Alternative Careers For Laid-Off Chinese Doctors
If you are a Chinese doctor who had been laid-off, fret not.
According to an officially published book titled 下岗怎么办 (What To Do If You Are Laid-Off, 1998), these are the following options you can consider.
1. Raise funds and set up your own hospital - A successful case cited was of a doctor in Shanghai (上海) who set up a predominantly mental rehabilitation center named 杨浦安定医院 (Yangpu Anding Hospital). The hospital was said to be a former health station belonging to a bankrupt state-owned enterprise. It was set up at a cost of 150,000 yuan.
2. Become a "hotel doctor" - With so many hotels all over China, and the likelihood that some hotel guests will fall sick at any one time, "hotel doctors" are said to be urgently needed. Apparently, all you need to do is to sign a "contract" with the hotel whereby you guarantee that you, or anyone from your team of doctors, will be available when medical attention is needed.
3. Become a "barefoot doctor" - The name "barefoot doctor" was derived from the days where gungho and passion, sans medical skills, were all that it took to treat patients. But now, it means to become a village doctor. Even though the ability of rural dwellers to pay is low as compared to urbanites, "the market is big, and the economic benefits should not be under-estimated, let alone the social benefits." "Social benefits" include bringing useful and relevant health care knowledge to rural dwellers.
4. Become a "migrant doctor"- Given the large numbers of migrant workers flocking to large Chinese cities, "migrant doctors" have become increasingly indispensable. Especially since migrant workers either can not or do not want to seek treatment at bigger (read: more expensive) hospitals. Hence, "migrant doctors" who charge lower consultation fees can fill a niche, and make a good living.
5. Open a family clinic in neighborhoods - This will make it easier for the elderly and handicapped to seek medical treatment. The clinics will also be helpful for those who either cannot visit hospitals during normal hours, or those who want to avoid the "bureaucratic procedures and long queues at hospitals."
According to an officially published book titled 下岗怎么办 (What To Do If You Are Laid-Off, 1998), these are the following options you can consider.
1. Raise funds and set up your own hospital - A successful case cited was of a doctor in Shanghai (上海) who set up a predominantly mental rehabilitation center named 杨浦安定医院 (Yangpu Anding Hospital). The hospital was said to be a former health station belonging to a bankrupt state-owned enterprise. It was set up at a cost of 150,000 yuan.
2. Become a "hotel doctor" - With so many hotels all over China, and the likelihood that some hotel guests will fall sick at any one time, "hotel doctors" are said to be urgently needed. Apparently, all you need to do is to sign a "contract" with the hotel whereby you guarantee that you, or anyone from your team of doctors, will be available when medical attention is needed.
3. Become a "barefoot doctor" - The name "barefoot doctor" was derived from the days where gungho and passion, sans medical skills, were all that it took to treat patients. But now, it means to become a village doctor. Even though the ability of rural dwellers to pay is low as compared to urbanites, "the market is big, and the economic benefits should not be under-estimated, let alone the social benefits." "Social benefits" include bringing useful and relevant health care knowledge to rural dwellers.
4. Become a "migrant doctor"- Given the large numbers of migrant workers flocking to large Chinese cities, "migrant doctors" have become increasingly indispensable. Especially since migrant workers either can not or do not want to seek treatment at bigger (read: more expensive) hospitals. Hence, "migrant doctors" who charge lower consultation fees can fill a niche, and make a good living.
5. Open a family clinic in neighborhoods - This will make it easier for the elderly and handicapped to seek medical treatment. The clinics will also be helpful for those who either cannot visit hospitals during normal hours, or those who want to avoid the "bureaucratic procedures and long queues at hospitals."
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