Since then, Dr Shih, currently chief surgeon at the hospital, has become something of a legend in the Republic of China. Of the 40-odd neurosurgeons in Taiwan, Dr. Shih has personally been responsible for training 24.
﹘ ﹘截至目前為止，我國神經外科專科醫師共有四十人左右，而由施純仁教授在三總直接訓練而成的，即佔廿四人之多。在自由中國台灣的醫學界，有人認為「施純仁」代表著「權威」與「傳奇」雙重意義。