Chapter 2: Chapter 1: The Street Health Center_2

“Dean Hu, it’s fine, I sit a lot usually, standing is healthy,” Lu Xuan replied politely.

Hu Meiqiao was initially taken aback, then nodded in agreement: “That’s true, as doctors, we seldom have the opportunity to stand up and move around.”

Lu Xuan nodded, indeed it was true.

During the day, sitting in the clinic to see patients, except when it’s necessary to get up for the restroom, there’s rarely time to stand and move, this has already become a common issue in the medical profession.

Ordinary doctors are fine, they don’t have many patients, so they can get up and move when no one is there for consultation, but some famous doctors rarely have the opportunity to stand up, they’re so busy that sometimes they don’t even have time to go to the restroom.

But there’s no way around it, doctors are few in number, especially renowned doctors, and in the scenario of many wolves and little meat, naturally, they have to sacrifice extra time to focus solely on the consultation.

“Lu, did you bring your employment documents?”

“Yes, I did.”

Lu Xuan hurriedly handed the prepared employment documents in front of Hu Meiqiao.

After taking the documents, Hu Meiqiao looked at them carefully, and after a while, she suddenly smiled and said, “Earlier, the human resources department said they would send us a top student, I thought they were joking, but I didn’t expect it to be true.”

There was a look of surprise on Hu Meiqiao’s face.

As a basic medical institution in the healthcare system, the Health Center is an important link in the three-level medical network, bearing the important tasks of healthcare and epidemic prevention, and is a crucial step directly in solving the difficulty and high cost of seeing a doctor.

But such an important basic medical institution faces many problems.

For instance, the infrastructure and equipment are not adequate.

Especially in terms of personnel, although there are quite a few staff at the Health Center, talents are not abundant, and particularly, doctors capable of diagnosing and treating illness are extremely scarce.

This has led to the Health Center, originally a medical institution, becoming a place for health check-ups for the elderly and children, and very few people would visit the Health Center for treatment.

When it comes to Health Center doctors, most people’s first thought is unreliable, because capable doctors have long been taken away by big hospitals, how can they stay at the Health Center.

Now, with a master’s graduate in medicine coming in, Hu Meiqiao is naturally very happy.

However, upon seeing Lu Xuan’s major, she couldn’t help but frown, “Lu, are you a master’s graduate from Zhijiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine?”

Lu Xuan nodded: “Yes, I studied the basics of clinical Chinese medicine as an undergraduate, and my master’s was in Chinese medicine.”

“Lu, I’m glad you came to our Health Center. You know something about the situation here, there are quite a few people, but the talents provided are very few, and those who really have the ability to treat diseases are extremely rare.”

“It’s just that…”

Hu Meiqiao hesitated and spoke gently: “Even though the Health Center has a Traditional Chinese Medicine department, you know it’s not given much importance. It’s better at the higher levels, with special Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospitals, and there are quite a few people seeing Chinese medicine doctors, but the Traditional Chinese Medicine department at the Health Center is basically unattended; it’s been virtually inactive for years, and the Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors sitting in the clinic usually find connections to transfer away after a few months…”

Hearing this, Lu Xuan immediately understood what Dean Hu meant and quickly said: “Dean, don’t worry, I will stay.”

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan also felt a bit desolate.

Coming to the street Health Center was his only choice.

It seems that Hu Meiqiao didn’t know about this, otherwise, she wouldn’t have said this to him.

Of course, Hu Meiqiao should know that he was transferred from the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, but as for the specific reason, the likelihood of her knowing is small, and Lu Xuan didn’t plan to bring up the old story.

Hu Meiqiao shook her head with a smile: “Lu, you’ve misunderstood, from the perspective of the Health Center, I hope you can stay, as the Traditional Chinese Medicine department indeed needs people, but from a personal sentiment, I still hope you can be employed at a Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, which has much more prospect than working at a Health Center.”

This was no joke from Hu Meiqiao.

Being a doctor at the Health Center, unless there’s a special situation, generally just means living like this for the rest of one’s life, transferring to a big hospital is basically impossible.

And, it’s not just a matter of prospects, in terms of salary and treatment, the Health Center can’t compare with big hospitals.

Of course, a very few well-known Health Centers also walk out many big names in the medical field, but that, after all, is the minority, and at least has nothing to do with her small place here.

Hu Meiqiao smiled, got up to pour Lu Xuan a glass of water: “If there’s a chance, I’ll talk with the human resources department to see if you can be transferred to a big hospital, but since you just arrived, it’s inconvenient for me to bring it up for the short term, let’s wait a bit.”

Lu Xuan was moved, thinking of the difficulties he faced at the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, feeling touched, as someone he’s only met for a few minutes is willing to help him.

Even if it was just talk, it’s enough to prove that Hu Meiqiao is not simple.

Of course, judging from her honest demeanor, she didn’t seem to be just saying it, which made Lu Xuan even more incredulous.

If possible, he naturally hopes to go to a big hospital rather than being shelved at the Health Center.

As the head of the Health Center, it’s sure that Hu Meiqiao is familiar with the leaders of the District Health Bureau, if she’s willing to mediate, Lu Xuan might really have a chance to be transferred to a big hospital.

It’s not that the Health Center is bad, but at a Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, there are more Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors, where he can learn a lot of things that can’t be learned in school.

Having spent half a year at the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he deeply understood this.

Unlike Western medicine, clinical experience in Chinese medicine is too important, it’s not something that can be learned through self-study.

Not talking about anything else, just in ’feeling the pulse’, one of the four diagnostic methods, it’s not something one can master through self-study, it requires guidance from many experienced old Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors.

And all these, only going to a big Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital can provide.

As for the street Health Center, as just mentioned by Hu Meiqiao, with only him, self-study would require extraordinary talent.

Lu Xuan was moved, and quickly thanked: “Thank you, Dean.”

Hu Meiqiao smiled: “I won’t say unnecessary words, today is Monday, and by coincidence, there’s a meeting in a while, you should join us too, so everyone can get to know you.”

For Hu Meiqiao’s arrangement, Lu Xuan naturally agreed happily, he also thought of using this opportunity to get along well with his future colleagues.

This transfer from the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine to the street Health Center had the domineering side of the hospital; however, his distinct behavior and not getting along well with other colleagues was also a reason.

Otherwise, even if the other party is a chief physician with high status, it would not be easy to easily have him removed, someone would stand up for him.

It was precisely because during his half-year term at the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lu Xuan did not have a close friend, leading to almost no one speaking up for him when he was kicked out, everyone just watched coldly.

Now in this new environment, the first thought Lu Xuan had was that it’s better to get acquainted with his colleagues, even if just to get familiar with faces.

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