Taipei Medical Doctors Association celebrates 100th anniversary, releases special book, opens new page of inheritance

The Taipei Medical Doctors Association celebrates its 100th anniversary, which is an important milestone for the medical community; the picture shows the situation.

The Taipei Medical Doctors Association, which has grown up with Taipei during the Japanese colonial period, has kept its medical practice with the city for centuries. Today it released a special book to open a new page in its inheritance. Chairman Hong Deren said that he hopes that in the next century, the medical community will gather its strength to improve the medical environment and respond to people's health needs.

The Taipei Medical Doctors Association held a century-old legacy of gratitude tea party and a centenary special issue book launch this afternoon at the National Defense Medical University. Hong Deren said in his speech that on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Taipei Medical Doctors Association, through 24 different life choices, the positive attitude, persistence and actions of doctors when facing challenges are jointly presented; the light illuminated by each person's example will also become a guide for the younger generation to move forward.

Hong Deren said that the 100-year history of the association has been accumulated by countless doctors and predecessors, and this event is both gratitude and inheritance. Facing the next century, the Association will continue to gather the strength of the medical community, deepen medical education, promote the improvement of the medical environment, and act as a communication bridge between the medical community, the government and society, allowing professional values ​​to respond to the real health needs of the people.

Lin Jingyi, deputy director of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said that the Taipei Medical Doctors Association’s celebration of its 100th anniversary is an important milestone for the medical community. For a long time, doctors have played a role in Taiwanese society beyond being medical professionals who treat illnesses and save lives. From the Japanese colonial period and the Nationalist Government to modern times, many medical seniors have actively participated in important national policies, public affairs and human rights issues.

Lin Jingyi said that doctors have always been one of the important expressions of social public opinion, and Taiwan now has President Lai Ching-te, who is a physician, with the vision of leading Taiwan towards a healthier future. I am happy to see that the Taipei Medical Doctors Association continues to inherit the spirit of doctors on a century-old basis, gather the strength of the medical community, and usher in the next bright century.

Lin Jingyi pointed out that over the past 100 years, the Taipei Medical Doctors Association has played a key role at all important moments, especially during the epidemic prevention period. The association has provided the government with a lot of assistance, and frontline doctors have devoted themselves enthusiastically to jointly protect the health of the people. In addition, the friendly medical measures promoted by the association have also become a template for medical institutions to learn and implement, demonstrating the medical community's emphasis on improving medical quality and patient care.

Lin Jingyi said that medicine is a profession of continuous learning. Doctors learn new experiences from patients, and also continue to learn new scientific knowledge, the experience of their predecessors, and the exchanges between colleagues. Taking this 100-year milestone, I would like to remind all future generations of doctors that as doctors, in addition to shouldering important responsibilities to patients and their families, they also bear an important mission to the entire country and society.

The Taipei Medical Doctors Association officially released the new book "Century of Elegance and Sustainability of Inheritance: The Thoughts, Practices and Inheritance of 24 Medical Models". The special book contains a total of 33 chapters, organized according to six major themes: summary, medical policy, clinical services, medical education, academic research and cross-field dialogue. It shares professional development, key choices and practical processes, and records a generation of doctors who stick to their original aspirations despite the changing times.