Zhang Qiwen, chief physician, professor. A native of Beibanjiehe Village, Shangkou Town, he has served successively as the president of Weifang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, director of Weifang Municipal Health Bureau, director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, director of the Shandong Provincial Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, secretary of the Party Committee of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Department of Health. Long grade. He is one of the founders of the Pediatric Society of the Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has presided over the work of the National Pediatric Society as a subject leader for 18 years and has made outstanding contributions to the academic development of Chinese Pediatric Medicine. He admired "Master Li" who helped the world by hanging the pot. Zhang Qiwen was deeply influenced by "Master Li", a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Shouguang history, who put life first in all his medical treatment.
On the door of Zhang Qiwen's clinic, there is a warning like this: Big and small people, life does not matter; rich or poor, treatment does not depend on money. Zhang Qiwen said that he used this requirement to restrain himself and his employees. The emergence of his thinking was similar to the treatment spirit of "Master Li" back then.
In the chat with reporters, the first thing Zhang Qiwen talked about was Li Ehua, a famous Chinese medicine doctor during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. "Master Li" is from Lijiaguanzhuang Village. Zhang Qiwen has known his deeds very well since he was a child. "'Mr. Li' doesn't bother to travel within ten miles to see a doctor. After seeing a doctor once, he takes the initiative to come to the door for follow-up consultation. He also brings his own dry food and sesame cakes and soju to keep out the cold and hunger. He will never eat or drink at the patient's house." Zhang Qiwen said: "This is This move was ridiculed by others, but he thought it was 'what I like'. After "Master Li" died, the villagers built a temple and a monument for him, and held the ceremony for three days starting from the 13th day of the fourth lunar month on the anniversary of his death. temple fair. When Zhang Qiwen was a child, he always loved to go to temple fairs to admire "Master Li" who had superb medical skills and noble medical ethics, and determined to be a doctor like him.
“After practicing medicine, I truly realized the greatness of ‘Mr. Li’.” Zhang Qiwen said that medical institutions focus on profits, and doctors rarely consider the feelings of patients. Some people even take food and drink. He believed that this went against the principles of medical practice and was inconsistent with his principles of life. Throughout his life, he followed the example of "Mr. Li", helping the world and saving people, with medical ethics as his top priority. Won the title of "National Model Worker" twice.
"The urgent needs of the family are the same as those of the children. Other people's children are like their own children." This is Zhang Qiwen's treatment principle as a pediatrician.
After graduating from Changwei Medical School (the predecessor of Weifang Medical College) in 1957, Zhang Qiwen came to work in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Changwei District People's Hospital. In order to improve his medical skills, Zhang Qiwen became a disciple of the late Qing Dynasty scholar Qie Qiupu, a Confucian doctor, and the famous doctor Cao Tongwen. "At that time, I really closely linked the fate and future of traditional Chinese medicine with myself, and always pushed myself to be a Chinese worthy of my ancestors and a competent doctor worthy of my patients." This is not a rhetorical statement, this is Zhang Qiwen's heartfelt monologue .
When seeing a doctor, he regards saving lives and healing the wounded as his bounden duty, and spares no effort to treat patients. After the patients were discharged from the hospital, they still took the initiative to visit them for follow-up consultations. When families encounter difficulties, they use their wages to advance medical expenses. At that time, Zhang Qiwen was loved by the people for his medical ethics and skills. In June 1960, after numerous selections, Zhang Qiwen was selected as a "National Model Worker" and attended the National "Meeting of Heroes" in culture, education and health.
After that, Zhang Qiwen set higher standards for himself and studied Chinese medicine knowledge assiduously. By 1978, he had published more than 50 papers in important journals. He was once again named a "National Model Worker" for his outstanding contributions. As a member of the delegation to the National Medical Science and Technology Conference, he was received by national leaders. The spirit of "model workers" continues to this day.
“When I see patients whose families are in difficulty, the medical fees and medicines are free of charge. Sometimes the pharmacy on the first floor can receive more than a dozen free medicine orders a day.” Wang Jiajun, Zhang Qiwen’s apprentice, described. "I have a monthly pension of seven to eight thousand yuan, and my children are also very promising. I am not short of money, as long as the clinic can pay the wages of the employees." Zhang Qiwen said. Dedicated his life to spreading the teachings of traditional Chinese medicine
“As an old Chinese medicine practitioner, I feel that I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders, which is to continue to teach the essence of Chinese medicine.” Zhang Qiwen said.
From 1981 to 1985, Zhang Qiwen took the lead and co-edited with Zhou Fengwu and others the book "The Road of Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctors", the third edition, which published the scholarship and success of 97 famous traditional Chinese medicine doctors in modern times. road. After its publication, more than 10,000 copies of the book were printed, which were quickly sold out and had to be reprinted. More than 20 years have passed, and Zhang Qiwen believes that a new round of famous veteran Chinese medicine practitioners has emerged across the country. Therefore, Zhang Qiwen decided to edit "The Continuation of the Journey of Famous Veteran Chinese Medicine Doctors", which is planned to be published in 2010.
Making this decision seems simple, but Zhang Qiwen has to pay too much for it. "It is due to his sense of responsibility", this is the explanation of the old man. Many people in the industry marveled at his dedication.
93-year-old Professor Deng Tietao, a famous master of traditional Chinese medicine and Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, called the book "a 'history of success' among contemporary famous doctors in the 20th century, a new branch of history; a unique book in the world." The history of traditional Chinese medicine education; it is also a legendary literature of traditional Chinese medicine in the 20th century, which is very valuable. "Pioneering the reform of higher education in traditional Chinese medicine." Zhang Qiwen boldly made such remarks.
He said that when he was sorting out the paths of success of famous traditional Chinese medicine doctors, he came to the realization that learning Chinese medicine should start from a young age. "This can fundamentally reverse the situation of lack of successors of traditional Chinese medicine and declining quality of practitioners." Zhang Qiwen said that he decided to set up a class for young people majoring in traditional Chinese medicine.
Want to hold a Chinese medicine class for teenagers? Is this party secretary (at that time he was the party secretary of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) messing around? At that time, everyone had a big question mark in their minds. After repeated discussions, the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, Department of Education, and Department of Health finally decided: do it!
The first junior class began enrolling students in 1985. Students are selected from fresh junior high school graduates aged 14 to 16. The schooling lasts for 8 years, with three years of preparatory courses and five years of undergraduate courses. During the preparatory phase, students recite enlightenment works on Chinese medicine and selected readings from the four major classics while they are still young, plus courses on Chinese medicine culture. Undergraduate courses , systematically study higher TCM education textbooks, provide clinical teaching, and follow teachers early.
It is understood that the Chinese medicine youth class founded by Zhang Qiwen is the first of its kind in the country. After graduating from the third class of students, more than 90% have become master's and doctoral students, becoming reliable successors to the cause of traditional Chinese medicine. His experiment was successful.
Some experts believe that it is very effective for the revitalization of traditional Chinese medicine to establish a strong professional ideology in students from their teenage years, cultivate their strong interest in Chinese medicine, and establish their ambition to practice medicine as early as possible. At present, this training model is still adopted in domestic medical schools. There have been five graduates of "foreign Chinese medicine". "TCM does have very good curative effects in treating diseases. The Chinese people have rich experience in fighting diseases and medical literature handed down from generation to generation. They should be carried forward." Zhang Qiwen said.
Before this, the status of traditional Chinese medicine abroad was embarrassing. In the eyes of many Westerners, traditional Chinese medicine is equated with the corruption and incompetence of the feudal government. They are dismissive and regard traditional Chinese medicine that has been spread abroad for a long time as charlatans and entertainers. "This makes us old Chinese medicine doctors feel heartbroken." Zhang Qiwen said.
Being heartbroken, he wanted to take some action. Since 1989, Zhang Qiwen has served as deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Department of Health. He has been invited to Australia six times to give lectures and visits.
“This trip allowed Australians to begin to understand the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine and enhanced exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.” Zhang Qiwen said that after repeated demonstrations, the Australian Ministry of Education approved the study at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMET). ) and the University of Melbourne respectively established the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the School of Biomedical Sciences, becoming the first country in the West to incorporate Traditional Chinese Medicine into formal education. Zhang Qiwen also served as the editor-in-chief of the "Chinese-English Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine" and wrote a paper analyzing the current situation of traditional Chinese medicine in Australia and put forward eight suggestions, all of which were adopted. It is understood that there have been five graduates of "foreign Chinese medicine practitioners".
In 2000, Victoria officially passed legislation and established the Victorian Government Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Authority, which has an equal status with the Western Medicine Hospital Authority. As soon as this news was announced, it caused a sensation throughout Australia and even the world. Tens of thousands of overseas Chinese were all delighted. "China Traditional Chinese Medicine News" reported that Zhang Qiwen is "a person who has made great contributions to the legislation of traditional Chinese medicine in Australia." He has contributed to the spread of traditional Chinese medicine to the world.
Zhang Qiwen was elected as a distinguished senior professor of the Australian College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the honorary president and academic consultant of the Australian National Federation of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Societies. He was invited to settle in Australia several times, but was declined. Zhang Qiwen said: "My ideal is in China." "Department-level doctor" is happy to eliminate diseases and disasters for the people
On November 28, when the reporter arrived at Zhang Qiwen's clinic just after 8:30, the door There is already a long queue of patients. This "department-level doctor" and "civilian doctor" has long been famous for his enthusiastic, economical and superb medical skills.
Ms. Hu’s 6-year-old daughter has a stubborn disease, and she takes her daughter all the way from Jinan to see a doctor every week. "Every time Professor Zhang comes here, he takes care of us. He doesn't need to register. He shows us first so that the returning bus won't be delayed," Ms. Hu said.
"We are from Texas. We get better medical treatment here quickly. Professor Zhang is a nice person. He still gave us medicine when we didn't have enough money last time." A middle-aged man who looked like a farmer said. Wang Jiajun told reporters that as Professor Zhang's popularity increased, many patients from other places came here to take care of him. For special cases, Professor Zhang visits the doctor at home and never charges a fee.
After Zhang Qiwen retired, he first established the Materia Medica Pavilion and the Salesian Church, and then the Baishou Church. He immersed himself in the community and asked patients in his hometown. He is now over seventy years old, but he treats every patient patiently and seriously. "I spent a large part of the first half of my life working as an official and doing academic work. Now that I have time, I want to focus on the career I have loved all my life." Zhang Qiwen said.
Professor Zhang Qiwen received two new honors recently. At the 26th National Traditional Chinese Medicine Pediatrics Academic Conference, he was awarded the "Outstanding Contribution Award for Pediatric Development of the Chinese Society of Chinese Medicine"; and was elected as the honorary president of the first Pediatric Professional Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies.
After Zhang Qiwen retired, he returned to Weifang to diagnose and treat diseases for the people. On November 28, accompanied by Zhao Shouxiang, director of the Party History Research Office of the Municipal Party Committee, reporters came to Weifang to interview him.
The old man summarized his life's efforts like this: "The three things I have done in my life are the most gratifying: 'One Old', 'One Young', and 'One World'. 'One Old' is He edited the book series "The Journey of Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners"; "Yishao" founded the "Traditional Chinese Medicine Junior Class"; "One World" promoted the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine abroad and trained 5 "foreign Chinese medicine practitioners" in Australia. It is groundbreaking in the country." Although he has so many achievements, Zhang Qiwen believes that he is a doctor. His hard work and lifelong goal is to save the world and save people. All his efforts are related to this goal. . ·He has just been elected as the Honorary President of the First Pediatric Professional Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies; ·He has superb medical skills and noble medical ethics, and has been named a "National Model Worker" twice; ·He is the first "Training Class for Teenagers in Traditional Chinese Medicine" in the country ·He went to Australia six times to spread traditional Chinese medicine, making it the first Western country to incorporate traditional Chinese medicine into formal education; ·After his retirement, he diagnosed and treated diseases for the common people and was known as "department-level doctor" and "civilian doctor".