Time in Tibet

Luo joined the fourth batch of group-assisted medical teams from Shaanxi province in Tibet.

He worked in the People's Hospital in Tibet's Ali region from July 2018 to December 2019.

He was head of the ENT department and assistant to the dean. He overcame altitude sickness and a shortage of surgical instruments.

Using the department's only endoscopy equipment, he carried out over 40 types of surgeries not previously performed at the hospital, including the first ear endoscopy, inferior tympanic membrane repair and endoscopic nasal septum-deflection correction.

His work won him such accolades as the Ali Youth May Fourth Medal.

When his yearlong service period was completed in July 2019, he singed on to stay until December.

As of now, he doesn't know how long he'll need to remain in Wuhan.

But he does know why he's there.

Contact the writer at zhanglei@chinadaily.com.cn