When Lin Qiaozhi was five, her mother died, affected her deeply. At age 18, she chose to study medicine. Eight years later, Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with the Wenhai Scholarship, the highest prize(give) to graduates. She (immediate) became the first woman to work as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. After several years, she (send) to study in Europe and then, in 1939, in the US. She left a good impression her American colleagues who invited her to stay. However, Lin rejected the offer and returned to China.
In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman (appoint) director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. When the department was closed because of the war, she opened private clinic to continue to treat patients. She was even seen riding a donkey to faraway villages to provide medical care.
Although Lin Qiaozhi held many important positions in politics, she was
(interested) in tending patients, publishing medical research training new staff in her department. Dr Lin never married and she kept working until her death in 1983. She left her(saving) to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors.
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