The progress of the times and the development of the economy, some things will always be eliminated, and some things will also be new growth, this is a problem that all walks of life may face, and so is the innovation of the medical industry.
The barefoot doctors were witnesses to an era in which they played a rather important role, but that doesn't mean they were rejected or excluded or denied.
Their contributions have been remembered since the beginning, but there is one thing that they have not been able to keep up with the development and progress of the times. This era requires everyone practicing medicine to have a license to practice medicine, which requires an exam to obtain.
In the past, the examination for this license was relatively simple, so many barefoot doctors have successfully transformed into rural doctors. They continue to serve families in the countryside, especially the elderly and children.
These rural doctors have a lot of experience in practicing medicine, and are no worse than some of the doctors in the hospitals. The only thing is that they specialize in general practice rather than in specialties, that is, they have to treat all kinds of illnesses, so they are not very good at what they do. This also leads to a more awkward situation for them and makes them easier to eliminate.
With the gradual development of community hospitals, the status of rural doctors has begun to falter. Slightly more prosperous villages and towns may set up a hospital, and rural doctors will no longer be able to stay in business.
Because they have to pass exams, many barefoot doctors, who are older and less well educated and illiterate, are often unable to pass these exams. Although they have quite a lot of experience in practicing medicine, they also use herbal medicine to combine Chinese and Western medicine. But in the end, they failed to keep up with the demands of the times.
This is also an important reason why the country's advancement in Western medicine has led to the gradual demise of Chinese medicine. In fact, the development of medical reform is not only the barefoot doctors have been hit, the industry of traditional Chinese medicine has also been hit quite a lot of heavy blows in that era, but the good thing is that in the past few years, traditional Chinese medicine has also begun to gradually be valued.