The Study On The Campaign Of Learning Traditional Chinese Medicine By Western Medicine Doctors In The Early Stage After The Foundation Of People's Republic Of China

The campaign of learning traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) by western medicine doctors (the shortened form "western medicine learning Chinese medicine" is used below) in the early stage after the foundation of People' s Republic of China is a historical event with typical political token of "mass movement" , based on the indications by Mao Zedong, under the guidance of the ministry of health of central people's government, starting from protecting traditional cultural heritage, and aiming at inheriting and making the most of traditional Chinese medicine, from top to bottom, under the leadership, organization and in a planned way, western medicine doctors throughout the country were organized to study traditional Chinese medicine.The purpose of this article is to make an effort to revive China's social, political, economical and cultural background at that time, analyze the origin of the campaign of studying TCM by western medicine doctors, teasing out the key events in the campaign of studying TCM by western medicine doctors, research on the peculiarity, main achievements, far-reaching effect and influence on TCM's policy and TCM's industry hereafter made by the campaign of studying TCM by western medicine doctors, and provide experiences for reference for the development of TCM.The direct incentive of the campaign of studying TCM by western medicine doctors is the misplay in TCM's performance by the ministry of health in the early stage after the foundation of People's Republic of China. In view of protecting traditional cultural legacy, Mao Zedong denoted that "western medicine doctors should study TCM" and the mass movement of western medicinedoctors throughout the country studying traditional Chinese medicine consequently came into being in the middle and late 1950s, and the aim of"creating China' s new medicine" was set up as a long-term destination.Since 1955, the administrative department in charge of health in all quarters held various of courses, among them, courses for western medicine doctors leaving one' s job to study TCM, short-term disengagement courses, courses for doctors who are on the job, teaching by correspondence and studying by acknowledging somebody as one' s teacher were main forms for western doctors to study TCM, in order to mobilize western doctors throughout the country to learn TCM' s basic theory and clinical skills. After the study, the unity of the doctors of traditional Chinese and western medicine were improved, most western doctors gradually diverted from the prejudices on TCM before, and TCM academic was tremendously popularized and disseminated.In 1958, Mao Zedong affirmed the achievements of the 1st national courses for western medicine doctors leaving one' s job to study TCM, and made comments and instructions on an official paper that "TCM is a great treasure house, we should make great effort to excavate and improve it. " Since then, more medical personnel directly or indirectly joined the study through many channels, around 1959, "studying TCM by western medicine doctors" formed a nationwide mass movement great in strength and impetus.The campaign of western medicine doctors studying TCM had lasted for decades, which is an important historical event that profoundly effecting the field of medicine and accompanying with obvious political tint after the"Patriotic Health Campaign" as will as a turning point of bring the TCM' s industry into government' s managerial system. It is a typical case of political factors intervening groves of academy. Just because of the intervention and interposition by politics, TCM' s social and academic position was raised, and TCM' s academic evolvement was promoted, the campaign of western medicine doctors studying TCM in the early stage after the foundation of People' s Republic of China made key contribution to today' s prosperity and evolution of TCM' s academic. Besides, it brought up a flood of new-type medical staff who not only know the knowledge of modern medical science, but also understand traditional Chinese medicine, which established the foundation of our country' s cause of combination of TCM with western medicine.Chapter 1 discusses the main factors initiating the campaign of western medicine doctors studying TCM;chapter 2 dilates on the process of the development of the whole campaign of western medicine doctors studying TCM, the details involving western medicine doctors studying TCM, the existing problems and the amendment measures: chapter 3 sums up the accomplishment of western medicine doctors studying TCM and its influence on TCM' s progress: chapter 4 emphasizes on the political factors affecting the occurrence and development of the campaign of western medicine doctors studying TCM.