Graduate Returns Home to Serve as Village Doctor in Sichuan
Vocational graduate Tsering Chu returns to her Sichuan hometown as a village doctor, addressing rural healthcare gaps through traditional and modern practices.
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Vocational graduate Tsering Chu returns to her Sichuan hometown as a village doctor, addressing rural healthcare gaps through traditional and modern practices.
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