Chapter 79: Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

a few days later.

Early in the morning, when Wang Mengde had just arrived at the internal medicine clinic of Guang'anmen Hospital, Mr. Pu told him a piece of news that several gentlemen would give lectures in the auditorium of the institute in the afternoon, and asked him to go and listen carefully.

After lunch, Wang Mengde did not rest. He walked quickly to the auditorium. Qian Dayong once told him that every time a teacher gave a lecture, the auditorium was full of people. If you went late, you could only stand by the wall or even outside the door to listen to the lecture.

When we arrived at the entrance of the auditorium, there were already several young people gathered there. They had all come early to reserve seats.

After saying hello to a few people he knew, and seeing that the door was not open yet, Wang Mengde found a shady place, leaned against the wall, closed his eyes, entered the space with his consciousness, and began to study.

He didn't come back to his senses from studying until someone opened the door, and hurriedly followed everyone into the auditorium.

I found a corner near the front and sat down. Not long after, Qian Dayong walked in with a nervous look on his face, muttering to himself from time to time.

After giving him an encouraging look, Wang Mengde didn't bother him anymore. He sat upright and waited for the gentlemen to arrive.

After a while, the auditorium was packed with people, and everyone was waiting quietly.

Soon, a group of more than ten people pushed the door and walked in one after another. Among them were Dean Lu Zhijun, Vice Dean Shi Jinmo, and Mr. Pu. Wang Mengde didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that Dean Lu's gaze lingered on him for a moment.

After everyone sat down in the front row, President Lu said a few simple words, and then Mr. Shi began to teach everyone medical knowledge.

As one of the four famous doctors in Beijing, Mr. Shi has been engaged in clinical work of traditional Chinese medicine for a long time. With superb medical skills, he has saved countless lives and cured many difficult and serious diseases.

As an educator, giving lectures to students is easy for him. He can just start a lecture and speak fluently for hours.

Below the stage, Wang Mengde and everyone else were listening with fascination.

After nearly an hour, Mr. Shi paused and briefly answered a few questions. Then several other gentlemen came on stage and spoke for more than two hours. Then it was Qian Dayong's turn to share his experience.

Standing on the stage, he was not as nervous as before and began to speak according to his own thoughts.

Wang Mengde listened carefully from the audience and found that what Qian Dayong said was quite good and his level was far beyond that of his peers. Of course, he also heard a few minor mistakes in it.

The gentlemen sitting in the first row would occasionally nod in appreciation when they heard something interesting.

Ten minutes later, Qian Dayong hurriedly finished his speech, then stood on the stage nervously, looking at the crowd.

Seeing his expression, Mr. Shi was the first to say with a smile: "Xiao Qian spoke very well this time, which is an improvement over the last time."

After praising him, he changed the subject: "There are a few small problems. Just now when you were talking about xxx..."

Wang Mengde found that the points pointed out by Mr. Shi were basically the same as the problems he had just discovered, except for two places that he had not thought through comprehensively.

Next, several other gentlemen gave some brief suggestions and comments, and then today's lecture came to an end.

After walking out of the auditorium, Wang Mengde looked at the sky and found that there was still some time, so he prepared to walk towards Guang'anmen Hospital. Before he took a few steps, he saw Mr. Pu waving at him not far away.

Beside Pu Lao, there were also Dean Lu and several others, so he quickly trotted over.

"President, sir." Wang Mengde greeted respectfully. President Lu smiled and said, "Xiao Wang is here. Please walk with us and chat with us."

He walked forward first and asked as he walked: "Xiao Wang, you said that Chinese medicine should keep pace with the times. Do you have any specific ideas?"

When Wang Mengde heard the dean ask this question, he did not answer immediately, but looked at Pu Lao.

When Pu Lao saw him looking at him, he nodded slightly without leaving a trace.

After receiving the signal from the teacher, he felt relieved and said something that surprised everyone: "Dean, Chinese medicine's syndrome differentiation and treatment is both an advantage and a disadvantage."

This made Dean Lu stop in his tracks. After a brief thought, he sighed and said, "Yes, it is both an advantage and a disadvantage."

The others nodded as well, their expressions serious.

There is no need to say much about the advantages of Chinese medicine's dialectical treatment. Everyone present here is one of the best and everyone can point out many advantages.

As for the shortcomings, we have to start with the fact that traditional Chinese medicine is difficult to get started with and difficult to master. Traditional Chinese medicine has a long learning cycle, and it is not very systematic. The direct consequence is that it is difficult to cultivate a large number of traditional Chinese medicine talents.

Not to mention that most of the top talents have grown up by spending a lot of time and relying on hard work.

This is why most patients trust old Chinese doctors with white hair and beard.

After a moment of silence, Dean Lu continued to walk forward and asked again, "Since you have seen this problem, what do you think?"

"Dean, I have an immature idea, which is to study more Chinese medicine dosage forms in the future, especially new dosage forms, and develop them in the direction of 'significant efficacy, small dosage, small toxicity and side effects, and rapid, high efficiency and long-term effect'."

Wang Mengde talked about some of the requirements and research directions that the country put forward for traditional Chinese medicine in the 1980s and 1990s.

"A new dosage form of traditional Chinese medicine, 'significant efficacy, small dosage, small toxicity and side effects, rapid, high efficiency, and long-lasting'." After repeating it twice, Dean Lu suddenly clapped his hands and said happily:
“This is a good idea. Although it cannot completely solve the dilemma of traditional Chinese medicine, it does point out a direction.”

Then he turned to look at Pu Lao and said, "Pu Lao, congratulations on having a good student."

"Yes, Mr. Pu, I heard his name twice before I met your student. Now that I see him, he is indeed a young and promising man." Mr. Shi, who was standing next to him, said enviously without waiting for Mr. Pu to speak.

"Haha." Pu Lao didn't say anything, but stroked his beard with his hand, looking very proud.

Wang Mengde can be said to be a piece of uncut jade that he personally discovered, and facts have proved that his vision was correct.

The few people walked forward and chatted, and Wang Mengde followed them silently.

They walked to a pavilion and stopped. Dean Lu suddenly asked, "Xiao Wang, what do you think of Western medicine?"

"Dean, although Chinese medicine and Western medicine have different paths, they lead to the same destination." After a pause, Wang Mengde continued:

"The advantages of Western medicine are: convenient medication, quick results, clear diagnosis and treatment standards, and the ability to quickly and clearly understand the patient's physical condition with the help of instruments..."

"Yes, it is true that they are different paths to the same destination, and the advantages of Western medicine are exactly what Chinese medicine lacks. It seems that we need to speed up the integration of Chinese and Western medicine." Dean Lu said with emotion.

(End of this chapter)