Many other doctors have pursued such a course, for example, Sun Yat-sen, the author Lu Hsun, and more recently, National Assembly Member Chen Yung-hsing, and Legislative Yuan member Shen Fu-hsiung. Dr. Chi on the one hand practices medicine and on the other composes essays.
遠有國父孫中山、作家魯迅，近有國大代表陳永興、立委沈富雄，他們都有學醫、行醫的背景。