Ye Xiaohui: a Ph.D student in the medical team
Among the first 13 Chinese servicewomen to join the UN peacekeeping
force, Ye Xiaohui is the only Ph.D. student.
"I became a member of the peacekeeping medical team by accident," Ye
told reporters.
She has been a Ph.D. student at China Medical University and is to
graduate in the summer of 2003. She worked as a translator when a UN inspection
team came to the hospital to check on the peacekeeping medical team. Her mastery
in medical equipment and English impressed the inspection team.
"Thus I was enrolled into the medical team," said Ye. China Medical
University agreed to postpone her dissertation by one year upon the request of
the hospital.
She will serve as a laboratory technician in the medical team. " The
Democratic Republic of Congo is located in the tropical area. It is infested
with various infectious diseases. The medical conditions there are very poor and
I have to perform tasks that are usually done by three technicians in normal
conditions, therefore, It's a demanding job. " Ye said.
"I major in AIDS treatment and monitoring. I may have the opportunity
to do some research there because there are many HIV carriers in the DRC," Ye
continued.
Ye has mastered the operation of the six medical devices to be used in
her job. She has also been informed of the diseases in the country. "A tough job
awaits me there."
Ye, 38, has a 12-year-old son. Her husband is also a doctor in another
hospital, doing medical experiments.
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