In the live broadcast, Zhang Xuefeng contacted many candidates who wanted to apply for the major of traditional Chinese medicine. His evaluation of the employment prospects of Chinese medicine major is not bad, but he gave candidates three suggestions:
1, Chinese medicine employment has a strong regional, when applying for colleges and universities, you must first think clearly about where you plan to work in the future. Suppose you want to stay and work in Sichuan after graduation, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a good choice.
2. Chinese medicine has a high employment threshold. As long as there are doctoral students in the top three hospitals, we must be prepared for long-term efforts. If you can't bear hardships, you'd better choose carefully.
I will learn a lot of classical Chinese when I am in the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Students with poor Chinese scores should think twice. Ancient medical literature is a compulsory course to learn Chinese medicine well, and it is also the key to open the treasure house of classic medicine. Only by learning the basis of ancient Chinese reading well can we better understand the meaning of classic works such as Huangdi Neijing and Treatise on Febrile Diseases.
Is it really difficult for Chinese medicine practitioners to find jobs?
Yes, it is difficult for Chinese medicine practitioners to find jobs.
In recent years, the promotion of TCM registration fever is actually influenced by "system fever". After all, studying medicine is hard, but if you can be admitted to the establishment of public hospitals, it will at least represent a stable job, and you don't have to worry about being laid off at any time like private enterprises. But is it really easy to learn Chinese medicine and want to be admitted to the establishment?
In fact, the current medical employment has been "rolled up" to an outrageous extent, and the changes of the times have caught many people off guard. In the past, a post with a master's degree was capable, but now a doctor needs to start.
It is necessary to have a good development in Chinese medicine, especially in the top three hospitals. A five-year undergraduate course plus four years of master's and doctor's degrees will take at least nine years to complete.
Not only does it require high academic qualifications, but the employment of Chinese medicine also faces the problem of scarce employment places. There is not much demand for graduates in Chinese medicine hospitals every year. Generally, hospitals recruit students by department, and even fewer people are recruited. Many hospitals mainly recruit "supernumerary" recruits, that is, the employment system, which has not been compiled.
As far as Chinese medicine is concerned, it does not have a fixed and clear system theory like western medicine. Many things come from experience and need personal experience.
A lot of knowledge and technology of western medicine have matured after learning a master's degree, but many students majoring in Chinese medicine feel that the more they learn, the less they understand. Traditional Chinese medicine is a treasure handed down from their ancestors.
Its profundity makes many students feel that even after studying for a master's degree, they have a feeling of learning only a little, which are obstacles in the employment process of Chinese medicine.
Having said all this, I am not asking you to "never learn Chinese medicine", but to let everyone understand the difficulties and obstacles that Chinese medicine will face in employment, and to avoid following the trend of filling in Chinese medicine majors because of the "system fever", which will lead to regret in the future.
When you decide to study medicine, you must stay awake. Don't just look at successful cases, but also learn from failed cases.
Although it is not easy to learn Chinese medicine, undergraduate and master's degrees can help you learn a lot. If you can't get a foothold in first-tier cities, taking a step back and choosing second-and third-tier cities can also meet your employment expectations.
Fierce employment competition is inevitable, but it will be much better than first-tier cities.