On Nov 17th 2016, my colleague Fen underwent the resection of a lung nodule. It turned out to be adenocarcinoma in situ, a very early stage of lung cancer with favorable prognosis. I've never felt more relieved and fulfilled because she was the 32nd patient we saved in the CT lung cancer screening program. It was a profound moment on my way to pursue my goal--to help people fight with cancer. I have acquired perseverance, leadership and aspiration on this long way, which ensured me the capability of handling tough challenges.
The first thing I gained was perseverance in harsh times. Seven years ago, I was an intern of the most selective M.D. program in China. Suddenly my father was diagnosed advanced pancreatic cancer, one of the most severe …show more content…
I was appointed as the leader of a 10-person work group responsible for several urban and rural areas because of the preliminary research I had done on it. It was a complicated task as we had to recruit 2000 subjects from different ethnic areas, arrange the scanning schedule in 4 weeks, and unify the rules of data processing and interpreting. At first my group had a conflict in recruiting subjects. Some colleagues suggested that we should only enroll Han people because it was difficult to communicate with minorities and organize local residents in remote areas. The participation of minority areas might cause critical data loss in the program. I tried to argue that minorities could also be benefited in this program whereas my colleagues estimated that it would double our workload. Then I met with each group member and found out that time was not the main concern. They were actually more concerned about the quality of work because of the language barrier and cultural difference. To solve this conflict, I asked a committee member in local medical association who was familiar with ethnic culture and language to join us. With his help, I redesigned the plan, added an education section adjusted to minorities, visited the remote areas and carefully selected some qualified hospitals to implement the plan. Then I recruited a volunteer liaison in each rural hospital involved to keep communication with the group and send us feedbacks. After completing all the preparations above, I encouraged the work group to hold together to achieve our target. 4 months later, we finished 25% more cases than expected without any data loss. 9 months later, we were rated the best in 3 groups of Sichuan province and invited to introduce our experience to other groups. I was proud of this experience because more people benefited from our work regardless of their social status. I also
The first thing I gained was perseverance in harsh times. Seven years ago, I was an intern of the most selective M.D. program in China. Suddenly my father was diagnosed advanced pancreatic cancer, one of the most severe …show more content…
I was appointed as the leader of a 10-person work group responsible for several urban and rural areas because of the preliminary research I had done on it. It was a complicated task as we had to recruit 2000 subjects from different ethnic areas, arrange the scanning schedule in 4 weeks, and unify the rules of data processing and interpreting. At first my group had a conflict in recruiting subjects. Some colleagues suggested that we should only enroll Han people because it was difficult to communicate with minorities and organize local residents in remote areas. The participation of minority areas might cause critical data loss in the program. I tried to argue that minorities could also be benefited in this program whereas my colleagues estimated that it would double our workload. Then I met with each group member and found out that time was not the main concern. They were actually more concerned about the quality of work because of the language barrier and cultural difference. To solve this conflict, I asked a committee member in local medical association who was familiar with ethnic culture and language to join us. With his help, I redesigned the plan, added an education section adjusted to minorities, visited the remote areas and carefully selected some qualified hospitals to implement the plan. Then I recruited a volunteer liaison in each rural hospital involved to keep communication with the group and send us feedbacks. After completing all the preparations above, I encouraged the work group to hold together to achieve our target. 4 months later, we finished 25% more cases than expected without any data loss. 9 months later, we were rated the best in 3 groups of Sichuan province and invited to introduce our experience to other groups. I was proud of this experience because more people benefited from our work regardless of their social status. I also