Peking University, August 21, 2020: Qiao Jie, one of the heroines in the serious fight against COVID-19, has endured countless days and nights spent at the very front line of the battlefield in Wuhan, China. Qiao is also executive vice president of Peking University Health Science Center, president of Peking University Third Hospital (PUTH), director of the National Clinical Research Center on Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBYGN) Disease and director of National Center for Healthcare Quality Management in Obstetrics. She wears her protective suit with pride and dignity, for she was given the mission to lead the team of medical staff from PUTH in Wuhan to protect and save the lives of people affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. What sets her apart from the other doctors on the front line of the battle is that her area of expertise lies within the fields of obstetrics and gynecology. As the director of the National Centre for Healthcare Quality Management in Obstetrics, she has been dedicated to the research on the impact of the coronavirus on pregnancy, using her expertise to protect the wellbeing and safety of pregnant women who have contracted COVID-19.

Qiao Jie

On February 1, Qiao received a sudden instruction to rush to Wuhan as soon as possible. She was appointed to lead the second batch of medical staff from PUTH to Wuhan to carry out medical rescue work. Previously, Peking University had already dispatched its first batch of 20 medical staff to the Sino-French City Branch of Tongji Hospital in Wuhan. However, more medical professionals were needed in the efforts to control the coronavirus. Qiao and her team hurriedly packed their items and bid farewell to their families and embarked to Wuhan to join the first batch of medical staff. Her team included Shen Ning, vice president and deputy director of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Li Shu, attending doctor of the Department of Emergency Medicine, and Li Xiang, party officer of the hospital. Six days later, Peking University dispatched another emergency medical team, comprising 113 doctors, nurses and medical administrators.

On February 7, the total number of medical staff from PUTH contributing to epidemic prevention and control in Wuhan reached 137.