Chapter 123: Pulling people into trouble At this time, Uncle Chen Baishu was still racking his brains over the issue of the heart-saving pills. "Old Chen, there is an exchange meeting tomorrow, do you want to go?" Suddenly, someone next to him asked him. "Exchange meeting?" Chen Baishu was surprised. He did not receive any relevant information or invitations, perhaps because he was not capable enough and others looked down on him. "Yes! Don't you know? At that time, there will be masters of traditional Chinese medicine participating, and there will also be some newcomers." The doctor next to him told him. "Old Li, have you received the invitation?" Chen Baishu asked him. The doctor next to him shook his head. He was the chief of the three doctors in the steel plant's medical room and had the best medical skills. "No, but they gave us a spot at the steel plant. I know Dr. Jin is definitely not interested, and I have something else to do tomorrow, so I asked you if you want to go," he said. Dr. Jin is another doctor at the steel plant, but he is not interested in Chinese medicine, so there is no need to ask him. "Okay! Thank you, Lao Li!" Chen Baishu was overjoyed.
When he learned that a master of traditional Chinese medicine would be participating, he already had an idea and decided to go and have some exchanges. Old Li glanced at Chen Baishu and saw what he was writing in his notebook. He couldn't help but ask, "What is it?" Chen Baishu thought for a moment and said, "I have a lot of feelings about this free clinic in the countryside. It is too difficult to treat diseases in rural areas of our country, and medical resources in rural areas are very scarce." Zhoujiazhuang is a rural village close to the imperial capital. It is so difficult to see a doctor and medical resources are so tight. One can imagine what the rural areas in other places are like. Old Li also sighed: "It can't be helped. It's too difficult to train a qualified doctor." At present, more than 80% of my country's medical resources are concentrated in cities, especially doctors, and the proportion of senior doctors is as high as 90%. This is understandable. Even if there are senior doctors willing to go to the countryside, it is difficult for rural areas to "support" a senior doctor. The conditions in rural areas will affect the performance of senior doctors. It is more reasonable to place them in big cities with good supporting resources. If there is a serious illness, people will come to the city for treatment! Nothing can be done. “So, I was wondering if we could quickly train a group of barefoot doctors. In fact, common diseases such as colds and fevers account for the vast majority of cases. As long as we can treat these diseases, we can basically meet the medical needs of rural areas. If you are seriously ill, you can only go far away, to the city." Chen Baishu quoted Zhou Yimin's words. That’s right! Zhou Yimin also talked to him about this. Zhou Yimin talked to him about two important things, one was the heart-saving pills, and the other was the doctors working in rural areas. He told Chen Baishu about the current situation of difficulty in seeing a doctor in rural areas, and asked him if he could compile a set of medical manuals suitable for rural areas so that literate people can quickly take up their posts after simple training. To put it bluntly, Zhou Yimin wanted the "Barefoot Doctor's Handbook" to be published ahead of schedule to bring good news to the vast rural areas. Zhou Yimin also knew that this was not something that Chen Baishu could do alone. He told Chen Baishu all this in the hope that he could convey it through his mouth and attract more attention. You know, the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" in the previous life was compiled by multiple medical schools. For the first time, a large group of knowledgeable senior experts started from the actual situation at the grassroots level, truly grasped the grassroots medical conditions, simplified the complex and profound into the simplest language and the most practical methods to popularize the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
That book did not follow the traditional approach of first teaching anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology. Instead, it was problem-centered, clear, simple, and practical, becoming a successful example of popularizing medical education. In the past, that book was known as a divine book. As long as you could read, you could be a barefoot doctor and quickly diagnose and treat various common diseases that accounted for 99% of the total number of diseases at that time according to the book. This quickly trained a large number of grassroots barefoot doctors for the country, fundamentally solving the problem of difficulty in seeing a doctor in rural areas at that time. If Zhou Yimin had not intervened, the "Barefoot Doctor Manual" would have appeared in a few years. Five years later, the great man was furious when he learned about the backward situation of rural medical and health care, and said: The Ministry of Health is not the people's Ministry of Health. It should be changed to the Urban Ministry of Health, or the Master Ministry of Health, or the Urban Master Ministry of Health. That sentence scared a lot of people at the time. So, in 1969, the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" was finally published. According to statistics, the number of barefoot doctors born because of that book reached more than million. Chen Baishu's words left Old Li dumbfounded. I never expected that Lao Chen had such ambition. "This is not a small project. Old Chen, your idea is too big." Old Li shook his head slightly. Even if he were added, it would be difficult to complete such a work. Chen Baishu also smiled bitterly. He had promised Zhou Yimin that it would be easy, but when he really started writing, his mind was a mess and he didn't know where to start. Now, he also realized how difficult it was. That's why he deliberately complained in front of Lao Li, trying to drag Lao Li into the water. In addition, he would also drag his retired teacher into it. He also knew in his heart that if he could really complete such a work, it would definitely be remembered forever. To say that I am not moved would be a lie. "Yes! So, don't you want to invite you, Lao Li, to join us? In fact, it was Comrade Zhou Yimin from my courtyard who brought up this matter. You know, he likes to think about anything that is useful to the people. "Finally, Chen Baishu even brought up Zhou Yimin. Who says he is so famous? "The one who invented the water pressure well and solar cooker in our factory?" Old Li was stunned. "It's him. He talked to me a lot, and I think his ideas are not completely unfeasible. I'll ask Lao Jin later. Although he and I have some differences in ideas, as long as it can benefit the people, those are nothing." Zhou Yimin also told him that no matter whether it is Chinese medicine or Western medicine, as long as it can cure diseases and serve the people, it can be included in the book. After hearing this, Old Li couldn't help but get excited. He naturally sensed how great the fame would be. As long as his name could be written in the book, then... "Lao Chen, this is not a masterpiece that can be completed by the two of us. We need more colleagues to join us." Although Lao Li was excited, he remained calm. "Well! I plan to let my teacher come out, and you should also bring some people in. I will attend the exchange meeting tomorrow and bring some more people in." Chen Baishu had a plan. "Okay, I'll join too. Comrade Zhou Yimin, you're awesome!" Finally, Old Li couldn't help but praise Zhou Yimin. Chen Baishu nodded: "He is indeed amazing, the most promising young man in our courtyard."
There is no doubt about this, and no one in the hospital doubts it. (End of this chapter)