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Chapter 15 Resource Exchange Between Fellow Disciples (Please add to your favorites and read on!)

Yuan Weihong got married relatively early, right after graduating with his doctorate. His daughter is now four years old and in kindergarten. His wife is not in the medical field; she is a tenured teacher at Shuiguohu Middle School.

The professor's wife, who wore glasses and had a scholarly air, asked during dinner, "Ziye, you're graduating soon, right? Have you considered pursuing a doctorate?"

"What does it mean to pursue a doctorate, Mom?" asked Xiaoqi, a little girl with braids, as she ate rice with a spoon, three grains of rice and a clump of pumpkin shreds hanging from the corner of her mouth.

"The kindergarten you attend is the beginning of your education, and a doctorate is the end. The highest level you can reach is a doctoral degree."

"Does Xiaoqi want to pursue a PhD in the future?"

Xiaoqi shook her head, put down her spoon, and said, "Mom, reading is no fun at all..."

Fang Ziye then took over the conversation: "Teacher's wife, I do plan to pursue a doctorate, but whether I can do it depends on opportunities."

"We only have two doctoral positions available in trauma surgery each year."

Yuan Weihong also said, "Having two doctoral positions in a department is already considered a lot. The entire orthopedics department only has six doctoral enrollment slots this year. Our trauma surgery department accounts for one-third of them."

"But in their cohort alone, there are fifteen master's students from our own college."

"The orthopedics department of the Provincial People's Hospital is similar, and some master's degree holders from Tongji Hospital and Union Hospital affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology have also come to test the waters in advance."

"The times are different now than when I was a student. Back then, not many people actively pursued doctoral degrees, but now, there are very few people who don't want to pursue doctoral degrees."

The number of doctoral positions in all teaching hospitals is extremely limited, making the competition fierce. While the analogy of "thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge" might be an exaggeration, considering that everyone is competing against master's graduates from prestigious universities, the difficulty is undeniable.

In such competitive assessments, whether it's a prestigious 985 or 211 university, academic qualifications are absolutely not an advantage; it all comes down to personal ability, luck, and the choice of doctoral supervisor.

"Your medical field is truly rigorous." The teacher's wife gave Fang Ziye a look of pity, but there was nothing she could do.

However, at this moment, Yuan Weihong slowly wiped the corner of his mouth with a tissue and turned to say, "But Ziye has a certain opportunity to take a more thorny shortcut. His professional growth rate is very fast now that he has been relieved of the pressure of his graduation thesis."

"Ziye, I remember you only spent about a month to reach the level required to leave the first training room, right?"

Jie Han, Fang Ziye's junior brother, remembered the time more accurately: "Master, to be precise, it should be thirteen days."

"Senior Brother Fang completed the half-layer and full-layer sewing of the orange peel on August 10th. It took 13 days, including August 10th and August 22nd."

As Jie Han spoke, even his master's wife, who knew how difficult the training room was, turned to look at him, adjusted her glasses, and carefully examined Fang Ziye.

Objective data makes Fang Ziye's clinical talent even more convincing.

Yuan Weihong pursed his lips slightly and said, "Actually, Sun Shaoqing has been reporting to me that your suturing progress is quite fast. I thought you had somehow flattered him and gotten him to come to me and say good things about you."

"Unexpected? Or is it true?"

"Can someone go from sewing orange peels to sewing tofu in just over twenty days?" The teacher's wife clicked her tongue in amazement for a while before saying, "Then Ziye must be the kind of person who isn't very good at writing articles, but has a great talent for clinical practice."

Yuan Weihong shook his head: "Actually, Ziye is not bad at writing articles, but he has been thinking about submitting to a better magazine, which is why it has taken him so long to find a suitable one."

“Ziye, why don’t you send your papers to your junior colleague and let him revise them for you? Don’t underestimate him. He published an SCI paper behind my back, and it’s going to be published this month. Since the data is all from his undergraduate university’s lab, he didn’t tell me beforehand…”

Fang Ziye looked at Jie Han in utter shock.

According to his teacher, Jie Han wrote an SCI paper during his undergraduate studies, which has already been published. And it's a research paper—that's too much!
Upon hearing this, Jie Han quickly said, "Master, these data are indeed from before..."

"You don't need to explain. It's a good thing that you can publish articles. I just think that you two can switch your advantages."

...After the meal.

After seeing Yuan Weihong and his teacher's wife into the car, Jie Han pursed his lips, looked at Fang Ziye, and asked in a shocked tone, "Senior brother, are you really willing to let me revise your article and add my name to it?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye said, "Why would I be unwilling? Our team is already small, just the three of us, you, my master, and me."

"The downside of a small team is that there is relatively less human resources, but the upside is that you don't need to deal with too many interpersonal relationships."

"If you can really publish these two articles I wrote, we can co-author them. I can also take over your clinical care."

Yuan Weihong's team now consists of only three people, including his mentor and his apprentices.

Since Yuan Weihong is not a doctoral supervisor, it is essential for him to increase his own academic credentials and engage in some form of resource exchange.

Li Yuanpei has not completely given up the opportunity to pursue a doctorate under Professor Deng Yong. He has now gone out to attend small training courses to improve his professional skills.

Assuming that Li Yuanpei could also emerge from seclusion in the training room, Professor Deng Yong would definitely give Li Yuanpei priority in being recruited, which is an advantage due to their close relationship!

Therefore, I must make some preparations in advance.

"Then you're really at a disadvantage, senior brother?" Jie Han was genuinely embarrassed.

My senior brother wrote me an article and even took care of my bed.

“We brothers help each other, right? That’s what Master thinks too. If you agree, then starting next month, you can take a break from work.” Fang Ziye replied with such certainty.

"Thank you, senior brother." Jie Han no longer refused.

With such a big, sweet date in front of you, who could resist eating it?

……

Back in his rented room, Fang Ziye carefully considered his teacher's suggestion again and decided it was worthwhile.

If you don't publish in an SCI journal, it's just an English essay. Only when it's published does it become an article, a resource that can enhance your reputation.

Having two more articles, even if they are co-authored, can increase the total number of articles.

Secondly, I can let my junior colleague take a part-time research trip for a month or two, and I can take over the bed occupancy he's in charge of, since I need to do more work.

It may seem like you're at a disadvantage, but the more patients you have, the faster you gain knowledge points and the quicker your skills will improve.

At the same time, Jie Han is not at a disadvantage. He only needs to stay in bed for a month or two, and he can get co-authorship of two articles. Jie Han, who does not need to worry about graduating, will definitely be appreciated by his superiors.

Published three articles in just one year of graduate school – such a prolific output definitely makes him a research prodigy!

Meanwhile, I have been continuously enhancing my research and professional abilities, without actually losing anything; on the contrary, I have gained many benefits.

[Current knowledge points remaining: 14.1]

After returning from dinner, I spent two hours reading and gained only 0.1 knowledge points, which is far too little.

The right path is to gain knowledge through clinical practice.

(End of this chapter)