top student at medical school

In an office at the testing center in Han City, the incandescent light bulbs shone brightly.

A large, oval-shaped solid wood round table is surrounded by genuine leather armchairs with thick, bouncy seats.

Wearing a long-sleeved white plaid shirt, she suddenly stood up, took a few steps forward in her short-heeled shoes, a swaying smile on her face, and reached out to Luo Tingzhu:
"Professor Luo, I've heard so much about you, but I've never had the chance to meet you. Seeing you today, you truly live up to your name...you're a stunning beauty..."

Luo Tingzhu felt a little nervous the moment Xie Xiao stood up. She was dressed quite formally today, and after adjusting the hem of her knee-length blue skirt, she jogged a few steps forward: "Professor Xie, thank you for your compliment. You look about the same age as me. How do you maintain your youthful appearance?"

The person who came was Xie Xiao. Unlike many years ago when she was thin, she is now of medium build and plump. Her scholarly air is mixed with a hint of fatigue.

“I’m starting to get freckles now…” Luo Tingzhu asked.

"Really? Let me check, I don't see it?" Luo Tingzhu steered the conversation away from her professional field, and Xie Xiao was equally professional.

Luo Tingzhu pointed to the corner of her eye: "Look here, there's a little bit, isn't there? It's from taking care of the child..."

Time may not diminish a person's integrity, but it may diminish their beauty.

Immediately afterwards, one familiar face after another walked in from outside. Dou Yueyue from the Intensive Care Unit immediately joined Luo Tingzhu and Xie Xiao's group and began to discuss their beauty secrets.

It seems that women over thirty are more vain than when they were younger, paying attention to details of skincare, from removing blemishes to discussing whether massage devices can lift and firm the skin...

Liang Quyuan, who entered with Dou Yueyue, greeted everyone very politely: "Professor Fang, Professor Lan, Professor Jie, Professor Yuan, good afternoon..."

Fang Ziye left his teacher Yuan Weihong to lead the team. Yuan Weihong touched his prominent bald spot with one hand and said with a simple smile, "Hello, Professor Liang, it's been a long time... Professor Liang."

Liang Quyuan said, "Professor Yuan, I guess the last time we met was when I came to your orthopedic department for a consultation. We've rarely seen each other since you stepped down from your position as a lecturer at our Youth Research Forum."

"Now, I've stepped down, and Dou Yueyue and Yan Hualing from the gastroenterology department are in charge..."

After Liang Quyuan finished introducing Yuan Weihong, he said, "Professor Fang, I must give you a very formal introduction to these two people."

"Dou Yueyue from our Intensive Care Unit, and Yan Hualing from the Gastroenterology Department..."

The hospital's youth research forum is still there, and the team of lecturers has been passed down, but it's no longer Yuan Weihong's group, or even the group led by Fang Ziye and Liang Quyuan.

Fang Ziye said, "Professor Dou Yueyue is from our new ICU. I've known her many times before."

"But this is the first time I've met Professor Yan from the Department of Gastroenterology."

Yan Hualing was tall, the same height as Luo Tingzhu, and had a plump figure. Her child's rice bowl was full, like a ripe peach.

Yan Hualing said magnanimously, "Professor Fang, my name is Yan Hualing. Yan is the Yan of Yan Liang, Hua is the Hua of Huaxia, and Ling is the Ling of Lingqi. You can just call me Xiao Yan or Xiao Ling."

"It's mainly because Professor Fang, you're too busy. If it weren't for the hospital's research department hosting this lecture for us, we wouldn't have had the chance to meet you."

"Moreover, nearly all of our top lecturers this year are your juniors, Professor Fang. If we invite you to give lectures at our Youth Forum again in the future, you can't refuse anymore."

Lan Tianluo and Jie Han have both graduated with doctorates and started working at the hospital. They have also been promoted to associate professors. Now, of course, they want to make the most of their talents and start thinking about giving back to the hospital in some way.

The lecturer team for the hospital's youth research forum was the first job they performed within the hospital.

"Teacher Yan, Teacher Dou." Lan Tianluo and Jie Han exchanged a few pleasantries with the other people at the Youth Forum.

……

After a brief meeting, the logistics department at the testing center brought out tea, coffee, fruit, snacks, and a fruit platter.

Seeing that it was almost time, Fang Ziye asked his teacher, Yuan Weihong, to go up on stage to make the announcement.

Now, Yuan Weihong is a senior professor in the hospital, considered by everyone to be in his prime, a kind and honest elder with a promising future and a wealth of experience.

After understanding Fang Ziye's intention, Yuan Weihong got up without caring and walked to the front of the conference room. He patted the standing microphone to make sure it was working, and then said softly, "This time, the hospital has asked our orthopedics department to take the lead in conducting a comprehensive lecture on a hospital-wide research topic, and they've put me in charge of this matter."

"I am somewhat apprehensive. As we all know, our orthopedic research level has always been at a disadvantage in the field of internal and surgical medicine, or even in the field of internal and surgical medicine."

“In the past, I would attend these kinds of lectures as a participant. Now that Dean Luo has just taken office, he has assigned me this task, so I have no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.”

"If I have said anything wrong, please forgive me, professors." Yuan Weihong was very modest this time.

It's no wonder Yuan Weihong kept a low profile; the people who came were no ordinary individuals.

They all came from the lecturer team of the Youth Scientific Research Forum. For example, Xie Xiao from the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology was Luo Tingzhu's idol for many years. She was a genius girl and is now a professor and associate chief physician, which is a higher rank than Yuan Weihong.

For example, Liang Quyuan from the Department of Critical Care Medicine has been promoted to professor. Dou Yueyue, after only three years in the hospital, jumped from chief resident to associate chief physician and associate professor, only a little later than Fang Ziye back then.

For example, Tan Yuan from the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Long Chaofei from the Department of Nuclear Medicine, and Yan Hualing from the Department of Gastroenterology—they all have truly outstanding achievements that allowed them to stand out among their peers; they are not the kind of people who got ahead through connections.

Those who get into hospitals through connections and lack real power wouldn't dare to be so high-profile.

With such strength, there's no need to pull strings to add icing to the cake.

"The hospital commissioned our orthopedics department to lead an academic discussion this time. We were actually a little apprehensive at first, because the professional scope is quite large. We were afraid that what we discussed would be laughable in the eyes of other specialties."

"So I quickly went to call for backup..."

"Coincidentally, recently my students, who are also part of a large team—Professor Fang Ziye's team—have discovered a new exotropic hormone through years of basic research..."

"Strictly speaking, this exotoxin is also one of the endocrine hormones. It is secreted by the muscles of the limbs and can promote the regeneration of bones, muscles, nerves and organs," Yuan Weihong said eloquently.

In fact, everyone became reserved when Yuan Weihong started talking about the new exotropic hormone.

The discovery of new exotropins is a significant breakthrough in today's increasingly sophisticated medical research.

Over the years, all research institutions have essentially exhausted all exotropins, and have basically concluded that it is impossible for any new exotropins to be discovered.

Even if they are present, they are harmless 'hormones'!
At this point, studying exotropic substances is somewhat akin to joining the National Revolutionary Army in 54.

Yuan Weihong emphasized the function of this exotropic hormone again, causing many people to frown slightly. Liang Quyuan from the Intensive Care Unit couldn't help but interrupt, "Professor Yuan, has this new exotropic hormone undergone molecular formula analysis? Could it be something like growth hormone that we already know?"

Liang Quyuan continued, "Professor Yuan, it's not that I'm deliberately picking a fight. It's just that the research on this growth factor has become extremely refined. If such a 'hormone' still existed in our bodies, it wouldn't have gone undetected for so many years."

Yuan Weihong was very satisfied with Liang Quyuan's supporting role, so he asked, "Professor Liang, what if I said that this exotropic hormone is only secreted when the tendon is under continuous tension?"

Do you think we'll get caught?

Liang Quyuan's mouth gaped open, his face paling in astonishment: "When tendons are stretched, they secrete different hormones?"

"What about the other organs?"

A person with a very keen scientific research sense is very good at applying what they have learned to other situations.

Since Yuan Weihong had already started, Fang Ziye couldn't ignore it. Fang Ziye gently shook his head: "Master, please sit down first. We are just discussing this topic with other colleagues from the hospital. Today is not a report."

"Professor Liang, it is not yet known whether the fact that other organs are in different physical states will affect its secretory function."

"But our Ilizarov technique in orthopedics was discovered in the 1950s and has been used clinically ever since."

"According to the basic principles of the Ilizarov technique, when biological tissue is slowly stretched, a certain tension is generated, which can stimulate tissue regeneration and active growth. Its growth mode is the same as that of fetal tissue, which is cell division. Human bones, like the epithelial tissue and connective tissue of the human body, have great regenerative potential and plasticity. When bones are given appropriate stress stretching, the bones and the attached muscles, fascia, blood vessels and nerves will grow synchronously."

"Previously, people thought this was just a physical phenomenon, an instinct of biological tissues. In fact, after our research, we found that there are biological factors behind this physical phenomenon."

"So we tried to extract biological factors. Our team's current understanding is that during the process of biological tissue being stretched, there is a growth-promoting exoin, which stimulates the growth potential of various tissues..."

"Currently, based on actual clinical verification, it is known that bones, muscles, fascia, and nerves grow synchronously."

"Through rigorous experiments, we were able to antagonize this exotoxin by using biological methods while the biological tissue was under tension."

"Once exotropins are antagonized, tissue growth stops, gaps form at the fracture ends, and soft tissues are in a state of excessive stretching..."

"But whether this exotropic substance is effective in other tissues, or whether it can only be activated and released by traction, is still unknown at this time."

Fang Ziye then calmly added, “Dear teachers, the state of social development today is not what it was many years ago. In the past, the comprehensive scientific research platforms were actually relatively low-level.”

"A new invention or discovery needs the support of the whole world to be recognized and to be further explored."

"But that was before."

“Today, our Zhongnan Hospital can be described as having a wealth of talent… I believe that every specialty and subspecialty has very professional and mature research teachers, researchers, and students who can independently complete a lot of scientific research certification and development work.”

"This is also the reason why we did not start writing the paper immediately, but instead took this opportunity to bring you all here."

After Fang Ziye finished speaking, he looked around and said, "Actually, professors who are particularly well-established in each specialty already have their own mature research directions, which are difficult to correct."

"But I believe that since we are all the same age, it's natural for us to call each other 'brother,' 'sister,' and 'younger sister' in private. That's why I hope that we young people can work together as one to conduct a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the functional research and development of this new exotoxin."

"We need to not only discover it, but also utilize it, transforming it into something truly beneficial for clinical patients—a medicine!"

Upon hearing this, Dou Yueyue, the youngest among them, chuckled and said, "Professor Fang, you're willing to share such a big topic?"

After Dou Yueyue spoke, everyone gave her a complicated look, unsure whether to call her foolish or straightforward.

"Things should be used for their intended purpose!"

"The challenge lies in having someone do it, not in how big or important it seems."

"Besides, I myself am a beneficiary, not someone who has had their fruits stolen by you."

"I'm quite direct."

"Today, I'm actually using this as a personal matter. I wanted to ask you professors if you'd be interested in helping me categorize the various research directions related to exotropins..."

“If you are unwilling, I can seek help from outside,” Fang Ziye said calmly.

Fang Ziye has no shortage of research topics; he just wants to get them done as soon as possible.

“Professor Fang, I have time.” Liang Quyuan raised his hand.

Xie Xiao also raised her hand but didn't say anything.

……

After going around once, everyone except Long Chaofei from nuclear medicine, whose expression changed for a while before he still gritted his teeth and shook his head, raised their hands.

Long Chaofei explained, "Professor Fang, could I shamelessly ask for some tasks first, and then do them after I finish my current project?"

Fang Ziye asked, "Professor Long, how much longer will your research project take?"

"That would take a year or two. Am I being a bit too demanding?" Long Chaofei said self-deprecatingly.

Fang Ziye thought to himself, "If you already know this, then I'll just say it directly: 'Professor Long, how about we talk about it another time when we have the chance?'"

Long Chaofei could only say regretfully, "That's all we can do. We really can't abandon this topic right now."

"Sigh...that's fate."

Everyone smiled faintly, neither doubting Long Chaofei's regret nor paying particular attention to it.

He has research projects that will take another year or two to complete, and these projects must be quite significant. Although they may not be as advanced as new exotoxins, they will undoubtedly yield fruitful results.

Immediately afterwards, Dou Yueyue asked, "Professor Fang, I wonder what stage your research has reached so far?"

Dou Yueyue's question seemed vague, but it was actually quite pointed... (End of Chapter)