Chapter 113
Dr. Xu turned his head and glanced at him.
“Look down on simple Level 1 surgeries?”
“Not at all! I just want to gradually take on more challenging surgeries to greatly improve my surgical skills!”
Zhou Can really wasn’t aiming too high.
For him, even simple surgeries like suturing and debridement could earn Experience Points.
However, surgical skills definitely need to be evenly developed.
The more difficult the surgery, the more it can train a person.
Facing challenging surgeries naturally makes one feel nervous, forcing him to think of ways to overcome difficulties and meet various challenges. When problems arise, it also tests his adaptability and comprehensive judgment abilities, etc.
It can comprehensively improve one’s psychological quality, medical techniques, and the application of medical knowledge.
“I will keep an eye out for more suitable, high-difficulty surgeries for you to perform,” Dr. Xu essentially agreed.
He had seen all of the rapid progress Zhou Can had made during this period.
With Zhou Can’s current abilities, he indeed can handle some more difficult surgeries.
However, the difficulty of Level 1 surgeries is ultimately limited.
If he really wants a challenge, Level 2 surgeries offer a bit more variety.
The three of them soon arrived at the large conference room in the surgical building.
The room was already filled with doctors.
It was Zhou Can’s first time attending this kind of formal medical meeting.
The chairs inside were all high-end.
Two female staff members were handing out water to each doctor.
This treatment is much better than that of a trainee doctor.
Many trainees say that the hospital doesn’t treat trainees as humans, and it really isn’t an exaggeration.
“Dr. Xu, over here!”
Someone waved at Dr. Xu.
Zhou Can looked in the direction of the voice and saw Director Lou with the Emergency Department surgeons seated in the last row of the conference room.
The one waving was Doctor Fu.
Sitting in the front row of the conference room were the heads of departments like Director Xie of surgery, Wu Baihe and Du Leng from Neurosurgery, and several other surgeons he didn’t recognize.
Each of them looked distinguished, their faces exuding pride and strong confidence.
These were all surgeons from Neurosurgery.
Currently, among all the departments at Tuya Hospital, Neurosurgery holds the top spot in surgical expertise.
Zhou Can noticed that Dr. Xu’s gaze was fixed on a middle-aged doctor seated in the second row, first from the left.
The man was about fifty-something, with an ordinary appearance, no different from an ordinary next-door uncle. At first glance, he seemed different from those around him, appearing rigid and static like a stone statue.
Upon closer observation, Zhou Can was shocked to find that the man’s left and right index fingers and thumbs were pinched together, and both hands were slightly raised and suspended in the air.
Was he trying to mimic The Bodhisattva Guanyin with a lotus gesture?
“That is Director Hu Kan from thoracic and cardiovascular surgery! Did you see his hands?”
Dr. Xu seemed to have also noticed Zhou Can observing that person.
This man, stiff as a wood carving, was Director Hu who, to this day, has maintained a record of zero surgical failures.
Gui Guzi once said, judging character by physical form is like peering at a leopard through a tube.
You truly can’t judge a book by its cover.
Who would have thought that he would be the steadiest surgical doctor in the department?
“I saw it. Why does he hold his hands up?”
Zhou Can asked curiously.
Holding the arms up for a short time is fine, but holding them semi-raised for a long time can be very tiring. The muscles would be sore, and the tendons and bones would find it unbearable.
Does this person have a masochistic tendency?
“Let me tell you, Director Hu Kan has been pinching a strand of hair between his index finger and thumb for over twenty years. He has practiced this arm raising posture for over twenty years. If you place a cup of water in his hand, there would be no tremors in the water, not a single ripple. That was his skill six years ago; now, he is probably even stronger.”
Dr. Xu mentioned this former competitor, his expression complex.
In the past, he too was a renowned surgeon, who could sit in the front row like Director Hu Kan, enjoying the glory.
Unfortunately, he fell from grace due to a medical accident.
Director Hu Kan, on the other hand, has always been evergreen.
Practicing the arm-raising posture for over twenty years, this man’s perseverance and persistence is truly terrifying.
Being able to persist in doing the same thing every day for twenty years, there are honestly not many who can do that.
No wonder he is known for his steady hand in surgeries.
Unlike machines, the most common issue during surgery is trembling of the hand holding the scalpel.
In ordinary surgeries, slight tremblings won’t have serious consequences.
But in high-precision, advanced, difficult surgeries, even a slight discrepancy could lead to surgical failure.
Thus, the requirements for the operator are extremely strict.
Director Hu even practices surgical abilities during meetings, truly admirable.
“Director Hu maintains the arm-raising position to train the stability of his hands. What’s the purpose of him pinching a hair between his index finger and thumb?”
Zhou Can asked, puzzled.
Jin Mingxi was also extremely shocked at this moment.
The renowned doctors in large hospitals were indeed extraordinary.
Their attitude of integrating surgery into their lives and even their existences is worth learning for every doctor.
“You want to know the purpose of pinching a hair strand? It’s simple. Stay still.” Dr. Xu reached out and plucked a hair from Zhou Can’s head. “Hold onto it, and I will tell you the answer after the morning meeting is over.”
Jin Mingxi watched, humorously plucked a hair from his own head and held onto it as well.
Wanting to experience the feeling of holding onto a hair for a long time.
The three of them walked to the last row, Dr. Xu pointed at the empty seats on the right.
“Sit next to Doctor Lin!”
And he himself sat down next to Director Lou.