Chinese Physician Studies at Cal State Fullerton

Chinese anesthesiologist and hospital director Xia Dan has just completed a semester on campus, thanks to a grant from the Lingnan Foundation. During her stay at Cal State Fullerton, Xia worked in the university’s Student Health and Counseling Center, and visited other universities and hospitals to learn more about U.S. hospital and clinic administration. “My impressions of Cal State Fullerton are that people here work very hard,” said Xia, pictured with Howard Wang, associate vice president for student affairs. “I enjoyed learning more about long-range planning and seeing how technology is used in health care. Americans also are attuned to treating patients very well. There’s a very humanistic approach. I appreciated the opportunity to study here and especially appreciated the assistance I received from Dr. Howard Wang and Dr. Robert Palmer [vice president for student affairs].” Xia is now spending several weeks at Washington University Hospital in St. Louis before returning to China.