1. Excerpts from Bethune’s famous quotes
“I refuse to live in a world full of massacre and corruption, and I refuse to acquiesce or ignore those greedy people. ”
“Let us remove profit and private financial gain from the medical profession and remove greedy individuals from our profession as a shameful thing.”
"What is the responsibility of a doctor, a nurse, a caregiver? There is only one responsibility. What is that responsibility? That responsibility is to make our patients happy, to help them regain their health and regain their strength. You must Treat every patient as your brother and your father, because, in fact, they are closer than father and brother - he is your comrade, and you should put him first in everything.
“Let us eliminate profit and private economic gain from the medical profession, and purge insatiable individualism from our profession. Let us regard it as a shame to enrich ourselves from the suffering of our fellow men. Let us re- To set the moral standards of the medical profession - not as a professional rule among doctors, but as the basic moral and justice standards between the medical profession and the people."
2. Bethune's story.
Bethune is a medical doctor. He takes medicine as his profession and strives for excellence in technology. A member of the Communist Party of Canada, when the German fascists invaded Spain in 1936, he personally served the fascist Spaniards. When the Anti-Japanese War broke out in China in 1937, he led the Canadian and American medical teams and came to China in early 1938. Arriving in Yan'an at the end of the month, he showed his spirit of sacrifice, exemplary work enthusiasm and sense of responsibility.
Education: Obtained a seventh degree from the University of Toronto in 1916. Joined the Communist Party of Canada in 1935. In 1936, he participated in the Spanish Revolution with the Canadian Volunteer Army and fought to help the anti-fascist Communist Army. After the defeat of the Communist Party and the military order, he returned to Canada. In the spring of 1938, he came to Yan'an, the revolutionary base of China, and served as a military doctor to assist the Communist Party in leading the Chinese people's war.
Deeds: In early 1938, Bethune came to China and chose to go to Yan'an, where the environment was more difficult. He also wanted to be close to the front line of the war. In Jinchayi, Bethune gradually established a deep friendship with the Chinese people. Under his leadership, a model hospital was set up in the liberated area. Many Chinese doctors learned the skills of treating patients from Bethune, and Bethune gradually became a frontline soldier. spiritual pillar. When Bethune was about to return to the United States to request medical support, suddenly a war broke out. Bethune decided to stay and once again faced the smoke and flames of war with Chinese medical staff. However, this time he accidentally broke his hand during the operation and was infected with the virus. He eventually died gloriously in the gratitude and memory of the Chinese people. He was 49 years old this year.