said, "It seems so. I heard you can’t get into that Traditional Chinese dicine Institute just through connections; it’s all about capability and dical skills. If you’re strong enough and skilled enough, you’ll get an invitation to practice; otherwise, even as a Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital director, if you’re not capable, you won’t be invited.
However, given how outstanding cousin Lu Xuan is, after ten or twenty years of accumulation, he’d surely have a chance.
At the very least, with his abilities, he should always be able to beco a chief Traditional Chinese dicine doctor at a Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital.
However, the difficulty of mastering Traditional Chinese dicine is no small issue. Unlike Western dicine, where soone just needs guidance to quickly master their craft, a Traditional Chinese dicine practitioner might study for seven or eight years and then spend four or five years as an assistant before possibly getting a chance to practice. So might study for a decade and not even be able to take a pulse.
Of course, Western dicine has its challenges too, like surgery and other surgical specialties that require talent. Without talent, no amount of effort will help."
"Is Traditional Chinese dicine so difficult?" Lin Fangling asked worriedly.
Although the family ran a clinic, it was a Western dicine clinic. Lin Fangling thought that for ordinary Western dicine, as long as one learns a bit, they could generally treat patients.
But she hadn’t expected Traditional Chinese dicine to be so difficult, with so still unable to take a pulse after a decade of study.
Thinking about this, Lin Fangling grew a bit worried about her son.
Lin Yongzhen didn’t know, but she knew her son had taken up a job at a street health center because of certain matters.
Anyone, even a fool, would know sothing about a community health center.
Although Lu Xuan told her before that the Ninth Hospital had invited him for surgeries and such, who could guarantee that he wasn’t just trying to comfort her?
Lin Yongzhen’s words left Lin Fangling a bit flustered for a mont.
Without noticing her change in expression, Lin Yongzhen explained, "It is really very difficult. Even in high school, I had two classmates who went to study Traditional Chinese dicine and are still working as assistants now. After two or three years, they can barely take a pulse and rarely get to see patients, let alone accumulate clinical experience..."
Saying this, seeing Lin Fangling’s worried face, it seed that Lin Yongzhen noticed he might have said the wrong thing and quickly said, "But Auntie, don’t worry, cousin Lu Xuan is so smart, he’ll surely be fine.
Besides, what I just ntioned is for those without talent in Traditional Chinese dicine. Those who have it don’t face many problems. Many national-level renowned Traditional Chinese dicine doctors had no teacher and still beca masters of dicine. Traditional Chinese dicine relies on talent, and cousin Lu Xuan isn’t lacking there.
Auntie, you really don’t need to worry about this."
Lin Yongzhen’s reassurances did not ease Lin Fangling’s anxiety. At this mont, she thought of many things, especially when Lu Xuan ntioned before being transferred to work at a street health center.
Although he was the head of the Traditional Chinese dicine departnt at the Health Center, if Lu Xuan had talent, how could he have suddenly moved from a Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital to a street health center?
Could it be that in Yong City, a health center offers broader prospects?
Thinking about this, Lin Fangling couldn’t help asking, "Yongzhen, how are the street health centers in Yong City?"
"Health center?"
Lin Yongzhen didn’t quite understand why his aunt suddenly asked about the health center but still explained, "I haven’t learned much about Yong City’s street health centers, but they should be similar to ours in the provincial city. Street health centers are the most basic level in the dical system. Even when busy, it is usually the pediatrics departnt that is hectic, and other departnts should be relatively relaxed. After all, even when people fall ill, not many will go to a health center."
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