Changhua, Taiwan 2010 Eva Yuan
About Taiwan o AKA Republic of China (ROC) o Population: 23 million o Language: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English o Religion: >93% combination of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism. 4.5% christianity. o Culture: Chinese, Japanese, Confucianist, and increasingly Western values.
Relationship with China
Taipei 101
Health Care o National health insurance (NHI) o Cheap and equal access o Huge patient load o Privacy/ medical care/ doc.-pt. relationship
Changhua Christian Hospital 60 clinical specialty and subspecialty 5,000 visiting patients daily 3,679 employees 1,684 beds 4 buildings Library Research labs
A Typical Day 7:30am – morning meeting 8:30am -12pm, 2pm-5pm: – Pediatrics: office visits / PICU/ NICU/ ER/ cardiac cath. – Ob/Gyn: OR, Delivery Room, ultrasound, office visits. Hand on: cardiac cath., pap smears.
After work
Expenses Travel: $1484 for plane ticket. $75 for travel insurance. Training program: $ 0 Food: $ 2 - $ 10/ day Shelter: $ 0 Medicines & vaccinations: $ 0 Special equipment: $0 Sight-seeing: see next slides
☺ Just for fun ☺
Karaoke
Night Markets
Zhu Shan
Kenting
I ♥ FOOD
Milk tea + Shaved Ice
Bento Box
Local Taiwanese food/ snacks
International Cuisines
Contact information: Ivy Lin CCH website: