Professor Li Youji plans to donate all her assets after death to the Kelin Foundation of Sun Yat-sen University, which will be used to establish the "Excellent Middle-aged and Young Clinical Medicine Teachers Award in Memory of Ye Rengao and Li Youji." The university's medical teaching office will be responsible for selecting and rewarding outstanding middle-aged and young teachers in clinical medicine. The first donation is 500,000 yuan. The plan is to reward three excellent middle-aged and young clinical medicine teachers every year, with a reward amount of 10,000 yuan each.
"500,000 yuan, for many businessmen, may just be the cost of a meal, but for us, it is almost our life savings," said Professor Li. She hopes that more people will invest in the cultivation of medical talents.
According to the Yangcheng Evening News, reporters Lin Shinin and Ma Haiyang, correspondent Huang Aicheng reported: "Our salaries are not high, so our donation is not much, but we hope it can play a role in encouraging others." Said Professor Li Youji who is over seventy years old. On the 28th, Sun Yat-sen University held the donation ceremony for the "Excellent Middle-aged and Young Clinical Medicine Teachers Award in Memory of Ye Rengao and Li Youji." Professor Li Youji came to the venue in a wheelchair, refused help from others, and insisted on standing to accept the certificate presented by the school and interviews from journalists.
Professor Li Youji is a famous nephrology expert at Sun Yat-sen University. She and her late husband Professor Ye Rengao were hailed as the "preeminent academic couple" of the university, both having made remarkable achievements in the medical field (Professor Ye Rengao passed away in 2003 during the fight against SARS). The couple had the intention to donate their property in their later years. Recently, Li Youji was also diagnosed with pancreatic tumors. Feeling the urgency of time, she wished to realize the donation as soon as possible.