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Chapter 281 The Location of the Great Injustice (Please Subscribe)

"Master, so what you mean is?"

"After the New Year, I, the assistant chief resident, will have to be used as the chief resident, while the other senior colleagues will still be assistant chief residents?"

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate? I'm not ready for this yet?" After understanding his master Yuan Weihong's true intention, Fang Ziye quickly asked, admitting his own shortcomings first.

Medicine is a long process of learning and accumulation. Almost no one feels that they have accumulated enough knowledge at a certain stage to be able to work with ease in clinical practice.

Therefore, Fang Ziye felt quite pressured when he was suddenly asked to take on the title of chief resident assistant and perform the duties of a chief resident.

No matter how you calculate it, Fang Ziye is only twenty-six years old this year, and after the New Year, he will only be twenty-seven.

At 27 years old, one might have five, six, seven, or eight years of work experience in other industries, but in the medical field, one is just a complete novice.

It can be calculated.

An 18-year-old undergraduate, after five years of undergraduate study, is 23 years old. But a medical undergraduate is not even a Teletubby in the medical industry. Let alone being able to stand on your own in other industries, if you go to change a patient's dressing, your superiors will probably doubt whether you have a solid foundation and whether you can strictly adhere to aseptic principles.

A master's degree takes three years to complete, meaning you'll be twenty-six years old.

Even if you graduate with a master's degree, your superiors will only trust you to write medical orders and medical records, and maybe a little more for tasks like wound cleaning, suturing, disinfection, and draping. Anything beyond that, even if you were given the opportunity, you wouldn't be able to handle it.

If I asked you to take the lead, you wouldn't have enough experience, and you wouldn't dare to.

Of course, Fang Ziye's abilities are not limited to this level, but it is quite stressful for him to take charge on his own without anyone else leading the way.

Moreover, Fang Ziye actually seemed to be considering playing for another year.

Yuan Weihong adapted quickly. After carefully observing Fang Ziye's expression, he asked, "Have you learned a bit more thoroughly now? You feel like you've learned quite a lot. Now that you don't have the pressure of finding a job, are you starting to slack off and become complacent?"

"Do you ever think that since I have almost no pressure about graduating and finding a job, I can just relax and have fun for a few more years?"

"Or maybe we could play for another month, which would be great?"

Days without pressure are truly leisurely. Who wouldn't want those days to last a little longer?
"Master, you've misunderstood. I just felt that I was still young, so..." Fang Ziye would of course not admit it.

Moreover, when denying it, he carefully observed Yuan Weihong, because Yuan Weihong said these things so fluently, which proved that Yuan Weihong had done such things before, so he was particularly familiar with the thinking and ideas of this period.

"So what?!"

"You're still young? Look at yourself, from top to bottom, where exactly are you small?" Yuan Weihong delivered a fatal blow, looking directly at the only part of Fang Ziye's body that he couldn't see through.

This powerful move forced Fang Ziye to beg for mercy on the spot, no longer daring to sell the treasure.

"Master, are we really going to go?"

"So, how long will it take for me to get off after I'm on top?" Fang Ziye asked.

This is serious.

When to go up, you should naturally ask when to go down.

Some people stay in the chief resident position for a long time, four or five years, or even six years, and they all break down.

"It will take a year or two, depending on when our trauma surgery department can get a new person to take over your current position."

“If he comes next year, he can take over your position as chief resident around the year after next. If he is assigned to the trauma surgery department two years later, then it will be three years before he can take over your current position…” Yuan Weihong explained the rules of seniority for chief residents to Fang Ziye.

After hearing this, Fang Ziye felt that such a system was becoming increasingly detrimental to today's young people.

Today, Zhongnan Hospital is nearing maturity, and its five subspecialties in orthopedics have long been separated.

The orthopedics department of Zhongnan Hospital recruits very few people each year, at most two or three.

Two or three points are hardly enough for five sub-specialty points.

On average, it takes two to three years to get a new employee.

This means that newly hired employees, who are exploited in the position of chief resident, have to stay in that exploitative position for a long time before they are let go. They may be exploited until they are on their last breath before they can continue.

Three years of hospitalization can shorten one's lifespan by ten years; this is not a fabrication.

"Actually, if we're going to talk about it that way, it's better to work in a prefecture-level city hospital..." Fang Ziye muttered and complained a bit boldly.

"A prefecture-level city hospital?"

“In a prefecture-level city hospital, the on-call duty officer is the chief resident. In Zhongnan Hospital, once you leave the chief resident stage, you no longer have to deal with tasks like writing medical records and reviewing discharge medical records. You know very well which is better.”

"But there's no way around it. If you want to enjoy such privileges, you have to pay for what others have suffered. Many things in this world are actually relatively equivalent."

“If your ancestors weren’t hardworking enough or lucky enough, then you’ll have to rely on them. If you also lack both hard work and luck, then you will pass on the predicament you are facing to the next generation, only the form of the predicament will change.” Yuan Weihong suddenly said something very meaningful to Fang Ziye.

After listening, Fang Ziye remained silent for a long time before asking, "Master, do you mean that since Professor Deng Yong stepped down as the administrative director of the Department of Trauma Surgery and is now ineligible for the position of vice president, the director of a surgical department actually has less real power than an administrative director..."

"Perhaps Professor Deng Yong won't even be qualified to recommend the next group leader?"

Fang Ziye wasn't actually unaware of Yuan Weihong's implied meaning; rather, he was simply unwilling to understand it at first.

It's actually a very good thing to have a few more carefree years when you're young.

Yuan Weihong sighed and handed Fang Ziye a teacup, asking Fang Ziye to refill it with water: "Just fill it with some boiling water."

"Ziye, you must always remember that ancient sayings are warnings from history and lessons left to us by time."

"The saying 'when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter' and 'one general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand' will gradually change from words in books to words that are no longer in books."

"Do you understand what I mean?" This was the first time in a long time that Yuan Weihong had truly discussed practical issues with Fang Ziye, beyond academic matters.

The practical issues are numerous and complex.

Academic ability is certainly very important, and professional skills are also crucial. However, in addition to these, there are other factors that can have a significant impact.

Beyond other factors, some historical lessons are being vividly reenacted in real life.

"Master, how about we be more direct..."

"While I was abroad, a lot must have happened at home, right?" Fang Ziye asked, placing the teacup in front of Yuan Weihong with both hands. It was understandable; Qin Geluo had returned to the position of chief resident, and Yuan Weihong, a very senior attending physician soon to be promoted to associate professor, would have to cover Qin Geluo's shifts.

This actually explains a lot.

"Some things did happen, but it's hard to say whether they were good or bad..."

"For example, after Professor Deng failed to get a grant for the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, his laboratory was temporarily given away."

"You know what, our team had just moved out of the lab not long ago when the fire broke out on the floors above and below. Luckily, our CellBaby and all kinds of instruments had been moved elsewhere, so they were completely undamaged."

“Although we need to pay a certain rent for the place we’re moving to, it’s still better than a direct loss,” Yuan Weihong dropped a bombshell.

It seems that Yuan Weihong's laboratory has been lost, and the team's basic experiments have probably been moved.

However, what happened later wasn't a particularly bad thing.

"The second thing is that Professor Deng's application for the position of vice dean was indeed somewhat lacking in opportunity."

"But shortly after failing to win the position, the anti-corruption campaign came into play. The person who had won the position earlier probably had paid too high a price, so as soon as he took office, he was sent to work as a sewing machine operator."

“This anti-corruption campaign is extremely powerful. You can imagine that even a senior professor like Professor Li Guohua has been targeted…” Yuan Weihong didn’t finish his sentence.

Fang Ziye simply nodded upon hearing this.

He shed all his playful and assertive manner, becoming as docile as a young child.

Then, the third thing Yuan Weihong told Fang Ziye finally made Fang Ziye's face turn pale with shock.

This matter concerns the project of the Enshi Military Region Sanatorium.

Originally, Professor Deng Yong was one of the key personnel in charge of liaising with Zhongnan Hospital on the other side. However, some shrewd and clever people took advantage of Professor Deng Yong's setbacks in other areas and usurped his position, squeezing him out of the core circle of cooperation with the sanatorium project.

As a result, many people who cooperated with the military sanatorium project, including the person in charge of the project, Dr. Chen, were almost sent to jail for a period of time for suspected money-for-power transactions.

Fortunately, the misunderstanding was cleared up. Someone had sent local specialties to Dr. Chen's office, which included Chinese "red specialties." However, after searching, no fingerprints were found. The item remained exactly as it was delivered.

It's difficult to define whether being bribed unintentionally constitutes accepting bribes.

As for the others, some of them were very aggressive, but now their whereabouts are unknown, and it's said that it's even difficult to get information out of them...

Naturally, those brilliant minds who wanted to replace Professor Deng Yong as the leader were all after their own interests, and as a result, the whole group was taken down, including the old brilliant minds who had been planted there.

Because of the arrest of Dr. Chen, many elderly people in Hubei Province and even across China called to inquire about the matter. According to Yuan Weihong's description, the swiftness and decisiveness of the action taken in that incident were truly unimaginable, given how fast China could act.

……

"Master, can't we at least wait until after the New Year to start the duty shifts?"

"Although you just said that if someone is bullied, it means they have value to be bullied, the reason I secretly ran back is actually because I wanted to have some private time." Fang Ziye had no choice but to compromise.

Before compromising, he made a small request.

If you skipped work abroad and managed to get back on your own merits, and your boss there didn't say anything or complain, then the vacation you got by skipping work is yours.

It should be at one's own disposal.

Yuan Weihong agreed.

Then, without saying much, he let Fang Ziye take the phone in his place, and then said goodbye and left for the clinic.

Fang Ziye only stayed in the department for a dozen minutes before Qin Geluo, who had regained his position as chief resident, returned to the department and retrieved the old-fashioned, long-lasting mobile phone that belonged exclusively to the chief resident.

This phone is an old-fashioned feature phone for seniors. I heard that if you only make and receive calls, you can charge it once a week.

Its only functions, besides making phone calls, are the Snake game, so it can basically last for a week on standby. It also has multiple batteries and many spare batteries.

It truly achieved the goal of passing down the machine to three generations, ensuring that the machine remains even after the person leaves.

……

Qin Geluo didn't ask much of Fang Ziye, but after seeing that Fang Ziye had returned before the New Year, he seemed to see the hope of liberation.

When Fang Ziye said he was leaving, Qin Geluo was very happy. He asked Fang Ziye if he was going back home for the New Year, and then asked for Fang Ziye's address. It seemed that he wanted to please Fang Ziye by feeding him more coffee, drinks, or takeout.

Once someone steps down from the position of chief resident, they can never get used to going back to that position.

This is what is meant by "it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravag

When Fang Ziye told Luo Tingzhu the news, Luo Tingzhu was at home tidying up and organizing her newly bought pressure cooker and dual-compartment electric hot pot.

The dual-compartment electric cooker can heat two kinds of meat at the same time, while the pressure cooker can be used to stew duck and other dishes.

Luo Tingzhu paused slightly, a hint of surprise on her face: "So, senior brother, you're going to start calculating your chief resident position after the new year? Did Professor Yuan say that the time spent as a chief resident during this period counts towards the overall chief resident time?"

"do not know."

"Whether it counts or not, it seems that the total length of hospital stay in our orthopedics department is never short."

"Nuonuo, have you thought it through? Are you sure you want to switch to an administrative or research position?" Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu stood together, and then saw unwashed chopsticks on the sink and started washing them, throwing last year's chopsticks directly into the trash can.

Fang Ziye was actually unwilling for Luo Tingzhu to give up her career for him.

But many of the things Luo Tingzhu herself considered were indeed very important.

First of all, Luo Tingzhu is not actually suitable for the position of chief resident in surgery, especially trauma surgery, because of the physical condition of women, she cannot endure the strain or suppress the pain.

If a medical dispute were to actually occur, Luo Tingzhu would probably have a hard time even running away.

Therefore, it would be perfectly reasonable for Luo Tingzhu to transfer to an administrative or research position.

However, Fang Ziye was unaware of Luo Tingzhu's truest thoughts.

Luo Tingzhu smiled mischievously and said, "Senior brother, you should know that I didn't initially like trauma surgery."

(End of this chapter)