(2020/04/18 文藻)

(2020/04/18 文藻)

(2020/04/18 文藻by 季慕華) 專訪義大醫院鄭勝峯副院長: 國際志工微笑行動 揮灑你我精彩人生 Interview with Dr. Seng-Feng Jeng: Join International Volunteering Operations and Paint a Life of Splendid Smiles

正值防疫期間，義大醫院鄭勝峯副院長特別親自來到文藻接受學生訪談。鄭勝峯副院長是台灣知名的整形手術專家，尤其以顯微重建整形手術享譽國內外，每年都吸引無數國外醫師前來學習。他除了傾全力指導後進之外，過去近二十年期間，年年赴越南義診，和Operation Smile的機緣帶領他走入國際醫療志工，為孩童手術創造歡顏，也為自己揮灑一幅幅精彩人生。訪談由USR團隊老師也是英語教學中心副主任季慕華老師安排，共英課程英文九L9推動國際公民素養，本學期著眼國際志工服務，正好與「溫暖白色巨塔的小螺絲釘 文藻國際志工共創就醫無障礙—USR 社會實踐計畫」不謀而合。事實上，除了操作手術刀為他人繪出一幅幅精彩的新人生，鄭副院長的另一項長才是拿起畫筆、油畫刀繪出旅途印象，可在義大醫院看到他的作品喔!

訪談由鄭勝峯副院長示範如何正確洗手輕鬆開始，針對同學所準備的問題侃侃而談，內容包括一般社會大眾和家人對醫生職業的期待，鄭副院長師承兩位恩師—羅慧夫醫師(Dr. Samuel Noordhoff)和魏福全醫師，踏上一條不太一樣的路。2002年他首次與魏福全醫師赴越南義診，成為人生轉變的契機。在越南與Operation Smile (總部在美國維琴尼亞州的國際組織)有密切的合作，結識Operation Smile 創辦人夫妻 Dr. William P. Magee Jr. 和 Kathleen 與當地的國際志工，從此投入國際醫療志工服務，回來後招募新血加入志工團，希望赴越南義診的經驗能夠啟發年輕醫護人員更精彩的人生價值。面對數百個顏面有缺陷的的孩子，長途跋涉等待醫治，卻只有區區一百名可在一周內的義診完成手術，而這已是醫療團隊能提供的極限，鄭副院長不忍心看到孩童失望的眼神，開始訓練當地醫生傳承使命，正如同當年他的導師一樣。回顧台灣的醫療史，台灣何其有幸，享有外籍傳教士長期在異鄉的無私奉獻，如今台灣醫界和企業人士雖然不是神職人員，也有相同的願景，樂意以足夠的經濟支援和技術回應這樣的感召，協助需要的國家。兩小時的訪談，鄭副院長提出三項原則作為結尾: 1. 選擇自己喜歡的工作，樂在其中；2.家人優先，不錯失相處良機；3.堅持守法原則，不誤入歧途。以此期勉文藻學生逐夢踏實，追求精彩人生。

During the trying time of the pandemic prevention, Dr. Seng-Feng Jeng of E-Da Hospital arrived in person at the Wenzao campus for an interview conducted by our students. Dr. Jeng is a renowned doctor of plastic surgery, and his global reputation, especially in microreconstruction, attracts numerous surgeons from around the world to learn from him. In addition to rendering his medical expertise to the younger generations of doctors, for nearly two decades, Dr. Jeng has been visiting Vietnam on a yearly basis for charity medical mission trips. His encounter with Operation Smile led him to international medical volunteering, which has resulted in creating brilliant smiles for children through surgeries and life-enriching portraits for himself. The interview was arranged by Ms. Muhua (Yolanda) Chi, a member of Wenzao USR team and also Deputy Director of Center for English Language Teaching, whose course design of General English 9 features global citizenship. This semester the course extends its focus to international volunteerism, matching perfectly the goals of Wenzao Healthcare Communication—University Social Responsibility. In fact, in addition to applying his surgical knife to create a splendid new life for other people, Dr. Jeng is proficient in using paint brushes and palette knives to portray images of his trips and his works can be seen in E-Da Hospital!

The interview started with Dr. Jeng’s demonstration of washing hands properly and followed by replies to the questions prepared by students, including the social and parental expectations of a doctor’s career, the instruction and heritage of his two most important teachers— Dr. Samuel Noordhoff and Dr. Fu-Chan Wei, who led him on to an unusual path. In 2002, Dr. Jeng went to Vietnam for the first time with Dr. Wei for a charity medical mission, a turning point in his life, in which he met Dr. William P. Magee Jr. and his wife Kathleen, founders of Operation Smile (headquartered in Virginia, US), and a number of the international volunteers there. Ever since, Dr. Jeng has been deeply engaged in international medical volunteerism and now he recruits new medical personnel every year for volunteering, in the hope that the experience in Vietname will inspire young people for a splendid life with core values. According to Dr. Jeng every time they faced hundreds of kids with a cleft palate or cranial defects, but only one hundred lucky kids were able to receive surgeries within that week, the maximum number of operations that the medical team could offer. The remaining majority had to be turned down after a long trip from home and hours of anxious waiting. The eyes of disappointment were so hard to forget that Dr. Jeng started to train local doctors to carry on the mission, just like he had been trained by his mentors. Looking back to Taiwan’s history of medical science, it is such a great blessing that Taiwan has enjoyed the long-term selfless devotion from missionaries living in a foreign land. Although Taiwanese medical professionals and entrepreneurs are not clergy, they share the same vision, and with sufficient economic support and technology they are willing to answer the calling to assist the countries in need. The 2-hour interview ended in Dr. Jeng’s three pieces of advice: 1) to choose a career that one likes and enjoy working; 2) to take family members always as top priority so as not to miss important events in their life; 3) adhere to the principle of being law-abiding without ever falling into the trap of wrong doing; aiming at a blissful fulfillment of young Wenzao students in their search for a splendid life.