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"Jinhuan, what did you say? Why is Liao Jia at the hospital again? Who took him there?"

On the high-speed train back, Fang Ziye received a call from Xiong Jinhuan: "Didn't I tell you so many times not to bring Liao Jia into the department?"

"He just doesn't have the talent for clinical work..."

Xiong Jinhuan has been hospitalized, but he is still in the queue to become the chief resident after Jie Han. He has already completed his chief resident period and is now the attending physician in this hospital area. He is still working with Professor Han Yuanxiao and is also another contact person for Fang Ziye.

"Professor Xie... let it go. If Professor Xie is willing to cover for him, then let him be." Fang Ziye said helplessly when he heard Xiong Jinhuan say it was Xie Jinyuan.

Currently, the three leading professors in the trauma surgery department are Han Yuanxiao, Xie Jinyuan, and Yuan Weihong, with Yuan Weihong serving as the ward director.

After Xie Jinyuan was promoted to chief physician, he returned from the emergency department to lead the trauma surgery team in the same year that Professor Gong Jiahe left Zhongnan Hospital for a sanatorium.

"Call Yuanpei later. Professor Liao Jia is in our research group, after all. If anything goes wrong, ask my two professors for help." Fang Ziye hung up the phone after giving his instructions.

Beside Fang Ziye, Jie Han tugged at his earlobe, his eyes gleaming: "Is Professor Liao still as incompetent and playful as ever?"

Fang Ziye sighed softly: "Well... the main problem is that the rest of us have clinical positions, and he's the only one who plays around in the lab every day. Naturally, he gets bored after a while..."

To be fair, Liao Jia's surgical talent was really just average, and he was too old, missing the best opportunity to hone his basic skills.

At nearly forty years old, wanting to enter the field of surgery again is clearly a pipe dream.

Initially, Fang Ziye agreed with Liao Jia's idea. After all, Liao Jia's expertise in animal testing was undeniable.

However, once Liao Jia entered the clinical setting, Fang Ziye discovered that his skill level was only that of a junior resident physician, at most slightly better than the average level of third-year master's students in the department.

After discovering this, Fang Ziye no longer wanted to play with him, no matter how much he liked it.

"Professor Xie also feels a lot of pressure. He has been promoted to chief physician for two years, but his professorship has not been finalized, and he has not figured out his researchership either."

Jie Han sighed softly: "Moreover, there are too many senior professional titles in our orthopedics department now, so the requirements for obtaining associate senior or senior professional titles in the hospital are also rising."

"Professor Liao's thinking is really sharp; he grasped this point and that's why he went to see Professor Xie."

Fang Ziye nodded: "This is inevitable. As a department's overall level and teaching ability improve, the atmosphere of involution will become stronger and stronger."

"With each step forward, the competition becomes wider and the path becomes narrower."

"Professor Xie was among the first batch of patients admitted to the hospital, and considering his overall qualifications..."

Fang Ziye stopped there and stopped talking about the evaluation: "In short, it was indeed us who disrupted the normal ecosystem of the Department of Orthopedics at Zhongnan Hospital."

"But what can we do? Just because we're worried about Professor Xie and the others getting promoted, does that mean we should cower in fear? That's not a valid argument."

The orthopedics department of Zhongnan Hospital has received a significant increase in staff.

Starting with Yuan Weihong, there were also Fang Ziye, Lan Tianluo, Jie Han, Song Yi...

They may seem like just employees in the trauma surgery department, but at the hospital level, when the leaders see that these associate professors in trauma surgery are so impressive, they wonder how the other subspecialties are faring.

With this level of skill and research ability, how can one expect to be promoted?

Then, by drawing an average line for senior professional titles, the average lines for associate senior and senior professional titles naturally rose.

It won't be as easy for those who want to be promoted to deputy senior level and gain more authority as before.

The more prestigious the hospital, the more intense the competition becomes—this is to be expected.

"Senior brother, after you go back, will you still need to return to our campus? I can take you there and wait for you to come back," Jie Han said.

"Forget it, Professor Liao can probably only handle simple cases like tendon sutures. If all else fails, there's always Professor Liu Huanglong to cover for him."

"By the way, Jiehan, did you bring in a new professor for hand surgery? What's his name?" Fang Ziye mentioned Liu Huanglong and remembered hearing in March that Liu Huanglong had poached a professor for hand surgery.

“Professor Liu Jiadong used to work in Gansu Province. He came to our hospital through a talent recruitment program. It was Professor Liu who poached a big shot from a leading hospital in Gansu Province.” Jie Han pursed his lips.

"Since Professors Chen Zuhua and Hu Baiyu left their posts, our hospital's hand surgery department has been stagnant for so many years. If it weren't for Professor Liu Huanglong and the new research projects, it might have really collapsed."

"Personnel changes are still very damaging," Fang Ziye sighed.

Fortunately, no one killed Han Yuanxiao back then.

Experienced professors and chief physicians are treasures of every province and hospital. Even with the lure of high salaries offered by talent recruitment programs, how many people are willing to easily switch jobs?
The subspecialties of the Department of Hand Surgery at Zhongnan Hospital, such as 'functional reconstruction,' 'functional rehabilitation,' and 'limb transplantation,' have failed to attract many people.

If Han Yuanxiao had really been framed back then, it would have been difficult for someone to fill the vacancy for senior trauma surgeon.

To this day, there are only two people in the ward who are truly senior-level experts: Yuan Weihong and Deng Yong.

Deng Yong was expelled from the Department of Trauma Surgery by his advisor, Li Guohua, for 'making a mistake.' Even after he was promoted to chief surgeon, he was not allowed to come back and cause trouble for the Department of Trauma Surgery again, and this remains the case today.

Although Associate Professor Xie Jinyuan was promoted to full professor, his actual abilities did not keep up, making him very similar to Han Yuanxiao in his situation back then. He also often said that he was under a lot of pressure...

"Senior brother, a year ago, I overheard this gossip by chance."

"It seems that Professors Hu Baiyu and Chen Zuhua from the Department of Hand Surgery went too far when they were dealing with Professor Liu Huanglong."

"You can think about the methods used back then, especially in the early 2000s."

"Moreover, Professor Liu's appearance is not good. He was often said to be ugly before, and people in the department would make jokes about his appearance."

"Professor Liu's doctoral advisor was the culprit. A few years after Professor Liu went to Peking Union Medical College Hospital, they used 'methods' to get rid of him, and the remaining two have survived for so many years..."

“Things may have changed in later years, but the damage they caused Professor Liu was already solidified back then. Professor Liu seized the opportunity and was naturally willing to kick him when he was down,” Jie Han said, his voice honest and without any embellishment.

"Clinical research projects must follow proper procedures and undergo multiple levels of approval. This is a legal bottom line, not a moral one!!"

"If Professor Hu, Professor Chen, Professor Ni, and others tolerated all of this, they must be prepared to accept all the bad consequences."

"Of course, a similar thing happened at Tongji Hospital during the same period, but no one took advantage of the situation there, so there was no such turmoil." Fang Ziye calmly discussed these matters with Jie Han.

Jie Han asked at the opportune moment, "So, senior brother, Associate Professor Chen Fang, are you planning to make a move or not?"

"After all, during a difficult period in our trauma surgery department, Associate Professor Chen Fang stepped up and single-handedly took on the pressure band group."

Associate Professor Chen Fang had previously been good to Fang Ziye, so when Yuan Weihong from this department discovered that Associate Professor Chen Fang was doing the same thing that Professor Ni Yaoping had done back then, he asked Fang Ziye for his opinion.

Fang Ziye did not agree immediately.

In fact, he understood the difficulties Associate Professor Chen Fang faced. He also wanted to get promoted, publish articles, and improve his technical skills. However, after the department's standards were raised, Chen Fang could not see any "hope," so she was persuaded by some pharmaceutical companies.

Pharmaceutical companies need to leverage Fangziye's reputation to boost their own chances, hoping to bypass Fangziye and conduct clinical trials ahead of schedule...

"Merits and demerits don't offset each other. I've already replied to my master; the current personnel authority is with him. We should proceed according to the rules." "Sigh... but this way, the other surgeons will probably misunderstand and think I'm purging dissidents..."

"Professor Peng Long resigned, but was forced into making the charade real. Associate Professor Chen Fang then..."

"Of their generation, only Professor Xie is left. I really don't want anything to happen to Professor Xie."

"Jiehan, why don't you go back later and find Professor Xie for a good chat?"

“In recent years, I’ve focused more on those young people and haven’t had much contact with my former teachers. That’s not right of me.” Fang Ziye tapped his head with his right index finger.

Although Fang Ziye did not have the authority over personnel matters, he had long since "held absolute power."

Deng Yong, Yuan Weihong, and others would discuss with Fang Ziye who would be recruiting and who would be dismissed in the orthopedics department.

Fang Ziye is currently the undisputed face of the Department of Orthopedics at Zhongnan Hospital. All research projects at Zhongnan Hospital's Department of Surgery, and even many research projects at university medical schools, must first pave the way for Fang Ziye's projects.

You could say that other people's research projects are at most benchmarking against their industry peers, and trying to beat them to a pulp.

Fang Ziye's research topic is the industry benchmark, and he currently has no absolute competitors. Whichever direction Fang Ziye chooses to go, the top spot in that direction may change hands.

Researchers of this kind are the very backbone of schools and hospitals.

Therefore, whether it's the clinical or research group, the personnel department will specifically search for the kind of people Fang Ziye wants to recruit, and if they really can't find them, they can ask headhunters to search all over the world.

This was also tacitly approved by the school and the provincial human resources department.

The principle of "might makes right" has always been the fundamental truth of this world. If this rule doesn't apply to you, it must be because you are not strong enough.

When you are strong enough, everyone around you will be a good person.

"Senior brother, you are only a person, not a machine. Your energy is limited, and you can't cover everything."

"Training is the foundation for improving the overall strength of a hospital and ensuring the transmission of surgical techniques. As you often say, if a surgical procedure is developed but no one else can perform it, then the procedure is a failure; it's just individual practice, not a specialized surgical technique..."

"We should certainly respect our predecessors, but times are constantly changing and progressing. If they can't keep up with the pace, it's understandable that they will be eliminated."

"Otherwise, it would be another form of occupying a position without doing any work."

At this point, Han's voice had become distorted: "But senior brother, how did we end up like this?"

"Associate Professor Chen Fang used to be so kind. He treated me to meals many times and taught me a lot of life lessons... When I was the chief resident, he would always come to help with consultations without complaint..."

"Why is he in such a hurry when he's about to be promoted to chief physician?"

"Teacher Chen Fang is a good person."

"Good people are not immune to making mistakes. There are certain bottom lines that must never be crossed! Crossing them will only lead to your own 'death'!"

"Otherwise, wouldn't the patient who suffered the unexpected heart attack and his family be completely innocent?"

Fang Ziye said in a low voice, "If Professor Chen's project had been delayed by just six months, all the procedures would have been followed, and there would have been an approval process to cover for him. He did nothing wrong."

"But now, he is completely wrong! ~ It's the most serious kind of medical malpractice."

"It's only because Professor Chen is an associate professor. If he were a junior attending physician, he would have been kicked out long ago, and it would even have been noted on his resume, making it impossible for him to work in the field in the future."

Fang Ziye took a deep breath after saying this.

“I used to always criticize my boss and comment online about why some things weren’t investigated in advance.”

"But in reality, the real rules are all found and filled through experience. Only by learning from experience can we achieve lasting results and never forget them..."

“Jiehan, it wasn’t me who wanted Professor Chen to leave. What I did was simply not to plead for him to stay. That’s my bottom line, and it’s also my respect for my profession.”

"Associate Professor Chen Fang understands this, so he has never called us."

"I wonder if he ever considered the idea that 'the winner takes all'..."

More than an hour later, the high-speed train landed.

Han's car was parked at the high-speed rail station. He suggested that Fang Ziye be taken home first, and then they could go to Zhongnan Hospital.

"No need for that trouble. It's much closer to the main campus from here. I can just take a taxi back myself." Fang Ziye rejected the suggestion.

Jiehan was a junior apprentice, not a slave.

Sometimes it's okay to tease him a little, but you can't be too insensitive and treat Jiehan like a "Japanese person" to bully him.

"Alright, senior brother, I'll be going now."

"I'll pick up Tianluo later. If it's still early, we'll have to have him for a meal."

"By the way, senior brother, my wife just said she found a giant freshwater bream, and since she heard it's delicious, she bought it. She'll send it over later, and you can ask your aunt to take care of it," Jie Han said.

“Okay…” Fang Ziye nodded and went to the taxi waiting area.

In the group chat, Liao Jia suddenly sent a message: "Hahaha, I've succeeded!!"

"Tendon suturing, a professional surgical procedure in hand surgery, I understand now."

As soon as Liao Jia's news came out, Nie Mingxian, who was closest to him, said, "This is a suture of the large tendon, not a suture of the flexor and extensor tendons of the upper arm."

"You can't even improve the Kesseler, you're nothing special."

"You're both incompetent and playful! Go home and take care of your baby, don't let your wife get too tired."

"With your level of skill, even a dog would shake its head in disapproval," Nie Mingxian immediately poured cold water on the idea.

Liao Jia's voice was sharp: "Nie Mingxian, if you don't call me 'Dad' ten times today, I'll treat you to a big meal if you and Professor Li manage to make that animal model in ten years!"

“Godfather!” Nie Mingxian was quite honest and typed it out immediately.

Then, Nie Mingxian reminded him, "Do you want my dad to take you out to play?"

Liao Jia immediately backed down: "Brother had no intention of offending Uncle, it was just a momentary exchange of words."

"Alas, my connection with surgery ends here. One more step would be too deep, one less step would be too unsatisfying."

"I've given up and I'm done playing."

...(End of chapter)