top student at medical school

Chapter 231 Entertainment Competition
Fang Ziye hadn't really considered the issues that Nie Xuehua was considering before.

When he was an intern, looking up from his position, there were so many people, and Fang Ziye felt that his future was uncertain.

During my master's studies, looking up from my position, I saw a group of extremely anxious doctoral students. Amidst the fierce competition among them, not many of them stayed in the hospital.

Even looking ahead from his current position, Fang Ziye's most likely aspirations are to stay in the hospital, become an attending physician, and get promoted.

As for why the number of associate senior physicians in the Department of Trauma Surgery at Zhongnan Hospital is so much higher than the number of attending physicians, Fang Ziye really hadn't thought about it in depth.

But now, after calming down and thinking it over, Fang Ziye felt that this ending was a bit too cruel.

Let's not even mention other subspecialties.

In the field of trauma surgery, or more specifically in this group.

Professor Deng Yong's supervisors include Associate Professor Xie Jinyuan, who is currently preparing for full professorship, and then Yuan Weihong and Qin Geluo.

The age difference isn't that big. To put it very honestly, if Yuan Weihong were promoted to full professor, Xie Jinyuan would definitely be in his prime. So, if Yuan Weihong were promoted to professor...

The choices he faces are either to leave and start his own team, or to push Xie Jinyuan or other senior professors out and then lead a team on his own.

Qin Geluo faces similar pressures.

Xie Jinyuan even had to consider the possibility that Yuan Weihong might be promoted to senior professional rank before him.

One will be a million bones.

Fang Ziye couldn't help but wonder, for example, about his master, Professor Deng Yong. How many experienced doctors in the hospital did he have to fight his way to this point?
Seeing Fang Ziye's solemn expression, Nie Xuehua said, "Ziye, it's too early for you to be thinking about these things. There's no rush."

Fang Ziye then nodded.

Life is full of lessons; it just depends on whether you sometimes take the time to carefully consider, reflect on, and appreciate the things you take for granted.

……

After returning home, it was already late, so Fang Ziye quickly washed up, said goodnight to Luo Tingzhu, and then went to catch up on sleep.

The next day, Fang Ziye was woken up early by his alarm clock.

After getting up, I subconsciously walked to the sink, only to realize that I was in a hotel. It seemed that I didn't need to rush to the department as usual after getting up early.

Each group in the department has someone on duty to make rounds. For example, Mao Mao is a resident trainee who is responsible for making rounds, changing medical orders within his group, and changing dressings for patients.

Zhong Xuegao was the kind of person who had to get up early to go and check the rooms with Mao Mao before rushing to the meeting.

This time will be quite early, but Fang Ziye doesn't need to worry about it. Fang Ziye's current task is to keep his teacher, Professor Deng Yong, company, have breakfast with them, and then call a car to pick up his teacher in the afternoon.

Two junior colleagues, Jie Han and Lan Tianluo, did not come to broaden their horizons because of their individual abilities and the heavy workload of writing papers within their group.

After Fang Ziye went out, he saw that the door to Professor Deng Yong's suite was already open.

Associate Professor Xie Jinyuan and Fang Ziye's fellow doctoral students were already waiting outside, planning to go downstairs for breakfast together and then wait inside the conference hall.

This year's orthopedic mid-year conference and skills competition includes both academic sessions and a skills competition for young physicians, so it has a wide reach.

Older people attend classes, give lectures, or watch competitions, while younger people mainly participate in the competitions.

Once Fang Ziye arrived at the crowd, he simply stood there properly, listening to his senior brothers discuss the upcoming competition, and Xie Jinyuan, as the 'team leader,' was explaining some basic rules.

"This trauma surgery competition is divided into five events: incision, suturing, debridement, hemostasis, and osteotomy!"

"There are two sessions each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The first hour and a half is mainly focused on the competition, and the rest of the time is for the young people to play. It's like a large training room."

"Then, this time the scoring criteria are slightly different from the past. They will be more extreme, not only taking into account your individual operational skills, but also your adaptability."

"That is, the ability to imitate. Before each competition, someone will perform a demonstration of the operation. The scoring criteria are to carefully observe the operator's operation process and results, and try to imitate them as closely as possible."

"The ultimate focus is on control, which is slightly different from before," Xie Jinyuan said, mainly addressing Wang Yuanqi. Qin Geluo, the head of the academy, had already learned the relevant rules yesterday, so there was no need to repeat them in front of him today.

The change in rules made Wang Yuanqi's expression stiffen, and his long neck swayed involuntarily: "Teacher Xie, why did the rules suddenly change again? In a skills competition, is the emphasis shifted from individual skill to imitation?"

Although a PhD like Wang Yuanqi is unlikely to achieve particularly good results in this competition, he still hopes to win an award to prove himself.

In such a competition, he is now just a supporting player to broaden his horizons. But later, it will still be his home turf, where he can slowly emerge and give young people like himself a chance to show their talents.

What's wrong with imitation?

"Many surgeries are imitations, including the surgeries you will encounter in the future. The fundamental principle is to perform osteotomy based on a model of the patient's bone defect."

"Moreover, imitation will become increasingly useful in your future work," Xie Jinyuan said after giving his instructions.
"These are the current rules. Professor An Luming from the Provincial People's Hospital will go over the specific details again before the opening ceremony. You can take a good look at them."

"After all, there is always room for maneuver in every set of rules."

"Ziye, Zhiming, and the rest of you are probably participating for the first time, right? After you draw lots for the order of participation, you can discuss it together..." Xie Jinyuan instructed rather casually.

The more formal participants in this competition are Qin Geluo, Nie Xuehua, Zhang Zixi, and Li Nuo, all attending physicians from our hospital; they are the true backbone of the youth team.

Others, such as PhDs like Yan Zhiming, and even exceptionally outstanding PhDs like Fang Ziye, only gained knowledge and were lucky to receive awards. As for Li Yuanpei, Shu Lang, and Xie Jinyuan's own student Gong Ziming, they were basically just there to make up the numbers.

Moreover, Zhongnan Hospital did not have any candidates who could win the special prize this time, so neither Professor Deng Yong nor Associate Professor Xie Jinyuan paid extra attention to or made any special arrangements for this competition.

……

Professor Deng Yong came to Enshi not specifically for the young physicians' skills competition, but as one of the leading figures at the trauma surgery academic conference's sub-venue, where he was to serve as the host.

Xie Jinyuan, on the other hand, was unable to attend the match because he had a lecture scheduled for the morning.

Therefore, Fang Ziye and others were brought to the competition venue by Wang Yuanqi.

This conference has a total of five venues: four academic conference venues and four competition venues set up in the small conference room on the first floor.

Currently, the nominal top expert in trauma surgery in Hubei Province is Professor Duan Hong, but it is possible that Professor Qi Qiaowen of Union Hospital, Professor Duan Hong of Tongji Hospital, and Professor Deng Yong, Fang Ziye's teacher, have reached some kind of consensus!
In the hope of enabling the younger generation to shine, Professor An Luming from the Provincial People's Hospital was appointed as the chief judge for this trauma surgery sub-venue.

The judges for the trauma surgery assessment, apart from Professor An Luming, were mostly associate professors from hand surgery. The associate professors from trauma surgery went to the joint surgery competition to serve as the judges for verifying the scores, in order to ensure fairness...

Professor An Luming was bald, which made him appear even more imposing. Since the contestants were all young doctors, he didn't keep them in suspense and started the competition early.

When Fang Ziye and the others arrived, Professor An Luming was nearing the end of his speech: "I won't waste any more words!"

"This skills competition for young doctors aims to exchange and learn from each other. There is no real winner or loser. As long as you participate, you are a winner."

"Now I will announce the competition format for this competition. We will still use the alternating invigilator mechanism, that is, professors of hand surgery will cross-invigilate trauma surgery, and examiners of trauma surgery will cross-invigilate hand surgery."

"The competition consists of four rounds. The first round is this morning, and the incision procedure is planned. The second round is from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. this afternoon, and the suturing procedure is planned. The third to fifth rounds will follow the same pattern, for a total of two and a half days."

"Each competition lasts about two hours in total. Each participant's time should be reduced to within fifteen minutes. We still need to give more time back to the essence of academic conferences, which is communication. We should give more time and space to those who did not participate or were eliminated later."

"With the gradual elimination system, the later the competition, the less time we have for the actual matches, and the more time we have for practice and communication. Therefore, those who rank in the top 32 in the final scores of this morning's matches can continue to participate in the afternoon's matches."

"The afternoon's competition is limited to thirty minutes. Only the top sixteen of the thirty-two young men who participated this afternoon will be able to participate in tomorrow's competition."

"The competition tomorrow morning will be limited to one hour. After the competition, there will be time for free exchange, practice, and hands-on activities. I hope everyone is aware of this, and I hope all the young people participating in the competition can have fun, learn happily, and compete with peace of mind."

"Don't feel guilty."

"The scoring mechanism for this competition is a comprehensive points accumulation system. The person with the highest comprehensive points will receive a separate MVP grand prize, the top eight will receive first prize, the top sixteen will receive second prize, the top thirty-two will receive third prize, and the rest will receive the Trauma Surgery Pioneer Participation Award. Everyone can win a prize."

“This way there’s no pressure, and everyone can go back and report.” An Luming spoke quite fluently, and after finishing his speech, he moved directly to the next step.

Among the crowd, Fang Ziye, Wang Yuanqi, and others were not particularly outstanding, but next to Pang Shu, Chen Tailin, and Ning Jindong from the Provincial Central Hospital, there seemed to be professors bowing their heads and exchanging information.

(End of this chapter)