Healing Doctor

Chapter 418 Interview

"Dr. Ji, aren't you going to get ready?" Zhai Yuhan asked as she walked up to Ji Xiang.

Ji Xiang looked up and smiled, "I don't know what the teacher wants to ask me, so I can't prepare."

It was the truth, but everyone else was tense to the core, each one silent as a cicada in winter. Ji Xiang, however, remained nonchalant and showed no change whatsoever. This casual attitude made Zhai Yuhan somewhat unhappy.

At the very least, Ji Xiang is unqualified in terms of attitude!

"Dr. Xiao Ji, you handed in your paper so early during the written exam. Were you really confident? I heard you got a perfect score and ranked first in the country in the professional medical exam. That's really impressive."

When Zhai Yuhan spoke of how impressive it was, her expression was cold and stern, showing no intention of praising her.

"Teacher Zhai, I have already answered and checked my answers. There is no need to check them again and again," Ji Xiang replied gently.

Zhai Yuhan pursed her lips and took out her phone to contact the examiner.

The person who scored full marks in the national professional medical exam is indeed very impressive, and Zhai Yuhan admires him greatly. What she is dissatisfied with is Ji Xiang's attitude towards the First Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Medical University.

The written test had a 20-minute time limit, and Ji Xiang's casual attitude was quite evident.

Want to get a perfect score? Medical exams aren't like math exams; getting a perfect score depends on luck.

This time, Ji Xiang's luck is definitely not going to be good.

Boss, have the results come out yet?

Zhai Yuhan sent a message.

[They've come out; it's quite surprising.]

Zhai Yuhan smiled. Everyone was very interested in the resident trainee who got the highest score in the national professional medical examination. It was understandable that people were surprised and disappointed that Ji Xiang didn't take it seriously at all.

[Zhao Mengmeng, a doctoral student, ranked last in her class.]

"..." Zhai Yuhan was speechless.

[Ji Xiang, on the other hand, has remained consistently strong, still achieving a perfect score.]

Upon seeing the last sentence, Zhai Yuhan immediately became agitated. She glanced at Ji Xiang, just as Ji Xiang looked up at her.

"Teacher, the results are out?" Ji Xiang seemed to have seen through everything.

Zhai Yuhan was speechless for a moment.

I originally wanted to let the facts speak for themselves. Even if Ji Xiang got first place, as long as it wasn't a perfect score, I could still "teach him a lesson".

But Ji Xiang actually got a perfect score again!

Zhai Yuhan shook her head. "It's not out yet."

Ji Xiang smiled. Just then, the first medical student who went in came out, and Zhai Yuhan immediately said, "Ji Xiang, it's your turn."

"Okay." Ji Xiang stood up, put his phone in his pocket, and strode into the conference room to conduct the interview.

Upon entering the conference room, I saw four doctors sitting opposite me, aged between 40 and 50, all of whom appeared to be associate chief physicians according to their name tags.

The directors of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Medical University probably won't participate in this kind of variety show. At most, they'll just show their faces to give the production team face.

Ji Xiang sat in the chair, facing the four interviewers, with a gentle smile.

It felt a little strange, like I was being interrogated.

"You must be Ji Xiang, the resident physician who got the highest score in the national professional medical examination this year?" a doctor asked, looking at Ji Xiang with great interest.

"Yes, teacher."

"Your grades are good. Tell me why you didn't take the postgraduate or doctoral entrance exams, but instead opted for standardized residency training."

"The instability of the policy," Ji Xiang said.

"..."

"..."

The professors and department heads conducting the interviews were taken aback.

"The residency training system is still imperfect and subject to many changes. It's possible that you won't need residency training after completing your postgraduate studies, but who can say for sure? My idea is to get residency training early, get clinical experience early, and become a real doctor."

The doctors conducting the interviews exchanged glances, and one of them managed a weak smile. "Dr. Ji, you can't say that."

"Indeed," Ji Xiang said seriously. "However, when the residency training program was first introduced a few years ago, many graduate students wasted three years of their time on it. There are time costs and risks involved, and I want to avoid that as much as possible."

"If you complete the residency training period, you can take the postgraduate entrance exam anytime."

Although the doctors who conducted the interviews didn't know much about the residency training system, what Ji Xiang said was true, and they had nothing to refute.

"Dr. Ji, tell us why you want to study medicine."

"Studying medicine? It's an agreement between me and my great-uncle," Ji Xiang said, a genuine smile appearing on his face.

Unlike before, Ji Xiang's smile is usually sincere, but more so polite. When this topic came up, his smile carried a hint of sweet reminiscence.

However, the term "maternal uncle" is unfamiliar to most people.

"Could you elaborate?"

"It must be for treating and saving lives," Ji Xiang replied.

The teachers conducting the interviews were somewhat exasperated by the obvious platitudes. However, they overlooked Ji Xiang's use of "should," subconsciously assuming it was a useless and verbose description.

"Dr. Ji Xiangji, I heard that you had your own provincial-level project during your residency training. Could you briefly talk about it?"

"First of all, the provincial natural science project isn't mine, teacher. It belongs to Dr. Zhao Zhe, and I'm just assisting him, so I'm considered the second author," Ji Xiang said frankly. "If possible, I'd like to introduce the procedure and effects of performing interventional surgery before partial nephrectomy on the program."

"Dr. Xiao Ji, while it's not impossible to invite external experts to perform surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Medical University, you need to demonstrate your own abilities first," a doctor said jokingly.

He was joking and didn't take Ji Xiang's words seriously at all.

A junior intern wants to perform surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital and even promotes and advertises a new surgical technique—what's the difference between that and dreaming?

"Okay, teacher."

The doctor who conducted the interview then asked a few more questions related to the program's arrangements; otherwise, what Ji Xiang just said wouldn't have been edited into the program, resulting in gaps in the editing.

When faced with routine questions, Ji Xiang gave a very calm and conventional answer.

After the interview, the professors who led the group quickly left, and Zhai Yuhan began to arrange her internship in the department.

"Ji Xiang, you and Zhao Mengmeng are in the same group, go to the hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery department," Zhai Yuhan said.

It doesn't matter who you're paired with, but why is it hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery instead of urology?

Ji Xiang raised his hand.

Zhai Yuhan gave Ji Xiang a hard look. "Dr. Ji, these are the interview results."

Ji Xiang frowned slightly, looked at Zhai Yuhan's name tag, and asked, "Professor Zhai, are you the chief resident of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Department?"

"Yes, start your internship. I'll guide you and Zhao Mengmeng through clinical practice."

With that, Zhai Yuhan smiled slightly, "Dr. Xiao Ji, I hope you won't disappoint me."

"Okay, teacher." Ji Xiang seemed oblivious to Zhai Yuhan's impatience. He maintained his signature smile and bland reply as always.

After everything was arranged, the doctors were sent to the neurosurgery, cardiology, and hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery departments.

After letting Ji Xiang and Zhao Mengmeng familiarize themselves with the operating system, Zhai Yuhan stormed out of the office and headed to the director's office.

"Boss, we can't do this show!"

I recommend this book, *Inventing Things at Hogwarts*, by author Vera, who writes every day. After Riggs joined Hogwarts, the pressure shifted to Azkaban. When Voldemort broke free, he was defeated by Harry Potter's Electromagnetic Cannon. "Rig, this is much better than a wand!"

(End of this chapter)