Guest guest Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 I'd have to go back to the book to quote the text but I think we can say he was " best known " as a teacher and administrator advocate. I was kind of inspired to read that Qin first created the charts that we now use so often to explain patterns and organ functions. Tell you the truth, I am a bit ambivalent about the Scheid book. I can appreciate the scholarship and am glad for it but I would have rather seen all the formulas that these famous and not so famous doctors wrote than hearing about their bloodlines. I also found it strange that he ends with the influential Dr. John Shen, who although having a familial relationship to this city, seemed to have strayed from the medical traditions. It seems like we have to doug , " Trevor Erikson " <trevor_erikson wrote: > > Jason, > > Thanks for your insights. I too am always searching for that good > blend of teacher and clinician. I always want to question the validity > of a " famous " doctors claim to to fame, whether it was from a purely > theoretical place or if it was matched in clinical practice. > > I was very intrigued by some of the accomplishments that Volker > attributed to Qin Bowei, particularly his diagnostic ability and the > book he wrote on this. It seems that his diagnostic approach was meant > to be placed into the mainstream standardized medical literature, but > was replaced instead by the less superior 8 differential diagnosis. > > I am very curious to study Qin Bowei's methods and case studies. I > noticed that Chip Chase recently translated a book of his. Any idea if > it is related to Qin's diagnostic skills? > > Thanks, > Trevor > > PS This is another area where I feel more motivated to actually learn > the Chinese. Practitioners like yourself inspire me because of all > this richness you have access to! > > > , " " > <@> wrote: > > > > Trevor, > > > > > > > > Volker's book is excellent, no doubt. However, I think one has to > look at > > the big picture when evaluating such a statement. > > > > > > > > Qin Bo-Wei was one of the strongest and most famous teachers in the 20th > > century, writing many of the earlier textbooks (and loads of > articles) for > > the schools in the 20 century. His ability to clearly present > complex ideas > > was unparalleled. He was an amazing synthesizer of ideas and there > are some > > interesting stories about this in Volker's book. > > > > > > > > However, my teacher shadowed him for 15 years in the clinic. I have > had long > > discussion about Dr. Qin's clinical aspects with my teacher. It > should be > > known that Dr. Qin's clinical skills were also some of the best around. > > There are quite of few of his case studies circulating for this very > reason. > > I have hundreds and they are far from meek. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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