20201216 (written by Yolanda) 跨領域志工職涯新契機New Career Development for Cross-discipl

20201216 (written by Yolanda) 跨領域志工職涯新契機New Career Development for Cross-disciplinary Volunteers!

在團隊與合作夥伴紛紛獲獎的喜悅中，12月16日晚間義大醫院鄭勝峯副院長帶領6人團隊蒞臨本校，以「台灣的國際醫療現況與發展」為題，為深碗課程學生進行一場結合專業知識與趣味的協同教學。課程由廖俊芳教授簡短介紹來賓與講者，並說明文藻如何與義大團隊結緣，在越南的第一次接觸，並見證非醫療志工之貢獻，皆是透過鄭副之支持。鄭勝峯副院長承襲師長風範奉獻自己，於2002年起年年赴越南義診，如今越南已是他的第二故鄉。志工服務不只為他帶來個人生命的改變，更為唇顎裂病患的生命帶來全新的轉變。此外，醫療團隊也訓練當地的種子醫生，期望當地人能從本國醫生獲得更大的幫助，而初次手術後的衛教、後續的修補手術或治療也將會是志工能夠協助的另一區塊。

接下來的演講相當生動，由整形外科陳建忠主任深入淺出的解說，搭配圖解與照片，同學迅速了解生理結構、唇顎裂問題、發生率及可能原因、和相關治療與時機。病人不只有外觀、構音、吞嚥的困難，還受到社交上、溝通上、教養上的嚴重衝擊。陳主任接著描述國際組織Operation Smile 在越南的行動，特別是國際醫療團隊的挑戰，例如篩選病人、整合支援與設施、與國際志工和當地病患的溝通，以及文化適應。陳主任認為義診對病患和志工而言，都是改變的機會。隨後，由經驗豐富的蘇嫺語言治療師說明和示範唇顎裂患者的障礙，她穿插一系列相關的問答競賽，檢視同學的理解，也有語言治療常見的遊戲，給學生體驗體內器官運作達到語言治療的效果。這場協同教學在醫療專業的知性收穫和活潑的互動知能活動中圓滿結束，而以文藻學生的語言專業背景，在未來的職涯發展更是可深入探索非醫療志工服務，和語言治療。

While WHC-USR team was taking delight in the award-winning achievements of our partners as well as our own, a 6-member team led by Vice Superintendent Dr. Sheng-feng Jeng of E-Da Hospital arrived on Dec. 16 evening, giving an excellent co-teaching session filled with expertise and fun on the topic of “Status Quo and Development of Taiwan’s International Medical Care” to students of the USR “deep-bowl” course. The class began with a brief introduction of the guests and speakers by Prof. Melody Liao, who explained the origin of the E-Da-Wenzao collaboration, WHC-USR’s first encounter with Vietnam, and her witness of the contribution made by non-medical volunteers, all through the support of Dr. Jeng. Following the footsteps of his teachers since 2002, Dr. Jeng has been devoting himself to the annual charity treatment in Vietnam, now his second home. Volunteering has brought not only a significant change to his individual life but also transformation in the lives of those suffering from cleft lip or cleft palate. In addition, their medical team “trained the trainers”, hoping the locals will benefit more from the service of their own doctors. Hygiene education, further repairs or therapy after the first surgery will be another scope assisted by the volunteers.

Next came a lively lecture by Dr. Chien-chung Chen, Director of the Department of the Plastic Surgery. His lucid explanation, with photos and illustration, about the physical structure, problems of patients suffering from cleft lip or palate, incidence and possible causes, and related treatments to the patients at different stages helped the students to understand clearly within a short period of time. Patients normally encounter not only difficulties in appearance, articulation, or swallowing, but also receive more serious impacts on social life, communication, and education. Dr. Chen then gave a clear description of the action taken in Vietnam by Operation Smile, especially the challenges of the medical care team, such as screening suitable patients, integrating resources and providing facilities, communicating with international partners and the local people, and adapting to cultural gaps. In his opinion, charity treatment would be a chance of change for both the patients and the volunteers. Later, Ms. Hsien Su, an experienced speech-language pathologist, gave a talk and demonstrated speech and language disorders of patients with cleft lip or palate. The quizzes and games in between enabled the students to check their comprehension and to experience how to function speech-related parts in the body for therapeutic purposes. This session of co-teaching ended perfectly in a fulfilling harvest of professional medical knowledge and in the thrills of interactive tasks. With solid language background, Wenzaorians may well explore in depth non-medical volunteering service and speech-language pathology for career development.