What's even more alarming is that the university student expansion plan of '99, which was supposed to increase the enrollment for the eight-year program, didn't actually expand; it reduced instead. The school claimed it was due to plans to reform the eight-year program, but who knows whether that's a good or a bad thing. The reality is that, since Xie Wanying, no more female students have been admitted into the eight-year clinical program over the past few years. It's extraordinarily difficult for female medical students to find employment in good hospitals.
For someone like Lau Jingyun, a diploma from Guoxie is highly prized in itself; except for Guoxie Affiliated Hospital, it shouldn't be difficult to secure a position in other hospitals. However, having graduated from Guoxie, one would naturally prefer to stay there.
