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In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Rich AKA Wang Shi Kai returns to share with us more insights from his experience working as an Emergency Physician in China. He describes how the patient doctor relationship is broken. "A recent survey at my hospital found that almost 90% of respondents said they had been victims of physical abuse by patients.”
In part 2 of Email 4 Dr. Rich, AKA Wang Shi Kai shares with us more some more “Bizarre patient encounters” from his time working as an Emergency Medicine Physician in China.
Dr. Rich AKA Dr. Wang Shi Kai is back!!! He shares with us a summary of his experiences as an Emergency Medicine Doctor in China over the last year has been like. In the first part of this two part email he shares what working with residents in China is like.
In this conclusion of the third email from Wang Shi Kai, he shares with us more insights from his time practicing medicine in China. He shares stories of corruption in the form of kickbacks to doctors prescribing antibiotics, challenges faced by his Emergency Medicine Fellow, and much more. Narrative Medicine. Doctor Blog. Physician Blog. Emergency Medicine
In this edition of Best, Wang Shi Kai, Dr. Rich shares with us what it is like being in Beijing during Chinese New Years. Narrative Medicine. Physician Blog. Doctor Blog. Emergency Medicine.
In the continuation of our series "Best, Wang Shi Kai" Dr. Rich continues to share a variety of patient interactions and interesting cases. In the continuation of his 2nd email Dr. Rich expresses his frustration with the antibiotic prescribing patterns of his colleagues.
In this continuation of the Best, Wang Shi Kai Series, Dr. Rich begins to share with us the different patients he has treated in China. He describes the difference in practice patterns between American Practice and Chinese Practice.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Dr. Wang Shi Kai describes the drastically different hospitals he works at in China. The first is a private hospital, where patients expect immediate, top quality and specialized service. The second is a public hospital where the waiting room is full of patients and chaos is the norm. To switch back and forth between these two completely different environments requires the doctor to be able to flex and adapt quickly.
Dr. Rich is an emergency medicine physician from Los Angeles who is currently practicing in China. He was given the name Wang Shi Kai by the Chinese Medical Board. In this post Dr. Rich shares his experiences transitioning to life in China.
