Chinese medicine: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 210: Catching up with the top level (Subscription required)

Thursday, September 9rd!

The second working day after Tan Zhongyu's outpatient clinic ended was also the day before the surgery.

Zhou Yanqing had just arrived at the department when he noticed that the atmosphere in the department was a little bit off.

Not only did Tan Zhongyu come early, but Professor Du Zhonghua and Professor Ding Xiao also came early!
The three of them sat and chatted at the oval desk in the doctor's office. The doctor on duty, Hu Zhijiang, was trembling with fear.

Now it is September, and Hu Zhijiang is no longer a first-year master's student of Professor Ding Xiao, but is now in his second year of master's degree.

What's even more strange is that the associate professors and attending physicians in the department have not arrived yet, but several professors arrived first.

No one knows where Brother Ning Zhu has gone for the time being.

"Master, Teacher Ding, Teacher Du!" After Zhou Yanqing walked in, he greeted the three people with a smile.

Professor Du Zhonghua is the oldest. Although his presence in the department is not strong at present, he is the former administrative director of the Department of Hand Surgery.

He was usually taciturn, but now he was the first to speak: "Zhongyu, your precious student is here, you can talk to him!"

"Yanqing. Come and sit down." Ding Xiao waved to Zhou Yanqing. It was obvious that the topic they had talked about before was about Zhou Yanqing.

Zhou Yanqing quickly buttoned up his white coat and stood beside Tan Zhongyu, not knowing what these people were talking about.

Tan Zhongyu said: "Yanqing, our Hunan Province's third quarter film review meeting is coming soon, and an old friend below suggested that we perform a teaching operation."

"What do you think?"

"By then, experts from other provinces will also attend the meeting."

Tan Zhongyu talked about the key point.

Film review meeting is one of the common names for academic conferences organized by Hunan Province. Some provinces use the province's third quarter academic exchange meeting or professional seminar instead.

In fact, they all mean the same thing.

If it is just a teaching operation in front of other colleagues in the province, it doesn't matter, as long as it is done. After all, it is the only one in Hunan Province that can perform functional reconstruction surgery.

However, if experts from other provinces also attend the meeting to observe the operation, it may become a laughing stock if the quality of the operation is not up to standard.

Of course, Zhou Yanqing also knew very well that Tan Zhongyu was very eager to take this step.

After all, if Xiangya Hospital wants to go global, it relies on academic conferences and inviting colleagues to exchange ideas and discuss issues.

After the quality of the surgeries was recognized by everyone, the Hand Surgery Department of Xiangya Hospital can also be announced as having initially regained the top spot in the absolute first echelon of domestic hand surgery!

"Master, the third quarter's film review meeting is on the 20th of this month. Isn't it a bit too hasty?" Zhou Yanqing replied after examining his panel.

As a general rule, generally speaking, to be able to teach surgery, one must be at least at the expert level, so that you can travel around and no one will say you are a loser.

If you are not at this level and force yourself to do a teaching operation, would you rather let others find fault with you or give you face?
If you don't have the skills, then don't come to do teaching surgery.

Zhou Yanqing’s current level is just specialist, not yet an expert!

Therefore, Zhou Yanqing felt that this decision was too risky. There was no need to be so high-profile.

Zhou Yanqing's considerations were naturally clear to the professors.

Professor Du Zhonghua smiled casually and said, "Xiao Zhou, I know what you mean, but this new surgical procedure is not as demanding as the traditional teaching procedure."

"After all, we have all just started this surgical procedure, so we need to learn from each other and communicate with each other. If there are mistakes, we should correct them, and if there are no mistakes, we should encourage each other."

“It is not advisable to always work behind closed doors.”

Du Zhonghua glanced at Tan Zhongyu and said, "This is also what your teacher meant."

Tan Zhongyu nodded: "Yanqing, don't be afraid of making a fool of yourself. On the contrary, if we do something wrong during the surgical teaching, other colleagues may point it out on the spot."

"We just did this kind of surgery, so instead of trying to figure it out by ourselves, we should just invite everyone to come to our house."

"You know how wealthy your family is. It's useless to pretend to be wealthy."

Tan Zhongyu's tone was sincere and his attitude was very humble.

Zhou Yanqing knew that Tan Zhongyu had been influenced by Professor Tang Chengqian and had become more modest and cautious.

Daily teaching surgeries are designed to showcase the surgical expertise of our department.

But this time, Tan Zhongyu's purpose was not to show off himself, but to seek guidance. If he did not do well and someone was willing to teach him, then he would gain something.

If something is done well, then we can communicate with each other and talk about what we did well. This is the essence of academic exchanges and professional seminars.

It doesn't matter if you're embarrassed or something, and it's understandable if people gossip about you!

Tan Zhongyu took this step and risked everything.

"Master, since you said so, I definitely agree."

"Anyway, I have little experience, so even if the professors get angry, they will just criticize me lightly." Zhou Yanqing nodded and agreed without hesitation.

And I have thought of the escape route.

However, Tan Zhongyu said: "No, Yanqing, this is different. You can only be an assistant at that time."

"You've always been an assistant, understand?"

For the new surgical procedure, only those at least associate senior level can perform the surgery!

In fact, nerve and tendon transposition and suture operations can only be performed by associate chief physicians.

However, many operations in hand surgery are highly concealed.

You say it is nerve transposition, I say it is nerve suture!

What's wrong?

Just tell me whether to sew it or not?
Nerve suturing is only a second-level operation, and with the authorization of a senior physician, a senior resident like Zhou Yanqing can perform the surgery.

But the new technique doesn’t work!

No matter how much Tan Zhongyu authorizes, it just won’t work.

Du Zhonghua also said: "Yes, Yanqing, you must remember this clearly."

"This is not something that can be covered up by other surgeries. Our department has never performed any surgical procedures before. These are all new procedures that can only be performed by associate professors and above!"

"However, it was only after a few of us discussed this here today that we realized that Yanqing, you have not yet obtained authorization for a level 3 operation."

"That's easy. We'll organize a professional committee review for you, and you just need to write a special approval application to the hospital."

Zhou Yanqing does not have the third-level surgical authority, so just give it to him.

Everyone in the department knows that Zhou Yanqing's current surgical skills have reached that level.

It's a pity that the PhD student has not graduated yet. If he had graduated and obtained the attending physician earlier, he would have only needed to go through the procedures within the hospital to obtain the third-level surgery authorization, and would not have needed any evaluation by a professional committee.

In Xiangya Hospital, many departments are leaders in the province. Organizing a professional review and setting up a professional review committee is just a matter of a few phone calls.

"Thank you, Professor Du. I'll remember that." Zhou Yanqing nodded. After that, Professor Du Zhonghua and Professor Ding Xiao stood up and walked towards the vice-professor's office outside the office.

In principle, the director's office belongs to Tan Zhongyu, the administrative director. Although Du Zhonghua moved from there, he also respects Tan Zhongyu, so he gave Tan Zhongyu and Zhou Yanqing some private space.

Tan Zhongyu couldn't wait to bring Zhou Yanqing into the director's office, and then lit a cigarette for himself!
His right hand was still trembling as he said, "Yanqing, do you know?"

"We really did it. Although it is just the beginning, our hand surgery department has already caught up with the world's first-class level in the treatment of new surgical procedures and new diseases!"

After Tan Zhongyu finished speaking, he took another deep breath, his tone unable to conceal his excitement, and he trembled as he said, "Master didn't tell you before because he was afraid that you would feel pressured."

"In fact, as early as my teacher Professor Wang's generation, we have been working hard for this step, but the progress is slow after all!!!"

"Fortunately, we were able to take this small step forward ourselves!"

Xiangya was once quite glorious, and although it is still considered top-notch in the country, it is still a little far from its peak level.

Hand surgery has only a small step to go from first-class to top-class, but this is the pursuit and dream of generations.

Tan Zhongyu was able to lead the team to this step, which can be said to have fulfilled the long-cherished wish of several generations.

Whether the entire Xiangya Hospital can return to its peak is not something that Tan Zhongyu alone can influence, but hand surgery is the only sub-specialty that Tan Zhongyu can promote.

Maybe it may affect the entire orthopedics department in the future, but that is a matter for the future.

Take care of your own home first, then you will have the opportunity to lead the big family!
Zhou Yanqing actually found it difficult to fully understand Tan Zhongyu's excitement at this moment, but he was also very happy, so he asked: "Master, has the master come here?"

"And he praised you?"

"My teacher didn't come. He called me."

"Professor Chen was here this morning." said Tan Zhongyu.

Professor Chen, whose full name is Professor Chen Yulin, was the administrative director of the Hand Surgery Department before Professor Du Zhonghua. After Tan Zhongyu became the director, he also retired to enjoy his old age.

He is still active in the outpatient clinic and is not too old, around 67 years old. He is the healthiest among the older professors.

Before Professor Wang, there was an old professor named Qu, who was still seeing patients in the outpatient clinic. He was over 80 years old and rarely asked about matters in the department.

There is also a Professor Liu who has returned to his hometown after retirement.

These were the predecessors of hand surgery from previous generations. After Zhou Yanqing came back from Chengdu, he took the initiative to get to know these predecessors.

Tan Zhongyu continued, "Of course, the one that Professor Chen praised the most was you, Zhou Yanqing. He told us to train you well and to train your team."

Tan Zhongyu is not Chen Yulin’s student, and Zhou Yanqing is not Chen Yulin’s master.

However, at Chen Yulin's age and level, simple prejudice is no longer so persistent.

He loves any junior who can lead the hand surgery department of Xiangya Hospital to move forward.

He is old now and doesn't want to fight for anything anymore. He just hopes that the department can be more prosperous. It would be great if he could be included in the hospital history.

"Master, can we really be considered top-notch just like this?" Zhou Yanqing held his right ear, thinking that this was too frivolous.

Tan Zhongyu rolled his eyes instantly, and his good mood was almost gone: "Yanqing, what do you mean by just like that?"

"Functional reconstruction, is that what you call it?"

"Why don't you go to the hand surgery department of the Second Hospital and talk to them?"

"I promise that after you enter the ICU, the department will reimburse you in full!"

Tan Zhongyu cursed.

Zhou Yanqing didn't dare to show off, but just scratched his ears even harder.

Zhou Yanqing actually felt that he didn't contribute much.

It's only been from the end of last year to September this year, less than a year, but this has pushed the overall strength of the department forward a step?
Zhou Yanqing glanced at the "dead panel", which was not human at all, and instantly found it cute.

Tan Zhongyu continued: "There are also differences in the levels of functional reconstruction, including upper limb functional reconstruction and lower limb functional reconstruction."

"Functional reconstruction varies between different diseases. There are many tricks involved. We still have a lot to do and there are many things we can do."

"Don't think you're such a loser, okay?"

"If you behave like this, your master and teachers will start to doubt their lives."

"Yanqing, you don't want to have a lot of resentful men in the department, right?" Tan Zhongyu simply joked.

He didn't dare scold or force his beloved disciple anymore.

The last time Zhou Yanqing was forced, he really went to the slaughterhouse to practice basic skills and he actually mastered them.

Several old professors don’t know about this yet. If they really knew, he probably wouldn’t have peace for at least ten days or half a month!

Oh, you, Tan Zhongyu, are doing a good job as the director?

Is there no money in the department?

Is the skill training room just for decoration?
Are you, Tan Zhongyu, dead?
You let such an excellent person go to the slaughterhouse and practice surgery on pigs? ? ?
If he got angry, he might break one of his fingers and use it as a training material for Zhou Yanqing.

"Okay, Master!" Zhou Yanqing nodded seriously.

I accepted this matter calmly in my heart.

The hand surgery department of Xiangya Hospital is not bad, it is just not extremely excellent. It is only one step away from the top level.

If I have taken this step myself, can't I declare that I have returned to the 'first-rate' level?

Of course, there is still a gap between it and old hospitals such as Huashan Hospital and Jishuitan Hospital.

"This afternoon, accompany me to the animal testing laboratory so that we can have some exchanges," Tan Zhongyu ordered.

I sighed in my heart, thinking that being a master is a bit frustrating!
Everyone else could bow their heads in front of Zhou Yanqing, except him. If he wanted Zhou Yanqing to teach him, he had to change his wording.

Sometimes you have to put on the airs of a master.

"Okay, Master. I'll come over at 1:30 in the afternoon and the experiment will be completed by then." Zhou Yanqing nodded.

"You, do you want to take a break?" asked Tan Zhongyu.

"Didn't I arrange a junior fellow apprentice for you as an assistant?"

"It's all right, Master. The more you do, the more you gain. The more you do, the more skilled you will become."

"I am still young myself." Zhou Yanqing certainly understands the teacher's love, but his style is that achieving the ultimate is the peak.

He handed over all the operations to others, so his own progress was slow.

While you are still young, do more practice. Basic experiments are also a kind of practice. My own basic experiments are also slowly climbing towards the expert level.

If you really reach the expert level, you may be able to do what others cannot do in the field of basic experiments.

(End of this chapter)