Will Taiwanese Physicians Feel Panic？The Career Development and Professional Adaptation of Taiwanese Physicians Who Practice in Mainland China
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Wang, Yen-Chiao
Abstract
As Taiwan’s medical work environment begins to worsen, it is starting to push its medical worker to leave the country in search of better work opportunities and environment. Media reports that there has been a trend of corporate hospitals from Mainland China poaching the skilled Taiwan’s physician with competitive high salaries. As the progression and development of a health care worker takes much more than just an individual contribution and cost factor, it also takes the combined efforts from the country and society. With the leaving of these Taiwanese trained physicians to Mainland China, they may appear to be working under a similar culture and same language system. However, they are in a different institutional system, their occupational life is bound to be impacted. How should these professionals adapt to the differences? Unfortunately, with regards to this matter, media is rarely reporting it. This in-depth report is base on the above question. It would focus on the development after the big move to China. Upon the lure to move on to a country with the possibility of profiting from this mega population of 1.3 billion people. Did these Taiwanese physicians finally succeeded in getting a share in this booming industry? Or has it been just a dream after all? In order to find the answer, this thesis presents finding from Taiwan’s physician who practice in Mainland China. It will be focusing on the comparison of medical system, physician-patient relationship etc. For this report, I had interviewed around thirty physicians and related respondents. Through face-to face interview, I would be asking them to share with me on the difficulties that they faced throughout this move. With substantial findings and data, I had analyzed and provided suggestions. Taiwanese physicians may have a hard time adapting when they practice in Mainland China. This would includes: The unequal of physician title in both cross-strait medical environment, according to the law governing Taiwan’s physicians, they are not allowed to do surgeries if they do not hold the related title. Taiwanese physicians may also face difficulty when it comes to Job progression or promotion. There is also the issue that China’s physician social status is inferior as compared to Taiwan. Furthermore, it is hard to operate a privatized hospital and come in contact with high-end private patient. Moreover, different working method would create friction. Also, the physician-patient relationship is different from that in Taiwan. The above are the common obstacles that Taiwanese physicians faced while they practiced in China, resulting in them giving up their career in China, and returning home to Taiwan. Nevertheless medical demand is still bigger than supply in China. Taiwanese physicians survive in China are based on three elements: manage the medical business on your own, invest money to build up on hardware and software, and build up contacts and to ensure that they have the ability to attract more patients. At this present moment, Taiwan may still be at an advantage in the medical profession, but with the huge number of talents from China, Many has predicted that China would surpass Taiwan within the next three to five years. Therefore, if Taiwanese physicians don’t create a self-survival rule, it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold.
Subjects
Taiwanese physicians
privatized hospital
physician-patient relationship
medical market
in-depth report
SDGs
Type
thesis
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