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Independent Practitioners 　　Since opening his independent medical practice in Shanghai at the beginning of this year， Zhang Qiang， a cardiovascular surgeon， has adopted an entirely new lifestyle. Unlike most doctors in the country， who are employed by one public hospital at a time， he now works for several hospitals. 　　Zhang used to be head of the Vascular Surgery Department of East Hospital， which is affiliated with Tongji University in Shanghai. He resigned at the end of 2012 to pursue his new career path. 　　“I hope to set up a day-surgery platform that is up to international standards，” Z