This miracle doctor just wants to be fired!

Students vote with their feet; they all know who to choose.

Li Degang was now in a real predicament.

He had already assigned the students: two students to Zhou Cheng and two to each of the other five teachers, which was just enough.

Now all eight students have to follow Zhou Cheng...

However, the college has a clear rule that a mentor can only mentor a maximum of two rotating students.

If you take on too many students, you won't have the energy to manage them all, and the quality of your teaching will suffer, which will actually hinder their growth.

In the past, the supervising teachers would choose the students, selecting those with a good foundation, who were diligent, and quick-witted.

No student has ever been so eager to follow a teacher, especially in the busiest department in the entire hospital, the emergency room. Nobody would believe it if you told them!

Li Degang had no choice but to tell the students, "Please be quiet. I know you all want to learn from Teacher Zhou Cheng, but rules are rules. A teacher can only take on a maximum of two students, and Teacher Zhou Cheng can't possibly take on that many. Please wait here while I discuss this with Teacher Zhou Cheng and then report to Director Chen to see what the best arrangement is."

After saying that, he took the allocation sheet and turned to find Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Chenggang had just returned from rounds and was writing a medical record for a patient with abdominal pain admitted to the outpatient clinic when he saw Li Degang walking over with a worried look. He paused for a moment and asked, "Teacher Li, what's wrong? What happened?"

Li Degang put the form in his hand on the table and said with a wry smile, "Zhou Cheng, you've given me a big problem."

"What's wrong?"

"Of the twelve new students who arrived today, eight specifically requested to be your mentor, insisting on choosing you as their instructor. In all my years as an academic secretary, this is the first time I've encountered something like this. In the past, students would avoid being mentored by anyone in the emergency room, but now they're scrambling to get in your place."

Zhou Cheng was also stunned, somewhat amused and exasperated: "Huh? How could this be? I only brought Chen Xi and Li Yang with me before, and we didn't do anything special."

"You didn't do anything earth-shattering," Li Degang said. "Chen Xi and Li Yang have been praising you in the residency training group every day, saying that they learned more in three months with you than in the two departments they rotated through before. Plus, those two surgeries you performed a few days ago have spread throughout the hospital, and even Director Wu is vying to recruit you. Naturally, all the students who want to study cardiovascular medicine are coming to you."

Zhou Cheng scratched his head, looking somewhat helpless.

He initially mentored Chen Xi and Li Yang simply because he felt that being a resident trainee was not easy; their rotations at the hospital were for learning skills and honing techniques.

I'm going to be a doctor on my own in the future, not here to be free labor for the department. I'll teach as much as I can and help as much as I can. I never expected that word would spread like this.

"So what do we do now?" Zhou Cheng asked. "According to the hospital's regulations, I can only take on a maximum of two patients. If I take on more, I'll be busy managing patients and performing surgeries, and I simply won't have the energy to take care of them all. In the end, they'll just be writing medical records all day long, and I won't have time to teach them anything. Wouldn't that be a waste of their time?"

"That's the dilemma I'm facing," Li Degang said. "If all eight students want to follow you, and you don't give them any points, the students will complain and think our department is inhumane. If you give them too many points, it violates the rules and also feels unfair to the students. I just spoke with Director Chen, and he asked me to come and ask you if you could make an exception and take on one or two more students?"

Zhou Cheng shook his head, his attitude resolute: "Teaching isn't just about having a nominal title; you have to be responsible to both the students and the patients. If I mentor two, I can supervise each one, overseeing every step—patient consultation, physical examination, medical record writing, emergency care—ensuring they truly learn something. If I mentor too many, I simply can't manage them all, and in the end, I'm just a figurehead, unable to teach anything. Wouldn't that be a disservice to the students?"

Li Degang knew Zhou Cheng was telling the truth, so he nodded and sighed.

"Then what do you suggest we do? The students are all waiting in the office, and they all insist on following you. We can't persuade them otherwise."

Zhou Cheng thought for a few minutes and then said, "How about this, Teacher Li, you call over all the students who want to follow me. I'll say a few words to them, then ask them a few basic emergency questions, and choose two who have a solid foundation and a serious attitude."

"I also made it clear to the remaining students that although they can't be my direct students, they can ask me any questions they have while rotating through the emergency department. I will explain everything to them whenever I have time."

"And for routine emergency PCI procedures, if they're not on duty, they can come and learn from the operator. I'll take them in. If they want to learn, I definitely won't hold back. Is that okay?"

Li Degang's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly: "Great! Excellent! You've thought of everything! This way, it doesn't violate the college's rules, and it also satisfies the students' desire to learn. I'll go and call them over right now."

Less than two minutes later, Li Degang arrived with eight students.

They were all quite nervous, standing in a row, looking at Zhou Cheng with eyes full of anticipation.

Zhou Cheng pulled up a few chairs for them to sit down, and without putting on airs like a senior doctor, he said bluntly, "Teacher Li has told me what everyone thinks."

"First of all, thank you all for your trust. However, according to the college's regulations, I can only take on a maximum of two students. If I take on more than that, I won't have the energy to manage them all, and I won't be able to teach them well. That would be irresponsible to everyone."

"So today, I'll just ask a few basic questions about emergency medicine and select two students. As for the rest of you, I want to make it clear that even if you're not my student, you can ask me any questions during your three-month rotation in the emergency department. I'll explain everything to you whenever I have time."

"Anyone who wants to learn about catheterization lab procedures can come and observe when you're not on duty, and I'll take you inside to watch."

Upon hearing this, the students breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense atmosphere instantly dissipated.

Even if they can't be Zhou Cheng's direct students, being able to ask questions and participate in surgeries at any time has already far exceeded their expectations.

Next, Zhou Cheng started asking questions, all of which were basic questions that emergency room rotating doctors must master.

Electrocardiographic diagnostic criteria for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Compression depth and frequency for adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

First-line drugs and emergency procedures for anaphylactic shock.

Key diagnostic points for diabetic ketoacidosis.

The eight students answered one by one, some of their answers were complete, clear, and logically sound.

Some stumbled and couldn't answer all the key points.

Some were so nervous that they misspoke.

After asking around, Zhou Cheng already had a good idea of ​​what was going on.

He ultimately chose two people.

One of them was Zhao Xiao, who was the first to raise her hand. She was in her third year of residency and had previously worked in cardiology, respiratory medicine, and gastroenterology. She had a solid clinical foundation and answered every question completely and accurately with clear logic.

The other is a professional master's student. Although he has less clinical experience, he has a solid grasp of cardiovascular-related professional knowledge, a very serious attitude, and his eyes are full of thirst for learning.

After the selection, Zhou Cheng told the other six students, "Don't be discouraged. During these three months in the emergency department, you can come to me anytime if you want to learn. Whether it's medical record writing, patient management, or interventional-related knowledge, I will share whatever I know with you."

The other students also had no objections, nodding and thanking them repeatedly.

Li Degang, watching from the side, finally breathed a sigh of relief; this difficult matter was finally resolved.

He took the remaining students to assign them to other instructors.