Chapter 170
The surgery began quickly.
Zhou Can and Jin Mingxi both started to work fervently on the surgery.
He found that, after Jin Mingxi had his independent surgery qualifications suspended for a while, his skills not only hadn’t declined but had actually improved significantly.
Practicing the ‘steady knife fundamental skills’ had already shown some effects.
During the surgery, Jin Mingxi was noticeably steadier than before.
Now looking at Dr. Xu’s side.
Dr. Lu put aside all his pride and impatience, and incredibly sought advice from Dr. Xu on suturing techniques to ensure he could stay. This behavior was truly surprising.
Zhou Can remembered when Dr. Lu first arrived, he was utterly defiant and disobedient.
He completely looked down on tasks like suturing.
…
The day’s surgery time passed extremely quickly.
Zhou Can, having a good assistant plus the speed improvement from practicing quick surgeries, performed a total of twenty-four primary surgeries today.
Breaking his own previous record.
Jin Mingxi completed sixteen.
Although eight fewer than Zhou Can, his performance today was very stable.
Throughout the surgical procedure, it was unhurried and steadily progressive.
It was as if the scene from years ago where Dr. Xu and Director Hu Kan competed was reenacting.
Only now, it had switched to the newcomers Jin Mingxi and Zhou Can.
Their competition, one adopting a steady style and the other a quick style, the final outcome would only be known after ten or twenty years.
After work, Zhou Can went straight to the Neurology Department.
He wanted to ask Director Yin Hua to help check Qiu Jie’s medical report.
Appointments with Director Yin Hua, an expert in his field, were limited daily to 800 RMB each.
Though not as high as the top-tier expert consults at 1200 RMB each, this was still extremely impressive.
Director Yin was currently the highest achiever in neurology at Tuya Hospital. His medical skills and diagnostic abilities were also top in neurology.
From this, we can see that in today’s increasingly specialized medical field, China’s doctors are catching up with those in developed nations.
Many doctors have started to delve deeply into a specific medical specialization.
Reaching a high level in a specific area can make one an ace in the field.
Their status, income, and reputation are guaranteed.
The finest expert consults in China are priced around 1200 RMB, with a strict set of criteria for pricing.
Zhou Can even heard of top-tier expert fees reaching up to 2000 RMB.
For a public hospital like Tuya, he hasn’t seen this yet.
In Neurology, the inpatient section was already overwhelmed.
Having interned in Internal Medicine, Zhou Can knew where the neurology doctors’ offices were, though not where Director Yin’s office was located.
He decided to ask a nurse.
“Hello, miss! Could you tell me where Director Yin Hua’s office is?”
A young nurse with a face sprinkled with freckles glanced up at him.
“Are you a doctor from our hospital?”
Zhou Can was a bit dismayed.
He interned in Internal Medicine for three months, even though he stayed in some departments for only half a month, but this nurse sister had somehow forgotten him.
He often greeted them when he was working previously.
Now he realized, unless you’re a resident doctor or above, they respond only out of politeness without any intention of remembering you.
It’s not their fault; interns are as common as dogs.
They have low status and income, so the young nurses simply don’t value them.
Once you reach resident doctor status, you might catch their eye.
If you are an attending doctor, they will definitely proactively remember your face and name.
“I’m a resident intern from the Emergency Department.”
Zhou Can even purposely wore a lab coat. At this moment, he could only actively show his work badge.
Otherwise, the nurse sister would definitely use the official responses on him.
“From the Emergency Department, huh! What do you need Director Yin for?” Her tone immediately turned colder and her eyes showed slight disdain.
Tuya’s Emergency Department, amidst fierce competition with other key departments, was really just a transfer station.
It was overwhelmingly weak.
The status was depressingly low.
“I wanted to ask him about a medical issue.”
Hearing Zhou Can’s response, the nurse’s eyes almost rolled.
“Oh… You should ask another doctor! I’m not sure either. But Director Yin is very busy, he might not have time to see you even if you find him. If you have a medical question, it’s best to consult your supervising doctor.”
She tactfully refused.
Inside, she probably thought Zhou Can was a bit foolish.
Seeing Director Yin wasn’t easy.
If every resident intern, resident doctor, attending physician came to him with questions, he wouldn’t be able to work from responding.
At this moment, two young doctors walked quickly from the other side.
They were discussing something while walking.
People occasionally greeted one of them.
“Hello, Dr. Gao!”
“Dr. Gao, you’re heading to the inpatient department, right?”
“Dr. Gao, you’re so hardworking!”
Even the cold-hearted young nurses, including some young doctors, greeted him actively, treating him like a celebrity.
The nurse talking to Zhou Can was also smiling and waving at him.
“Hi, Dr. Gao!”
Zhou Can also enjoyed such treatment in the Emergency Department. He was curious who this Dr. Gao was, as he seemed to be very popular in Neurology.
“Zhou, Dr. Zhou! Ha, am I seeing right, it’s really you!”
Their eyes met, and Gao Jian’s face showed a happy smile as though seeing an old friend.
“Dr. Gao knows him?”
The nurse then realized that this overlooked resident from the Emergency Department might not be so simple.