This doctor is already middle-aged, and he's only just started practicing medicine.

Chapter 88: Each Displays Their Unique Abilities!

"What? Evidence? What did I say? Where's the evidence?" Tong Yuan'an's chubby face relaxed like water, his expression as natural as if he were chatting with Chen Song.

There are countless hand surgeons who can suture tendons at the age of thirty, but hand surgeons who can replant severed fingers at the age of thirty are extremely rare.

The number may be an exaggeration to say it's countless, but tens of thousands, with about a thousand new doctors emerging every year, is not an exaggeration.

To be fair, even if we consider the number of people who have mastered finger replantation techniques over the course of history, the number of people who can do so by the age of thirty is probably no more than three digits.

These individuals later became leading figures in top teaching hospitals.

Although Tong Yuan'an was very fat, his muscles were still strong and muscular. With his spiky beard, he easily pried open Chen Song's thin hand.

For the first time, Tong Yuan'an, a fitness enthusiast, demonstrated the absolute strength of an orthopedic surgeon: "Chen Song, it's your own fault for being too slow..."

"Xiao Lu, listen to me, drive right away, straight to Xiangya Hospital in Shashi. I'll take care of getting you leave from your hospital." Tong Yuan'an looked at Lu Cheng without any awkwardness.

Chen Song's arm was twisted slightly outward and deformed by Tong Yuan'an, and his upper body was not straight.

While there is light in the underground parking garage, it's not very bright, so you can't really see the details of other people's expressions clearly.

Lu Cheng intervened, removing Tong Yuan'an's hand from Chen Song's grasp, and said, "Teacher Tong, Teacher Chen, we can't go to Shashi. I have to work tomorrow..."

"Thank you so much for your kindness. Right now, I'm just thinking about learning more skills."

"Actually, you all know that if I want to pursue a doctorate, learning professional skills is one thing, but if I want to get a job, publishing research papers is an unavoidable hurdle."

"I lack too much in the basics, so even if I went to school, it would probably just be a disappointment..."

Tong Yuan'an released his hand without refuting Lu Cheng's words. Chen Song's gaze was deep, his raised chin suddenly dropped, his high forehead creased, and his voice was decisive: "Our emergency department work does not require too much scientific research output; it is more about emergency rescue techniques."

"Of course, we also need to carry out some scientific research tasks."

The admission standards for the Hand Surgery Department at Xiangya Hospital are very high, given its strong reputation as the orthopedic department of Xiangya Hospital and its abundance of talented individuals.

The emergency department at Xiangya Hospital is still an emergency department, which doesn't change the fact that even dogs dislike it.

"Teacher Chen, let's go eat first, and we can chat while we eat, okay?"

"When you analyzed my situation for me before, you also mentioned that no matter what choice I make, I should make preparations in advance."

"After all, I'm thirty years old now. I can't be like I was when I was twenty-three or twenty-four, recklessly pursuing education and career advancement."

“My parents are both fifty-seven or fifty-eight years old…” Lu Cheng’s voice was sincere.

Different age groups face different pressures.

If you're 25 or 26 years old and go to school to improve your education and learn new skills, people will say you're young and promising!
If you go on to pursue a master's degree at thirty, plenty of people will say you can't tell east from west...

Tong Yuan'an and Chen Song both calmed down.

……

'Qiao Family Compound Ecological Farm' is located in the suburbs of Long County. There is a long ring road, with a river on one side and a lawn without buildings on the other side, overgrown with weeds and wildflowers, offering a wide view.

A few hundred meters away from the ecological farm is the farm's own garden, with its unique rocks and unusual trees arranged in a pleasing manner.

Longxian County is located in a remote area and has an underdeveloped economy, but its natural scenery is so beautiful that it can make people from big cities feel at peace without much renovation.

An old-fashioned wooden pavilion, upstairs to sit, with the ethereal and elegant sound of a guzheng recording, paired with two pots of charcoal-roasted hot tea, and the natural breeze in September is refreshing enough, making it an absolutely perfect place to relax.

With a 'glug glug', the natural spring water began to boil, and the tea master began to demonstrate the tea ceremony. Lu Cheng turned his phone upside down and watched Tong Yuan'an and Chen Song, who were sitting opposite him, frantically sending messages. For a moment, he didn't know how to start the conversation... Just then, a message came through on Lu Cheng's phone.

Lu Cheng asked Mu Nanshu, "If you're going to keep me in suspense any longer, I might just go to Xiangya Hospital to pursue a direct PhD."

Lu Cheng obtained the panel not in a day or two, but several months ago. Although his progress was rapid, Lu Cheng still deeply understood a principle.

To be a good doctor, talent is certainly important, but having a good teacher is actually even more important.

With the guidance of teachers and the support of his talent, Lu Cheng can learn many advanced techniques that others cannot or will not be taught, thus benefiting patients more quickly.

For example, at Longxian People's Hospital, Lu Cheng could neither learn spleen-preserving surgery nor finger replantation.

Even at a state-run hospital, Lu Cheng certainly wouldn't learn advanced surgical techniques such as tendon transfer, deformity correction, liver preservation, or resection of giant liver tumors.

Technical skills are something you have to learn. Although at your current age, you need to pave your own path to "make money" before learning any technical skills, you still have to learn them.

Otherwise, if you always only target basic diseases, you're just wasting your 'panel'!
Is it really interesting to compete with Xiang Kuihua over the treatment of fractures?

It has a J8 meaning...

Ultimately, it only saves a few thousand dollars for a small number of patients. If better techniques are learned, fewer people will die in the emergency department, and some critically ill patients will not need to be transferred or die on the way.

Some patients who have nowhere else to turn for medical help still have a glimmer of hope...

"You think you can get a direct PhD spot at Xiangya Hospital? Weren't you already doing residency training? How can you get a direct PhD spot?"

"Oh, there is such a thing as a direct PhD program for academic master's and doctoral students. Are you going to pursue the academic route?" Mu Nanshu was quite familiar with the education system.

“Professor Tong said he could get me a direct PhD spot in a specialized field, but it’s just talk for now,” Lu Cheng said.

Mu Nanshu: "???"

"Specialized direct PhD program? Which teaching hospital in our country has such a thing? I've never heard of it."

Direct-entry doctoral students enjoy ample research resources, but currently very few can be specialized direct-entry doctoral students.

This type of training model, which is outside the nationally recognized academic system, requires 'special approval' from the provincial education department!

For the provincial education department to open doors of convenience for one person and change the current mainstream education system, simply having ability isn't enough; you also need someone to vouch for you...

“Then I must have misunderstood. The two teachers aren’t saying anything now, and they ignore me when I try to start a conversation,” Lu Cheng replied.

"Are you very talented in technology?"

Mu Nanshu said, "Lu Cheng, let me tell you, if you really have exceptional professional talent, I suggest you get promoted to associate professor first, and then try to jump ship. That's a more convenient path."

"Currently, the country attaches great importance to professional skills. If you can complete advanced surgical procedures in your professional field, record them, and submit them to a professional medical association for review, they can be used as a high-quality paper."

"Furthermore, as long as you can demonstrate your research capabilities, academic qualifications can be specially 'supplemented'."

"Listen to what those two professors have to say first. What if they really can help you get a direct PhD program in your field?"

“I’m planning to go to Xiangzhou People’s Hospital to do research in November. I’m calculating that you’ll probably be thinking about going out for further studies by the end of this year…” Mu Nanshu told Lu Cheng about another path.

Furthermore, he sent Lu Cheng a lot of 'marked' files.

(End of this chapter)