Chapter 47: Can Handle The Upper Limbs
August 1st, Saturday, the sun was shining brightly, and the morning sun cast a rosy glow.
The translucent red light bathed everyone like a curtain, and it generously sent its radiance to the Orthopedics Ward One of Long County.
At seven in the morning, Peng Kun put down his pen after finishing the handover record book, his expression twitching as he propped his hands behind his head to stretch his body.
Hearing footsteps, Peng Kun snapped his head around, and upon recognizing the person, he stopped stretching and sat up straight, formally saying, “Director Peng.”
“Yesterday I saw Professor Tong; he came for a village visit, but it was as if he didn’t come at all. He said he has to spend half his time in the Emergency Department…” Peng Haibo’s bald spot was quite prominent. Although he wasn’t fat, his face was generally a bit sunken, but upon closer inspection, his features were quite regular and even somewhat handsome.
“Director Peng, Brother Shan has already told me, Professor Tong was brought over by Professor Chen Song from the Emergency Department, and he came for Lu Cheng.” Peng Kun’s eyelids widened a bit more, and he stuck out his tongue to moisten his lips.
He continued with a conflicted tone: “This Lu Cheng? Wouldn’t it be better for him to go out and pursue his future prospects? Why does he have to come to our hospital and stir up so much trouble?”
Director Peng was indeed Director Peng, but he was also Peng Kun’s father, so Peng Kun could vent his inner frustrations as he saw fit.
Lu Cheng didn’t have opportunities in Orthopedics, so he remained ordinary.
But after Lu Cheng applied to transfer to the Emergency Department, in just one month with Professor Chen Song, he had already revealed his ‘true colors’!
He was not someone who could stay idle, nor did he appear as ordinary as he seemed.
Just as Peng Haibo had already realized, if Lu Cheng were given the same opportunities, Peng Kun would be overwhelmed if he didn’t take action.
That’s why Peng Haibo sent him to pursue postgraduate studies, but even improving his academic qualifications through postgraduate studies couldn’t fix the ‘fundamental issue’…
Peng Haibo walked forward and patted Peng Kun on the shoulder: “Do you think Lu Cheng doesn’t want to go out?”
“The coldness in the department over the years hasn’t extinguished his passion for learning; does he not want to go out? The main thing is I didn’t expect him to be such a freak at first.”
Speaking of this, Peng Haibo took a deep breath and said, “Don’t have any other thoughts; when you encounter someone like this, there’s nothing you can do. You just need to accept that he’s good.”
“Everything in excess is detrimental. Since he has broken through and established himself, let him have his way, and when opportunities arise, foster good relations.”
“Moreover, the path Lu Cheng is taking now is also suitable for you to follow.” After speaking, Peng Haibo led Peng Kun to the Director’s Office.
The Director’s Office was his exclusive domain. Although the relationships of the other Big Brothers were extraordinary, they wouldn’t dare to overstep and barge into the Director’s Office in the department.
Relatives and friends might receive preferential treatment in promotions and hiring, but that didn’t mean they could be arrogant and overbearing in an institution like a hospital.
“Director Peng, your intention is still for me to learn Hand Surgery and then find an opportunity to overtake him on a curve?” Peng Kun asked Peng Haibo.
“Otherwise, if you pursue trauma, sports medicine, or spine routes now, can you bypass those individuals?”
“How many chief surgeon opportunities can I give you? Privately giving you such opportunities, if there’s even the slightest mistake, these people can argue with me directly…” Peng Haibo said.
“With them blocking the way and having better skills than you, you won’t be able to get around them.”
“Therefore, you can only take a path that no one else can. With your learning ability, you can achieve an overtake on a curve and make Hand Surgery diseases a routine part of Orthopedics. This way, when you are promoted to Director in the future, others won’t have any objections.”
“In our County Hospital, whether it’s the leaders or higher-level leaders, they prefer to see business expansion. Otherwise, if you directly join the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, with your skills, you’ll be quite content there.” Peng Haibo analyzed meticulously.
“My arrangement for you is that from now on, you will follow Professor Tong Yuan’an closely. You will do whatever he does, and do whatever he tells you to do…”
“When you were pursuing your master’s degree, Xiangya Second Hospital couldn’t design a specialized disease category for your growth from beginner to advanced. However, Professor Tong Yuan’an can do that during his village visit this time.”
Peng Kun was a master of professional degree student, but Xiangya Second Hospital’s accepted diseases in sports medicine would not change because of Peng Kun. The surgical level was too high and the difficulty was too great. Peng Kun could only broaden his horizons, hone his basic skills, and learn about the routine diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases…
To perform surgery of that difficulty, such as rotator cuff repair and giant rotator cuff tears, even directors of sports medicine at Zhou People’s Hospital wouldn’t dare to say they could operate well.
Peng Kun lowered his head: “I suppose that’s the only way.”
Peng Kun knew that the reason he could be arranged by his father to shadow Tong Yuan’an long-term, and the other Big Brothers had no objections, was fundamentally due to his learning ability and academic qualifications.
Academic qualifications are certainly useful; they can give you opportunities and act as a stepping stone. However, whether you can use the opportunity and stepping stone to correct the fundamental issue depends on your personal fortune.
If your fortune is insufficient, academic qualifications are useless.
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August 1st, 8:20 AM, Long County People’s Hospital Emergency Department Comprehensive Ward Surgery Group.
Lin Qianlong clapped his hands and called out, “It’s the beginning of the month, so let’s have a unified handover meeting.”
“Here, I will announce two things. The first thing is the change in the shift schedule.”
“I still feel that last month’s schedule wasn’t very scientific, so this month, all of Lu Cheng’s shifts are canceled and replaced with shadowing and secondary line duties.”
“Others will rotate through ward duties, clinic duties, and on-call surgery shifts.”
“What does it mean for Lu Cheng to be shadowing? It means Lu Cheng will constantly follow Professor Chen Song, and Professor Chen Song will decide which surgeries he will participate in and which ones he will rest from. The system of alternating days will continue, to fully ensure Professor Chen Song’s rest time…”
“And what about Lu Cheng’s secondary line duties? It means surgeries that Lu Cheng can perform as chief surgeon himself, such as appendicitis, gallbladder removal, and tendon suturing, will have Lu Cheng ready to take over at any time, twenty-four hours a day.”
“He may also need to start surgery at any time. These two lines of duty are parallel.”
“Zeng Huanqi, Zhang Tiesheng, Han Xiaoping, do you have any objections to this?” Lin Qianlong looked at Zeng Huanqi and the others.
Zhang Tiesheng smiled as if his face had been photoshopped, saying very amiably, “Director Lin, Xiao Lu is already working so hard, and to also participate in ordinary shifts, that would mean we don’t understand things.”
“If Xiao Lu were in a company, he’d be the top seller!”
Zeng Huanqi was tall and plump, with a characteristic dark complexion that made his bright white teeth stand out when he smiled. He was very sharp at this moment as well: “Director Lin, may I offer a suggestion…”
“I think it would be too tiring for Xiao Lu to be on duty twenty-four hours a day for routine diseases in the clinic. So, for minor conditions like appendicitis and gallstones, Zeng Huanqi and I will be responsible.”
“For tendon injuries and splenectomies, Xiao Lu will be responsible.”
“After all, it’s too much for Xiao Lu to be solely responsible for all upper limb tendon injury surgeries and also be learning other surgeries with Professor Chen. It would be too tiring and affect his efficiency.”
Lin Qianlong listened and nodded slightly, looking at Lu Cheng: “Xiao Lu, can you really handle all upper limb tendons? This is quite different from what you told us before.”
Lu Cheng faced everyone’s gaze, not showing any timidity or excessive humility: “Director Lin, I will consult with Professor Chen and Professor Tong from Orthopedics at the time. If they say I can do it, I will. Currently, Professor Tong has also acknowledged this matter.”
“For tendon suturing in District Two, I haven’t done it yet, but it should be fine. As long as we explain the key parts to the patient and their family after obtaining their consent, they can make their own choice.”
Saying that he could handle it made people feel somewhat comfortable.
Since Tong Yuan’an had approved this matter, Lin Qianlong naturally had no doubts. Suppressing his inner shock, he encouraged: “Work hard!~”
“A top student is indeed a top student; it’s all materialized at this moment.”
Lin Qianlong chuckled and clapped his hands again:
“Alright, the handover ends here. Everyone else, to your posts…”
After speaking, Lin Qianlong saw Chen Song and immediately went to greet him, his smile fawning, his eyes narrowing: “Professor Chen, weren’t you supposed to be resting today?”
“Yes, I am resting, but Tong Yuan’an is just coming to work, isn’t he? I’ll wait for him to get off work and come over to play…”
