godfather of surgery

Chapter 1231 Plastic Talent
Regarding Li Zehui's matter, Yang Ping discussed it with Song Ziming and Xu Zhiliang. Song Ziming's opinion was similar to Yang Ping's. He strongly supported Li Zehui coming to Sanbo Hospital. He didn't care how long Li Zehui could stay, as it was a token of his good intentions. He didn't force the time.

Since Xu Zhiliang couldn't speak fluently, Song Ziming didn't offer any opinions, but just listened quietly. If Song Ziming really needed to hear his opinion, he felt that chatting with Xu Zhiliang on WeChat was smoother than speaking directly.

Zhang Lin was in the doctor's office when he saw Li Zehui enter the director's office and have a private conversation with the professor. He knew there must be some important news, so he was paying close attention and trying to figure out what it was.

When Li Zehui came out, he saw Li Zehui holding Professor Yang's hand and saying, "Professor Yang, I will take care of things in the United States as soon as possible. I have to catch a flight, so I won't have dinner here. We'll have plenty of time to chat together later."

“Okay, then I’ll see you off.” Yang Ping followed him out.

“You’re busy, I’ll go to the airport myself,” Li Zehui said.

Song Ziming led the way, saying, "I'll see you off."

"No need to be so polite." Li Zehui gestured for Song Ziming to stay, but Song Ziming insisted on seeing him off.

Zhang Lin listened intently to their conversation, using the limited information he had to make various speculations. He finally confirmed: Li Ze would come to Sanbo Hospital to establish a cardiac surgery department. He then reviewed the various intelligence he possessed about Li Ze, searching for clues, and ultimately discovered many details that supported his judgment.

The news that Li Zehui planned to come to Sanbo Hospital quickly spread throughout the department.

Hearing that Li Zehui would be coming to Sanbo Hospital, Xia Shu was a little unhappy. If Li Zehui hadn't come, Xia Shu would definitely have become the director of cardiac surgery in the future, although it wouldn't be that soon. But once Li Zehui came, he could only be the deputy director. After get off work, he told Cai Qiaojun about this idea.

Cai Qiaojun smiled and said, "You should broaden your horizons. Your future goal is not just to become a department head, but to become a world-class cardiac surgeon. You should be happy about Li Zehui's arrival. He can help you set off earlier. Why aren't you happy?"

“I’m a woman, so my perspective might not be as broad as yours, but think about whether what I’m saying makes sense.”

"The biggest fish in a pond is only so big, but a small fish in a vast ocean can never reach the size of a fish in a pond. Sanbo Hospital is an ocean, not a pond, so you can't think like a pond, but like an ocean. In this ocean, everyone competes with each other, and only then can you eventually grow into a big fish."

Xia Shu felt quite ashamed after hearing this, realizing that his perspective was not as broad as Cai Qiaojun's. She was right; his perspective was indeed too narrow. He should not have been dissatisfied with Li Zehui's arrival, but rather happy and actively assisted him in establishing the Department of Cardiac Surgery, working together to make it bigger and stronger. That was the proper perspective.

"Thank you. If you hadn't reminded me, I really wouldn't have been able to break free from my narrow-minded thinking," Xia Shu said.

Cai Qiaojun kissed him: "It's not that you're narrow-minded, it's just human nature. Actually, you were just venting casually. Even if I didn't say it, you would have changed your mind soon. Just like when someone is angry, it's temporary, and they can quickly calm down. It's not that I'm trying to enlighten you, it's that you have a broad mind and a big heart. If you didn't have this kind of big heart, nothing I said would have mattered. I was just saying what you would say after you calmed down."

Xia Shu felt much better after hearing this. He felt that Cai Qiaojun was extraordinary; she was intelligent, understanding, and had a broad perspective.

When Cai Qiaojun and Xia Shu were discussing marriage, her parents asked for a dowry of 600,000 yuan, saying that it was not easy to raise a college student and that the dowry was needed to buy a house for her younger brother.

Cai Qiaojun refused on the spot: "I didn't use much money from you when I went to university and graduate school. It was all done with student loans. Now I will make my own decisions about my marriage. We will fulfill our responsibilities to support our parents after we get married. But if you want to ask for a bride price, I'm sorry, not a penny. This is my own business and has nothing to do with you."

"Are you rebelling?" her father snapped.

"So what if you rebel? Don't threaten me with this. I'll say it again, there's not a single penny of bride price. We came back to see you and told you we were getting married because you are my parents. Marriage is a major life event; how can you not inform your parents? We didn't come here for you to collect bride price."

Cai Qiaojun's one sentence left her parents speechless.

Turning to Xia Shu, he said, "If we're together, we can create our own happiness with our own hands. We don't need a house, a car, or connections. We'll have everything if we work hard. You're a PhD, and I'm a head nurse. We'll have everything in the future. I don't want any dowry, a house, or a car. I just want your sincere heart for me."

Faced with such a domineering Cai Qiaojun, her parents no longer dared to mention the word "bride price." Cai Qiaojun herself said that she would handle the wedding herself, and everything would be done according to her own wishes.

Later, Cai Qiaojun used all her savings to pay the down payment and bought a house at a discounted price in a building near the hospital. Xia Shu felt ashamed because he had only recently graduated with his doctorate and had no money at all. He even had to ask his wife to pay for the house.

Cai Qiaojun told him, "Since I chose to be with you, why should we distinguish between you and me? My money is your money. In the future, we will have our own little family. Don't say that the man has to buy the house. I started working earlier than you, so naturally I have some savings. This is normal." In fact, this was all accumulated by Cai Qiaojun through frugality.

Whenever someone asks about buying a house, Cai Qiaojun always says, "I don't have any money. Xia Shu bought it."

Xia Shu hugged Cai Qiaojun tightly at that moment, vowing to cherish this woman in the future.

Xia Shu recalled some things he had done with Cai Qiaojun and couldn't help but admire the woman's intelligence; she was a rare woman who would be a suitable wife.

“Tomorrow, you should take the initiative to go to Professor Yang and suggest that if Professor Li Zehui comes to Sanbo Hospital, you can help him establish a cardiac surgery department. This is better than him approaching you for a talk,” Cai Qiaojun said.

Xia Shu nodded.
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"A single flower does not make spring; a hundred flowers blooming together make spring," Yang Ping always remembered what Director Han had told him.

It's not enough for Sanbo Hospital to have only one outstanding individual; the most important thing is to cultivate a strong team, establish excellent traditions, and build a sound and stable talent training system. Li Zehui alone can elevate cardiac surgery to world-class status. Although Yang Ping's own cardiac surgery skills are also top-notch, his energy is limited. He cannot shoulder the responsibility of developing every specialty. Training new talent in each specialty takes time; doctor training is not a matter of a day or two, but requires a span of ten years or even longer. Even if he personally trained them, it would still take several years.

The research institute and Sanbo Hospital are now separate entities. The research institute belongs to the Academy of Medical Sciences, while Sanbo Hospital belongs to the Clinical Medical College. Currently, the two units are only located together, and their work remains the same as before, but their administrative management has been separated.

Therefore, Yang Ping needs to discuss Li Zehui's matter with Dean Xia.

It's a good thing that Li Zehui is coming to Sanbo Hospital, but whether he can adapt to the domestic environment is another matter. After all, the cultural differences are so great. While dietary differences are relatively easy to overcome, cultural differences are difficult to overcome. Although Li Zehui was often taken back to China by his parents to visit relatives, those were only short vacations. He spends most of his time in the United States. If his feelings are only based on his personal approval of Yang Ping, then such feelings are unreliable and unstable, and can easily be diluted by all the obstacles and trivialities in life.

But it doesn't matter, he can stay as long as he can, and he can contribute to Sanbo Hospital as long as he stays.

When Yang Ping relayed this news to Dean Xia, Dean Xia was very excited: "Let him come, let him come! Whatever the offer, just name your price. As soon as he arrives, our cardiac surgery department will be established immediately. After a while, once Xia Shu can come over, the talent pool of young and middle-aged people will be established. Weren't you worried before that there was no suitable candidate for cardiac surgery? You were not satisfied with many candidates. You told me about Li Zehui. Now I know him. He is a world-class cardiac surgeon."

Yang Ping had expected Dean Xia to agree so readily. After all, Dean Xia valued talent and wanted to develop Sanbo Hospital as soon as possible. If everything depended on Yang Ping, his burden would be too heavy. If each department had a satisfactory department head and one or two capable young people, it would basically be enough to stabilize the situation.

The so-called world-class is actually about having world-class talent. These buildings are nothing compared to this. A mountain is not sacred because of its height, but because of the immortals dwelling there; water is not sacred because of its depth, but because of the dragons living in it. A hospital is not important for its magnificent architecture, but for having world-class doctors.

"Can you come?" Dean Xia couldn't help but worry, and his earlier excitement was somewhat suppressed.

If Li Zehui had studied at a university in China and then pursued further studies abroad, there would be a high probability that he would return. But how could a Chinese American who grew up in the United States and doesn't even speak fluent Chinese adapt to the environment in China?

Yang Ping shared the same concern: "He specifically sought me out to tell me this in person. I've been thinking about it too, whether he can come and for how long. Here's what I'm thinking: Sanbo Hospital's doors are always open to world-class talent. Talents are free to come and go. No matter how long he stays, it's all out of goodwill and he can make some contributions for us. We don't force him to stay or have any expectations."

Dean Xia was holding a cup in his hand. It was an enamel cup. He liked to use enamel cups to brew tea. He also had a purple clay cup, but he didn't use it often.

“I think so too. We’d welcome him anytime. Once he arrives, we’ll establish a cardiac surgery department.” Dean Xia acted decisively.

Currently, Sanbo Hospital has a very strong orthopedics department. Whether it's Tan Boyun, the general orthopedic specialist, or Gao Yuan, the sports medicine center, they are both highly skilled. Gao Yuan is the most capable. However, it can now be said that the hospital is not as good as the world's top-tier hospitals, whether in terms of technology, scientific research, or the breadth of patients.

Other departments are still somewhat lacking, especially cardiac surgery. It has never been an independent department; there's only a large, complex thoracic surgery department. As a world-class hospital, cardiac surgery is essential, and it must be strong. The heart and brain are the pinnacle of surgery, followed by hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and spinal surgery, and then others. This isn't an intentional attempt to create a hierarchy of surgical specialties, but simply a fact.

When Yang Ping had some free time, Xia Shu approached him and said that he had heard Li Ze was coming to Sanbo Hospital. He said it was a great thing, as it would allow the cardiac surgery department to be established sooner. He added that if Li Ze really came, he was willing to be his assistant wholeheartedly and work together to establish the cardiac surgery department.

"How did you know Li Ze was coming?" Yang Ping was quite surprised. News within the compound was kept secret for the time being, and Song Ziming and Xu Zhiliang were not the type to leak information casually.

Xia Shu said, "I only heard it from rumors in the department, I don't know if it's true."

Yang Ping nodded, confirming that the rumors were true.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, it was obvious to everyone that Xia Shu would be the head of cardiac surgery in the future. However, he lacked work experience and needed to gain some experience. Now that Li Zehui had come to Sanbo Hospital, he would definitely be the head of cardiac surgery.

Not everyone is broad-minded; in fact, most people are narrow-minded. In many hospitals, including some top-tier hospitals, let alone an entire hospital, even a small department is constantly engaged in infighting and mutual dislike. Deputy directors dislike directors, directors dislike deputy directors, and one group dislikes another. It's not uncommon for this kind of internal strife to occur daily. During case discussions, one person feels their opinion is superior, while others' opinions are insignificant, while the other side feels their opinion is full of flaws. Sometimes, it's no longer academic competition, but an indescribable internal conflict, where everyone looks down on each other.

Yang Ping wasn't sure if Xia Shu would be so narrow-minded. He had originally wanted to talk to him, but unexpectedly, Xia Shu came to him on his own. He was clearly very happy, genuinely happy.

It seems that Xia Shu is broad-minded and has great potential. Yang Ping thought so at the time. If a narrow-minded person heard this news, even if he said the best things, he would inevitably show some displeasure on his face.

Previously, when Dean Xia wanted to replace the head of spinal surgery, Director Qin's face immediately turned very ugly. Later, he pulled some stunts and eventually stepped down from the position of director in a sorry state.

It is truly rare for Xia Shu to have such a broad mind at such a young age, which further strengthens Yang Ping's determination to cultivate Xia Shu.

With Li Zehui taking the lead and Xia Shu assisting, it won't be difficult for Sanbo Hospital's cardiac surgery department to become a world-class institution.

Neurosurgery is much less of a worry for Yang Ping than cardiac surgery because Xu Zhiliang likes neurosurgery. When the time is right, Xu Zhiliang will be sent to neurosurgery as the director. As for Song Ziming, he is interested in all kinds of surgery, but he likes emergency surgery the most. Compared to Xu Zhiliang's composure, his style is more sharp.

Director Fang of the Department of General Surgery is making very rapid progress in the field of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery. Like Gao Yuan, he is the kind of person who loves learning and is dedicated to mastering the technology. Therefore, with Yang Ping's help, it is entirely possible for him to bring the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery to the world's top level.

With Dr. Jin's article on spinal surgery, once these departments in the surgical system are established, other departments can easily follow suit. After Dean Xia's reforms, the newly appointed directors are all young and promising PhDs. Therefore, as long as the four most critical surgical departments are established, other departments can gradually follow suit.

Establishing an internal medicine system is relatively easier than establishing a surgical system, which is why Sanbo Hospital can reach new heights in a short period of time.