Thus, public health circles have high expectations resulting from the appointment of Chen Chien-jen as minister of health, since he comes from an epidemiological background and his appointment reversed the usual practice of appointing a minister of health from the treatment sector.
因此，公衛界對這次政府能一反過去衛生署長都由醫生出任的慣例，任用流行病學出身的陳建仁，寄予很高期待。