Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1419 Sending Graduate Students Back to Their Hometown to Fully Support Fangyan (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)
Fang Yan did not leave with Director Liao after that.

Anton drove the car over, and Fang Yan got in. He then told him to drive towards the research institute.

Next, I'll go back and give Dean Zhao Xiwu some feedback.

I also need to talk to Professor Tamagawa at the school.

There weren't many cars on the road at that moment, so Anton drove very fast on the way back, and arrived at the research institute in about half an hour.

Fang Yan took the proposal and strode into Dean Zhao Xiwu's office.

To his surprise, several of the elderly professors inside were still waiting for news.

Upon seeing him enter, everyone stopped what they were doing and gathered around him.

"How is it? Has the Ministry of Health approved it?" Dean Zhao Xiwu asked first, his eyes full of urgency.

Fang Yan said with a smile:

"It's approved! Vice Minister Li personally assigned the task. The Central Health Care Group and my mentor's team reviewed and signed it. The process is already underway, and doctor training and powder approval should start soon. Overseas Chinese businessmen and the Ministry of Commerce have also agreed to support us, so the procurement of medicinal materials and promotional points are guaranteed."

Zhao Xiwu and the other senior professors breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, their faces breaking into smiles: "Great! Great! Our traditional Chinese medicine can finally take the lead in national health campaigns! Your revised plan was worthwhile, and Director Liao's support was also worthwhile."

Old Cheng leaned closer, picked up the dialectical disc on the table, turned it around, and sighed:

“I said this disc was practical from the beginning, and now the Ministry of Health has also approved it. It will definitely be easy for primary care physicians to use.”

Fang Yan nodded: "The leaders of various departments also think so."

At this point, Dean Zhao Xiwu said, "Regarding the doctor training, the Medical Administration Department will compile a list of key personnel from the pilot hospitals next week. I see that our research institute will also have to send a few professors to give lectures."

Everyone else nodded in agreement that it was indeed necessary.

Then they started discussing it.

At this moment, Professor Cheng, who was in charge of the graduate program, said:
“I think we should send some of our three classes of graduate students out as well. They come from all over the country, and many of them used to work in hospitals or schools. The pilot program will definitely include some of their hometowns. Letting these native students go back and get familiar with the local customs and culture will reduce the barriers when communicating with grassroots doctors. It might be more effective than us professors from Beijing giving lectures.”

"Moreover, they themselves are medical students, so they can learn how to use the diagnostic disc and the medicine powder very quickly. Sending them to assist in training can not only help grassroots doctors answer questions, but also allow them to accumulate clinical experience on their own, which is a win-win situation."

"Moreover, they can also collect pilot data. Graduate students have a certain professional foundation and know what key information to record, such as changes in patients' symptoms and the effects of the powder. When they organize the data and give it back, we can adjust the plan in a timely manner."

Hearing what Mr. Cheng said, everyone thought it was a really good idea.

Dean Zhao Xiwu said:
“Half of the graduate students in these three classes come from grassroots hospitals, and their hometowns are all in the pilot provinces. Sending them back will not only help with training, but also allow them to connect with their former colleagues in the local hospitals. They can also communicate with us promptly if any problems arise during the pilot program.” Dean Zhao Xiwu pondered for a moment:
"How many people should we send? One to each pilot hospital? Or should we group them by province?"

Old Cheng thought for a moment:

“Let’s group them by province. Send 10 graduate students to each pilot hospital to form a small team. For example, if there are 5 pilot hospitals in Shanxi, send 10 graduate students from Shanxi there. Two people will be responsible for each hospital. This way, they can focus on training and it will also be easier to track the data later.”

"Before they set off, we need to give them a brief training session, focusing on how to teach grassroots doctors to use the diagnostic disc and how to handle common problems. For example, how to guide them to match the symptoms with the corresponding medicine powder when they encounter inaccurate tongue coating diagnosis, so that they can answer the questions when they arrive at the grassroots level."

As soon as Professor Cheng finished speaking, Fang Yan subconsciously frowned. There were a total of 188 graduate students in the three classes. If 10 students were sent to each pilot province, then if there were 10 pilot provinces, 100 students would need to be selected, almost half the total. He was about to speak when Dean Zhao Xiwu raised his concerns:
“Ten people is too many. Our graduate students already have daily research tasks. If we take so many people at once, the progress of our research will probably be affected. Moreover, the reception capacity of grassroots hospitals is also limited. Sending two graduate students to each hospital is enough to assist in the training. Sending more will easily disrupt their work rhythm.”

Professor Zhou echoed this sentiment:

“Dean Zhao is right. We also need to consider the attitude of the higher-ups. When we applied for the special funding, we emphasized ‘streamlining and efficiency’. If we send so many graduate students down at once, it will inevitably make the higher-ups think that we are wasting resources, and they may even reject the proposal.”

Old Cheng stroked his chin, somewhat hesitant:

"In your opinion, how many people should be sent to each pilot province?"

Fang Yan glanced at Dean Zhao Xiwu before speaking:
“I think sending 3-5 people to each pilot province is enough. For example, Shanxi has 5 pilot hospitals, so sending 5 graduate students, one to be responsible for one hospital, can both focus on assisting training and collect data in a timely manner. If we calculate it this way, 10 pilot provinces would only need to send 30-50 people, which will not affect the progress of graduate students’ research projects and will also make it easier to get approval from higher authorities.”

Dean Zhao Xiwu nodded: "This suggestion is reasonable. It ensures the needs of the grassroots level without wasting resources. Let's report the number of people first, and then adjust it according to the actual situation later."

Old Cheng nodded and said:
"Then let's call all the graduate class advisors over and discuss it with them. If it's appropriate, we'll report it accordingly."

No one objected at this point, so they started the operation, calling the school next door. Soon, Fang Yan's homeroom teacher, Wang Yuchuan, and Fang Yaozhong arrived.

Old Liu was teaching other students and couldn't come, but two other classes and Professor Yue Meizhong, the director of the graduate program, also came.

After Fang Yan recounted the whole story from beginning to end, Dean Zhao Xiwu then mentioned the matter of transferring graduate students to participate in the project.

Upon hearing their words, everyone reacted in roughly the same way: support! We must support them!
Professor Wang Yuchuan and others had already discussed what Fang Yan was going to do before, and they supported it. Now that he wants to do something even bigger, they still support it!

In short, we did everything we could to help Fang Yan win the Nobel Prize!

P.S.: I'll give you 8,000 words after finishing this chapter.

Continue tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)