On May 29, there was a large-scale free clinic in Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zunyi,Guizhou Province. More than a dozen well-known domestic medical experts from Beijing, Tianjin, Shenzhen and other places came to the hospital to carry out teaching rounds, lectures, free clinics and other work. This is one of the activities organized by the Chinese Medical Association to "learn party history, understand ideas, do practical things and open a new situation" which send medical services to the old revolutionary base areas. Cui Li, director of digestive department of Beijing Yanhua Hospital Group, was invited to participate in the free clinic. In her her Whchat Moments, she said: come as soon as we are called,and fight as soon as we comes. The second day happened to be her birthday. The considerate organizer obtained the information from the ID number and quietly gave her a surprise. At the end of the day, when they had dinner, the whole audience sang birthday songs, blew candles and cut cakes, and she had a meaningful and unforgettable birthday.

Cui Li is the director, chief physician and MD of the Department of Gastroenterology of Beijing Yanhua Hospital. She has been committed to the standardized diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases for more than 30 years. She took the lead in carrying out painless digestive endoscopy, was good at endoscopic diagnosis and treatment, and personally operated more than 30000 cases of gastrointestinal endoscopy. She has rich experience in the treatment of acute and critical diseases such as massive hemorrhage of gastrointestinal tract. In recent years, she has been committed to the early diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors, and give full play to the advantages of integrated Chinese and Western medicines. shi has a solid theoretical basis and practical experience in a variety of persistent functional gastrointestinal diseases such as intractable constipation, intractable abdominal pain, abdominal distention and heartburn. shie is one of the successful examples in the integration of Chinese and Western medicines.

She is determined to forge ahead and has been learning and improving for many years. She is now a member of the big data group of the digestive endoscopy branch of the Chinese Medical Association, a professional member of the spleen and stomach disease branch of the Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a member of the integrated Chinese and Western medicines digestion branch of the Chinese Medical Association, and a director of the digestive Disease Branch of the Chinese Medical Association,etc. As early as 2014, she was rated as the Phoenix star.

She attaches great importance to clinical efficacy and tries to solve the pain for patients. Traditional Chinese Medicine is a treasure house. If we can combine the respective advantages of Chinese and Western medicine, the curative effect will be improved. Therefore, she taught herself Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the opportunity is always reserved for those who are prepared. She was admitted to the "first intermediate and advanced research class of Western Learning" of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Science and became one of the 20 outstanding students, She studied with Tang Xudong, the chief expert of spleen and stomach disease of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, and Shi Zaixiang, a national famous old Chinese medicine, for 5 years, and obtained a doctor's degree in clinical medicine of integrated Chinese and Western medicines In 2018, she went to the Department of Gastroenterology of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the United States as a visiting scholar for one year, with a broader vision.

This free clinic in Zunyi was warmly welcomed by the local people. During the limited visiting time, director Cui visited more than 120 patients, many of whom came from the mountainous areas of Guizhou, including patients with severe liver cirrhosis, stubborn constipation and abdominal pain. There are also patients with atrophic gastritis and gastrointestinal polyps who are worried with thick examination reports. With the cooperation and help of local doctors, director Cui was hospitalized in time, issued more than 80 prescriptions, patiently answered various questions and doubts of patients, and thanked by the unsophisticated people in the old area again and again.

In the process of communicating with director Cui, she said that the deeds of the martyrs in the old revolutionary areas have baptized my heart and I am honored to do something for the people in the old revolutionary areas. Although the road of integrated Chinese and Western medicine has been a little hard, it can solve problems in clinical practice, which gives me confidence and strength, and constantly understands the breadth and depth of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the process. It is my lifelong pursuit to relieve the sufferings of patients.

Director Cui said: as an old Party member, I am lucky to have a meaningful birthday in Zunyi old revolutionary base, which I will never forget.