The little assistant who served Bethune back then is now 101 years old!

At the age of 18, he worked as an assistant

Fighting alongside Bethune, treating the wounded on the front line

At 89, he is still serving outpatients

Until I could no longer

Stop working when you stand up

More than 15,000 surgeries completed

Achieved multiple breakthroughs from "0 to 1" in the field of thoracic surgery

He is the recipient of the "July 1st Medal"

Xin Yuling, the first person to perform lung transplant in China

In the recently aired program "China in Stories"

The legendary life of this 101-year-old doctor

It moved many netizens↓↓↓

Fighting side by side with Bethune for more than 100 days

He decided to study medicine to serve his country and put his oath into practice

May 1938

Xin Yuling joined the Eighth Route Army at the age of 17

Served as a medical worker in the Ministry of Health's rear hospital

In the second year, he was sent to the Bethune Medical Team

On the front line of gunfire

Xin Yuling witnessed Bethune's refusal to retreat many times

The scene of calmly performing surgery on the wounded

Although I only fought side by side with Bethune for more than 100 days

But it deeply affected Xin Yuling

This also gave him the idea of ​​studying medicine to serve the country.

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"Saving the dying and the wounded is my lifelong wish, and the value of life is dedication"

Xin Yuling wrote this poem

It was his oath that he put into practice.

Performed the first human lung transplant in my country

The first double-lumen intubation anesthesia method

The first lung resection surgery under acupuncture anesthesia...

More than 80 years of medical practice

This pioneer of thoracic surgery in New China

Creating the field of thoracic surgery in Chinese and even the world

Countless breakthroughs from "0 to 1"

Later, Xin Yuling went through 3 years

Preparation for the construction of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital

After the hospital was built, he took the initiative to resign as director

Leading training courses

Trained more than 1,000 technical backbones of thoracic surgery

Guided more than 40 hospitals across the country to establish thoracic surgery

Successfully established the teaching and research system of Chinese thoracic surgery

“I have been a doctor all my life.

I have seen countless patients and have no regrets.”

Xin Yuling once said: "My greatest wish in life is

Just be a good doctor

Be a 'immortal pine' under the shadowless lamp"

Even if my health deteriorates in my old age

I need a stroller to get to the hospital.

He still insists on seeing patients and attending department rounds every week.

Xin Yuling, who was over 80 years old at the time

Recorded in a notebook

My daily work and disease progression:

"I fell on the uneven road on my way to work this morning and injured the skin on my right knee.

It’s getting more and more unsteady!”

"Due to lumbar disc hyperplasia, spinal canal stenosis

It caused numbness in both feet, lameness, and he fell many times."

Xin Yuling's health became worse in his later years.

The family is very worried

I repeatedly persuaded him to take a rest.

Xin Yuling said:

“I can continue to work

We can also see more patients.”

Until he was 89 years old

Xin Yuling was unable to stand up during a visit due to back pain.

The career of visiting doctors has finally ended.

At that time, Xin Yuling said:

“I have been a doctor all my life.

Having seen countless patients, I have no regrets."

In 2021, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China

100-year-old Xin Yuling was awarded the "July 1st Medal"

Xin Yuling's daughter Xin Xiaomei recalled:

“My father was half asleep at the time.

I immediately became excited when I heard the news.

Keep saying 'Good! Happy!'"

He is a "resident doctor" in the eyes of his juniors.

Encourage young doctors to "become good doctors like Bethune"

Xin Yuling continues the spirit of Bethune

And he himself has been persevering year after year

Became a role model for young doctors

Xin Yuling's student Liu Deruo said:

"The lights in Mr. Xin's office are always on.

Whether at work or after get off work

Everyone can see Mr. Xin working

It's like being in a hospital

That’s why I’m called ‘resident doctor’ by the younger generation.”

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“Be a good doctor like Bethune”

Xin Yuling's message to young doctors

Inspired by this spirit

Countless young medical workers wear white coats as battle uniforms

Live up to the mission and responsibility

Salute to the centenarian doctor Xin Yuling!

Source: CCTV News

Producer/Xu Bing

Editor-in-Chief/Ma Wenjia

Editor/Qin Jing Du Xianhan

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