Chapter 357

"Master? What do you mean?" Fang Ziye asked.

"Our hospital doesn't have a rule that Deputy Chief Physicians must go out for advanced study, right?"

Fang Ziye understood Deng Yong's meaning — he was saying Fang Ziye might have to go out for advanced study for a period of time.

Otherwise, why would there be talk of other people's homes and one's own home?

And such advanced study probably wouldn't be at a place like Tongji or Union Medical College in Han City.

"Do you think Liu Huanglong is that awesome, that he can run straight to an Academician or a Trauma Surgery big shot, hand over a piece of paper, and say, 'Come on, little院, help me write a written application'?" Deng Yong joked.

"That definitely wouldn't work. Even Professor Liu would probably have his joints dislocated and reduced a few times." Fang Ziye shook his head.

To tell the truth, Fang Ziye hadn't understood this aspect before, nor had he thought much about matters related to exceptional promotion to Associate Senior Title. Fang Ziye currently only holds a Junior Title; after his PhD graduation he was preparing for an Intermediate Title, and the Associate Senior Title examination was still a long way off.

Naturally he hadn't made corresponding arrangements and plans, but the previous Old Professor Li Guohua had given Fang Ziye about half a year of grassroots work experience, and this thing could also be used in the hospital's Associate Senior Title hiring standards.

The Associate Senior Title examination and the hospital's Associate Senior Title hiring requirements are separate; generally, top teaching hospitals' Associate Senior hiring requirements are far higher than the Associate Senior Title examination requirements.

Often a situation occurs where you've obtained the Associate Senior Title, but the hospital doesn't hire you as an Associate Senior, because you haven't met the hospital's Associate Senior hiring requirements — for example, high-quality papers, or mastery of sufficient surgical procedures.

"So, this is something you have to fight for yourself. Liu Huanglong can only recommend you. Of course, this favor of recommendation is also something you must remember."

"The reason Liu Huanglong had such a good opportunity before was thanks to his father-in-law. However, Liu Huanglong himself is also sufficiently tough." Deng Yong explained this to Fang Ziye.

"And if you want to move up in the future, a certain degree of interpersonal interaction is definitely necessary. Naturally, this time definitely isn't now, and isn't this year either……"

Fang Ziye is still a Chief Resident now; the Chief Resident hasn't been completed, so there's no talk of going out for advanced study.

While going out for advanced study, one also needs to get to know some people and build a network of personal connections unique to Fang Ziye — this is also very necessary.

People are social beings, not solitary walkers.

Actually, the people Fang Ziye needs to know and visit aren't particularly many.

There are only six living Academicians in Orthopedics currently; it would be best if Fang Ziye could obtain their mentorship, plus his own effort and assistance, only then would he have a chance to enter that transcendent hall in the future.

Those who can interact in the circle and have ability — what's the harm in interacting with them? If it really doesn't work out, then so be it.

Are you waiting for these big shots to take the initiative to show you goodwill?

"Later, I'll have Yuan Weihong take you to do some of our Trauma Surgery's common Grade 3 surgeries — for example, open reduction and internal fixation of fractures, simple open reduction and internal fixation of pelvic fractures, and some more common procedures." Deng Yong said leisurely.

The reason he specifically mentioned open reduction and internal fixation of fractures and pelvic fractures is because at Zhongnan Hospital, these are actually not particularly common.

"A Trauma Surgery doctor who can't even perform fracture surgeries — that's truly a bit laughable……"

Fang Ziye nodded upon hearing this, and glanced at his own Panel. Simple open reduction and internal fixation of limb fractures: Grade 4, 562/5000; Open reduction and internal fixation of pelvic fractures: Grade 4, 505/5000.

Fang Ziye touched his nose: "Master, when I was in Enshi, I watched many Directors perform fracture surgeries. Why don't you just transfer some over from the Outpatient Clinic?"

Deng Yong's face immediately turned serious. Deng Yong had never seen Fang Ziye's surgical operations or anything else at Enshi Central Hospital; he'd only heard people boasting about Fang Ziye's awesomeness, but mostly treated it as mutual commercial flattery.

Deng Yong said: "Don't be arrogant and complacent. Your Master is still your Master, after all. Yuan Weihong is young, he contacted fracture procedures the latest, and is the least rusty."

"Speaking of it, I haven't done a pure fracture surgery in thirteen or fourteen years. Now when I do surgery, if there's no bone defect or it's not a complex fracture, I feel a bit at a loss. Otherwise I'd personally teach you."

Deng Yong isn't bragging. Sometimes the simpler the surgery, the more unfamiliar it becomes because it's been set aside for so long — one even loses the special hand feel when doing it.

Doing what he's most familiar with — complex fractures, special bone defects, or at worst a bone transport surgery, or an osteotomy correction and other high-difficulty procedures — Professor Deng Yong only then feels his meridians unblocked and incomparably refreshed.

"Alright then… Master." Fang Ziye had no choice.

Professor Deng Yong already has a fixed mindset; he said not to be arrogant, yet Fang Ziye still said beside him that Yuan Weihong might not be able to teach him — that's a bit too much like boasting……

The chat ended there.

Around 7:20, Luo Tingzhu had already packed a bowl of Hot Dry Noodles for Fang Ziye from outside; they must have been mixed evenly at the time.

Pushing open the door, seeing Fang Ziye in the Ward General Rest Room, she smiled and handed over a Black Cloth Bag and a Disposable Bag of Hot Dry Noodles, saying: "Senior Brother, this is breakfast, these are socks! ~"

Fang Ziye was too embarrassed to have Luo Tingzhu wash his underwear; after using them he had no time to wash so he threw them away, but socks could still be reused. Luo Tingzhu would come collect them from Fang Ziye once every one or two days.

After all, he's a Chief Resident. If Fang Ziye rushed home to wash socks and missed the first Emergency Consultation Phone call, failing to reach the Emergency Consultation position in time, that would be big trouble.

"Thanks for the trouble." Fang Ziye actually felt a bit embarrassed.

Having been single since birth for so many years, even with a girlfriend, abroad he still washed his own clothes. Troubling others caused some psychological discomfort to some degree.

"It's fine, Senior Brother. I'll go check on our Group's patients first. Then arrange tomorrow's surgeries." Luo Tingzhu said goodbye.

"Good! Thanks for the trouble, you and Senior Brother Yan Zhiming. ~" Fang Ziye nodded.

The surgery scheduling in the Department is mostly arranged by the Follow-up Resident PhD students. Originally these tasks belonged to Fang Ziye, but Fang Ziye's schedule was too unfixed — sometimes even more unpredictable than Professor Deng Yong — so it naturally became defaulted to Luo Tingzhu and the others to arrange.

In March, Wang Yuanqi and Gu Yi had both graduated. Wang Yuanqi was still waiting for Professor Deng Yong's Hospital Retention news, but Gu Yi had already left Han City, and like Senior Brother Sun Shaoqing, went out of town to find work.

So now the Big Senior Brother and Big Senior Sister in the Group are Luo Tingzhu and Yan Zhiming.

Luo Tingzhu walked a few steps, then turned back: "Senior Brother Yan Zhiming said he'll treat you to lunch at noon. I forgot to tell you."

Fang Ziye heard this and was delighted: "Great, haven't eaten together with Senior Brother Yan Zhiming in a long time. Are you eating in the Department?"

Luo Tingzhu shook her head: "After I finish scheduling surgeries and reviewing Medical Records, I have to go to the Laboratory first."

"Now Master has quite a bit of money here, so he gave me a certain amount of funding to do Basic Experiments on other Specialty cells. The opportunity is rare; I have to work hard. As reserves for future job hunting."

"Also, the City-level Project and Provincial-level Project I applied for earlier also need to start considering Project Completion. That's also quite busy." Luo Tingzhu explained softly — not that she was unwilling to eat with Fang Ziye.

Luo Tingzhu walked away, and Fang Ziye opened his mouth and ate heartily.

In his heart he couldn't help thinking of Senior Brother Yan Zhiming. Senior Brother Yan Zhiming used to be a little fatty, but now he's transformed. After seeing off the Third-year Student Sun Shaoqing Senior Brother, and then seeing off the two Senior Brothers Wang Yuanqi and Gu Yi, he's now also the Big Senior Brother in the Group.

Even his own classmate Senior Brother Li is now a Second-year Doctoral Student Senior Brother.

Days really pass in a flash……

At noon, Fang Ziye, as representative, treated the Group's PhD and Master's Student brothers to a big meal.

After all, whether it was the card from Professor Ni of Hand Surgery or the Hospital's talent introduction funds, they were all a windfall.

He's the Chief Resident; taking care of the brothers is only right.

Not particularly lavish, because there were quite a few people eating, so it was just KFC, Fried Rice, Barbecue, and Stir-fried Dishes — one portion each, totaling over two thousand yuan, letting everyone eat their fill.

During the meal, quite a few people were getting close to Fang Ziye, expressing the hope that Fang Ziye could look out for them during Emergency Consultations. Fang Ziye nodded and agreed to all.

Surface agreement naturally had to be done fully, but in his heart he had already made a ranking.

Senior Brother Yan Zhiming, former classmate Li Yuanpei, and Xiong Jinhuan — the three of them are in the first echelon; everyone else, leave it to fate.

Fang Ziye cannot be absolutely fair in everything, favoring those close to him over strangers; he also cannot concern himself with whether the Master's and Doctor's students in the other two groups have that many opportunities. If someone is particularly outstanding, he can learn from Jin Hongzhou and give them some extra opportunities.

The dragon-slaying youth ultimately becomes the evil dragon.

Fang Ziye thought so.

……

On the afternoon of April 18, at 15:23, Yuan Weihong, full of confidence, pulled Fang Ziye into the split-station operating room!

Split station, as the name implies, means that on a surgery day the accumulated surgeries are too many; after all operating rooms become idle, Teacher Deng's team's lead surgeons split up, each opening a station to lead two surgeries separately.

Fracture surgery is relatively simple, so Yuan Weihong only brought Fang Ziye and Jie Han — he didn't even bring Lan Tianluo, because Lan Tianluo had to go on stage for his own bed-assignment patients to serve as Teacher Deng's assistant.

Upon entering the operating room, Fang Ziye finally let out a slight breath of relief, decided to bare his heart, and said: "Master, has your open reduction internal fixation technique reached the 'entering the hall' level?"

"That's definitely not there. Where would our hospital have that much surgical volume?" Yuan Weihong turned his head, pulled Fang Ziye into the operating room, and said: "Aiyo, don't worry about so much; as long as your master can teach you, that's enough."

"It's not like only the fracture treatment level of a chief physician in a prefecture-level city hospital is sufficient to teach you."

Jie Han said excitedly at this moment: "Senior Brother, fracture surgery — this is a special good opportunity."

Fracture surgery is something Jie Han can look forward to; during the resident physician stage, it is the highest-level surgery he can participate in.

Simple fracture surgery is classified as a Grade 2 procedure; a senior resident physician can gradually carry it out under a superior's guidance.

"I've arrived, Master…" Fang Ziye was candid; after all, it was his person of gratitude face to face, Fang Ziye couldn't hide from him or deceive him, couldn't deceive his emotional investment.

After speaking, seeing Yuan Weihong's body stiffen, about to crash into the still not fully open operating room sliding door, Fang Ziye hurriedly used both hands to firmly support Yuan Weihong's shoulders.

These two hands were exceptionally strong, not to strike Yuan Weihong, but to show Yuan Weihong that he had already grown up — his arms, and the muscles on his arms.

The expressions of Yuan Weihong and Jie Han instantly became remarkable.

(Chapter End)