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Surgeons say job not commensurate with pay(1)

Being a surgeon is one of the most difficult and rewarding professions a person can undertake. But the long hours and malpractice risks are taxing. Besides these problems, Taiwan's National Health Insurance system is set up to reward doctors for the number of patients they see, shortchanging surgeons who may only treat a couple patients a day. Some of the nation's leading surgeons worry that younger doctors won't follow in their path. In the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital operating room, all eyes are focused on Wei Fu-chuan, an expert in reconstructive microsurgery.Wei is renowned for his expertise in transplanting fingers and toes. On this operating table, the big toe on the patient's left foot, including bones, muscles, arteries, veins and nerves, is severed and split open. Soon it will be