I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

"sorry to bother you."

……

Pathological anatomy is not unfamiliar to Aki Tomoya. He used to do it in the university anatomy lab and had also come into contact with it a lot when he was working part-time.

They are more than capable of being their assistants.

They spent the entire afternoon performing pathological autopsies and collecting diseased tissue for subsequent pathological examinations.

At the same time, all that is needed when dealing with the remains of the deceased is to show them respect.

After completing the pathological autopsy today, the two lecturers, half-jokingly and half-seriously, approached Aki Tomoya and asked him if he wanted to go to Keio University since he hadn't chosen the University of Tokyo Affiliated Hospital.

After all, having experience at a university hospital, such as being a professor or lecturer, would be very helpful for a doctor.

Aki Tomo didn't respond to the poaching attempt from Keio University, but his teacher Yoshida Aoba gave them a sharp rebuke.

Although it was only half-joking, Yoshida Aoba could tell that they actually had their own thoughts, perhaps feeling that it was a waste of talent for a young person like Aki Tomoya to stay in a private hospital from the beginning.

"Dr. Yoshida, I'm amazed to learn that you have friends in Keio!"

After seeing them off, Aki Tomoya made a joke, intending to let the matter of poaching go.

"Is it strange that I have friends in Keio? Isn't your girlfriend from Keio too?"

To this, Aki Tomoya could only chuckle awkwardly; he didn't want to get himself into trouble.

Chapter 500 We don't have this.

Aki Tomoya only had a vague understanding of the feud between the University of Tokyo and Keio University; he just thought that everyone in the medical school or university hospital department disliked each other.

After all, they are competitors, which is perfectly normal.

Even if people who graduate from national universities have an inherent sense of arrogance and look down on those who graduate from prestigious private universities, that's normal.

Of course, even among national universities like the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, they didn't really get along, and referred to each other as "peasants."

Doctors in university hospitals are all civil servants, so there's a saying that people in national university hospitals are like local civil servants.

Aki Tomoya was unclear about how to trace the feud between the universities back to, and where to trace it back to, and he did not want to delve into it.

The root cause is the objectively existing competitive system.

However, there is no hard and fast rule that people from Tokyo University cannot get along with people from Keio University.

Each person is still an independent entity.

As a doctor in a private hospital, and not even a civil servant, Aki Tomoya doesn't have time to think about these things right now.

Strictly speaking, in terms of status, under the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, first are national medical institutions, then national and public university hospitals, private university hospitals, and finally medical corporations and private hospitals.

In this food chain, Aki Tomoya, who isn't even at the bottom, feels that he doesn't have much right to discuss these issues right now.

Anyway, nothing is more important than the patients he has right now.

Surgery needs to be performed, case studies need to be collected, and instead of wasting time on idle chatter, it would be more helpful to write a couple more papers.

Being an excellent doctor involves more than just treating patients; there is much to learn and much research to conduct.

In the short span of three months that followed, after the paper was published and the initial media attention was briefly gained, at least within the hospital, there were no longer any dissenting voices.

As a young surgeon, Tomoya Aki's surgical skills are beyond question.

From the moment the paper was published, there were still some doubts from the outside world, who felt that the surgery, which was called "the commando team's" work, might be questionable.

Not only from the outside world, but also within the hospital, there are voices of discussion.

Those within the department, needless to say, know the situation, but others may not, so it's being discussed and included in Aki Tomoya's gossip.

But none of that matters. What matters is that after three months of growth, he finally got a promotion and a raise.

Although it's just a title, and it's in a private hospital, it's better than nothing.

The result of three months is that Aki Tomoya has at least two papers that can be published, but the effectiveness of those papers is not guaranteed.

There is still a long way to go before one can truly grow into a surgeon with profound knowledge and skills.

At the same time, the VIP patients received by the department, or rather, the VIPs under Yoshida Aoba's care, were more likely to accept the fact that Aki Tomoya would be the surgeon.

At the same time, Aki Tomoya had some new ideas.

The development in the field of cardiology is not limited to cardiovascular or valve diseases; the idea of ​​achieving success in multiple areas has emerged.

At the same time, some heart disease patients do not only have problems with their hearts, which has led Aki Tomoya to start exploring other fields to some extent.

After all, sometimes even if the heart is cured, the patient may still have problems in other areas. If these problems are not addressed, they can lead to serious trouble.

During this period, it is necessary to consider whether the treatment will have other effects, such as complications, and to consult with doctors from other departments to discuss a complete treatment plan.

The further Aki Tomoya goes, the deeper his understanding of the phrase "there is so much to learn" becomes.

At the same time, while serving as the chief surgeon, he also heard about many powerful surgical techniques and considered trying them out.

Among these, what interests Tomoya Aki the most is surgical robots, which can reduce the burden on patients with minimally invasive surgery and surgery performed without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass.

However, there is an awkward situation: Kanto General Hospital does not have surgical robots, not because they are too expensive to buy, but because they do not need them and do not use them.

This is different from university hospitals, which not only symbolize authority in Japan but also bear the important responsibility of training and researching new medical methods.

Cutting-edge technologies are naturally available at national university hospitals like the University of Tokyo, given their government sponsorship.

"We miscalculated; our hospital doesn't actually have a surgical robot."

Aki Tomoya has a strong desire to perform a heart surgery using a surgical robot.

As medicine continues to develop, this will definitely be one of the important directions, including the application of AI in medicine.

"You're making me suspect that a pharmaceutical sales representative has approached you!"

Thinking that he could make a difference in the field of surgical robots, Aki Tomoya naturally contacted Yoshida Aoba immediately to ask if his hospital had such a thing.

Although Kanto General Hospital is very wealthy, it has never actually purchased something like this before.

Yoshida Aoba suddenly heard Aki Tomoya mentioning surgical robots, and for a moment thought that the other party had been approached by a pharmaceutical representative.

Every hospital has pharmaceutical sales representatives, but Kanto General Hospital has established partnerships that prevent regular sales representatives from getting in.

He was afraid that Aki Tomoya might have taken a kickback from some pharmaceutical representative, which was why he came to talk to him about the surgical robot.

"Dr. Yoshida, what do you take me for? I'm not short of money right now, but I really didn't expect that such a good hospital like ours wouldn't have a surgical robot."

Aki Tomoya then offered an explanation.

Kanto General Hospital is one of the top-ranked private hospitals, but Aki Tomoya still didn't expect it to lack something like a surgical robot.

"We don't need this stuff, so why would a hospital buy it? It's not suitable for most patients. And most importantly, private hospitals don't focus on research. It's not that there aren't private hospitals that would buy it, but we definitely won't consider it for now. We'll wait until the university hospitals have a more mature product before we consider it."

Private hospitals prioritize profitability, unlike public medical institutions or university hospitals which receive strong government support and use national funds to fund their research.

When the technology at the university hospital matures, they will naturally consider this aspect in order not to fall behind.

But now, there's basically no chance.

"Our department is full of people who came from university hospitals, a veritable complete cardiac surgery department of a university hospital, and this is all it's capable of..."

Chapter 501: Advancing with the Times

In Aki Tomoya's view, the staffing, competence, and qualifications of the cardiac surgery department at Kanto General Hospital are no less than those of any university hospital's cardiac surgery department.

I thought most of them were people who started from the University of Tokyo, Jungkook University, and Keio University, and even more of them came from the original university medical schools and affiliated hospitals.

If it weren't for the atmosphere here, at first glance you would really think this is a clinic in a university hospital.

One former chief professor, two former associate professors, plus many former lecturers—Kanto General Hospital spends a fortune every year just to support this group of people.

Talent is so important!

Especially in the medical field, it takes a very long time to train an excellent doctor.

Letting private hospitals train their own talent is less costly than poaching talent from other hospitals, which is much easier.

But it's clear that, at least within the cardiac surgery department, they do have the capability to train their own medical professionals.

Because there is indeed a system here that is the same as that of university hospitals, but it is not used. After all, this is a private hospital, and there is no need to make it as hierarchical as that of university hospitals. We can just let go in terms of training talents, and there are plenty of excellent doctors who can pass on their experience.

"Even if you're in a university hospital, don't even think about getting close to anyone without the support of a professor!"

Yoshida Aoba looked at Aki Tomoya with disdain.

However, it must be admitted that they are indeed inferior to university hospitals in this respect.

People at university hospitals, besides dealing with patients, all have research projects to conduct. If you have something inside your body but nothing to show for it, how can you expect to make it in a university hospital?

It's possible to coast along, but if you want to rely on seniority to get ahead, you need to be really lucky, otherwise you're always in danger of being exiled to the frontier.

The internal competition within university hospitals is very fierce.

"No, I just think it's a real shame. I believe that if private hospitals have the capability, they should keep up with the times so that they can maintain the same level of competitiveness as university hospitals."

Aki Tomoya's words made Yoshida Aoba laugh.

He believed the kid was doing it on purpose, trying to bewitch him.

"I'm telling you, don't overthink it. Unless the head of the logistics department personally speaks up, the hospital won't even consider it. Do you think budgets are so easy to come by? You know, back in the university hospital, a lot of budgets were secured through our hard work, getting those VIPs to donate to us!"