Prof. Lijie Tan from the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, attributes his success in career to multiple factors, ranging from his mentors’ strict training, the constant deliberation on the essence of the western medicine, to the ongoing effort to think outside the box and trying new things. His journey to become a thoracic surgeon manifests the saying, “your actions become your habits; your habits become your values; and your values become your destiny.” For him, this destiny is a path of life-long self-cultivation.
