top student at medical school

Chapter 712 Street Performing and Opera

However, Professor Duan Hong's mind was not on this, so he did not reply to Wu Xuanqi.

Tongji Hospital was the main venue for showcasing the AI-powered prosthetic limbs, so no unexpected incidents occurred.

Let's put it this way: whether you're an orthopedic surgeon in the industry or a pharmaceutical or medical device company on the fringes, you generally won't choose to offend Tongji Hospital.

Fang Ziye stood in the host's position, which could be considered as having boarded a large ship on the surface. He got off the car smoothly and received applause.

Innovation exhibitions can showcase high-end medical devices that are not yet mature or on the market, so people won't easily inquire about the specifics of how they were done; they'll just look at how far the current devices can go.

If they become even more interested, they might be brought in to their own hospital, and there is a dedicated person in charge of negotiating this.

The sales and business representatives from that 'company' were completely unfazed, unlike the other 'companies' which were so enthusiastic; their faces practically screamed, "Take it or leave it..."

With a powerful backer, Chen Guangbai can now simply count his money after transferring his main business. He doesn't need to worry about the company losing money.

Duan Hong, Fang Ziye, and others only need to provide the key and core technologies; they don't need to worry about tidying up the booth or managing the exhibits.

After finishing his "explanation," Fang Ziye followed Professor Duan Hong and his group away from the center of the venue, leaving the podium to other medical device companies.

"Fang Ziye, have you thought about what you're going to say tonight?" Professor Duan Hong said in a low voice.

At this moment, his face, which had previously appeared calm and refined, was filled with thoughts.

As the administrative director of the Department of Trauma Surgery at Tongji Hospital and a leader in trauma surgery in Hubei Province, Duan Hong holds a pivotal position in the field of trauma surgery nationwide!
In terms of true professional competence, even the academicians might not be able to match Duan Hong, after all, Duan Hong is only slightly over fifty years old and in his prime. The academicians, on the other hand, are not at their peak in terms of physical strength and energy.

However, the resources they possess, the connections they have made, the influence they wield, and the contributions they have made to the scientific community must all be respected.

To reiterate, if you want to enjoy the benefits of the rules, in most cases, you must respect the rules.

Otherwise, when you reach that position, how you treat your seniors will likely be how your juniors treat you.

"Teacher Duan, to be honest, I haven't thought about it in depth."

Fang Ziye shook his head: "The appointment for tonight was made at the last minute. I originally planned to invite Professor Zhang Yue from West China Hospital for a drink privately!"

"Teacher Zhang and Teacher Tang suddenly invited me, and I couldn't refuse!~"

"With such a short timeframe, there was absolutely no way to prepare."

Although Fang Ziye's focus was not on currying favor with academicians, but on his actual work, you can't completely ignore the fact that you're actually having dinner together with them.

Fang Ziye is now an associate professor and associate chief physician, and an associate chief physician at Zhongnan Hospital. When he was sent to a prefecture-level city hospital, he was quite cautious about interpersonal relationships and reception.

Duan Hong touched his neck: "That's true, it was a last-minute appointment, the time was short."

"Wu Xuanqi, aren't you usually full of ideas? What's your plan?" Duan Hong asked his clever student.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xuanqi immediately squatted down on the ground like a rogue, appearing weak, helpless, and pitiful.

She said softly, "Master, please don't ask me. I can't access such a high level, and I certainly wouldn't have any ideas about it."

"I'm afraid you'll pull out my tendons if I tell you the ideas I use in my daily life."

If it were Wu Xuanqi who was asked to arrange how to receive Deng Yong or Professor Zhang Yue, he could grit his teeth, stand on tiptoe, and still find a suitable topic.

However, if the person is of a higher caliber than Professor Duan Hong and Professor Zhang Yue, then it becomes a bit difficult, such as receiving Professor Zhang Ying.

Working at Tongji Hospital, Wu Xuanqi was acutely aware of the difference between professors.

As Professor Duan Hong's student, Wu Xuanqi should have a more comprehensive understanding that there is a significant gap between "national-level" and "national-level" athletes.

According to statistics, there are only eleven or twelve national-level trauma surgeons in the country. Excluding those who are older or past their prime, there are only seven or eight of them.

These seven or eight people represent the pinnacle of trauma surgery capabilities in the entire country.

But once you delve into the ceiling level, you'll find that the gap between ceilings is more despairing than the gap between an ordinary person and Duan Hong.

Just like Fang Ziye, who is now recognized as the 13th/14th national-level expert in trauma surgery.

However, Fang Ziye is not yet a "national-level" player in his prime, and he still has a long future ahead of him.

Although Duan Hong is older and more experienced, he never dares to say that he can definitely surpass Fang Ziye in terms of professional skills and scientific research. However, Fang Ziye still treats Duan Hong with utmost respect, which is a sign of respect for Professor Duan Hong.

"Such an important matter should be discussed by you, Professor Deng, Fang Ziye, Professor Qi Qiaowen, and Professor An Luming."

"Or we could go and discuss it with Director Li Feng and the others," Wu Xuanqi said weakly.

"Stand up!" Duan Hong broke through the surface defense and kicked Wu Xuanqi.

Wu Xuanqi stood up in response, looking troubled: "Master, it's not that I want to run away, but I really don't know what these big shots like?"

"I can't even connect with the things they're interested in!"

"I can still take them to find seventeen or eighteen."

Wu Xuanqi's unreliable remarks were immediately silenced by Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan, who forcefully suppressed the words "girl" or "sister."

Duan Hong looked at Fang Ziye: "Do you need our help with some of the details of organizing the event?"

Since there wasn't a better way, Duan Hong simply decided to focus on building a solid foundation first.

Professor Duan Hong has received academicians before. Professor Zhang Xingze and Professor Tang Fupei have both visited Tongji Hospital, and Professor Duan Hong has met with them many times.

Previously, there were fixed topics and tasks, which were assigned essay topics.

Including this time, Duan Hong also extended an invitation, but the date wasn't today.

Zhang Xingze and Tang Fupei were supposed to visit an old friend today, but they changed their plans at the last minute.

Duan Hong naturally couldn't bring up the content that was going to be discussed later.

In other words, today's dinner is definitely not just a meal, but a business meeting.

“No need, my master started making arrangements at noon.” Fang Ziye nodded.

If Zhongnan Hospital can't even arrange a simple dinner, then it shouldn't be thinking about getting anything done.

"Then let's just see how things go later."

"Zhong Wenyuan, go call Professor Tao Cheng and ask him to come over tonight. Don't invite Professor Qi Boting or my mentor, Professor Xue Yuhui." Duan Hong thought for a moment and decided not to invite too many people.

Fang Ziye thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "Teacher Duan, I'm planning to invite my teacher Yuan Weihong as well. What do you think?"

"Then let's invite them. I think you could also invite Xiao Lan from your group. She has a wide range of interests and might be able to find some alternative topics along the way to keep things going."

"There's an attending physician in Professor Liao Hangkong's group at the Provincial People's Hospital, which is quite interesting. I asked Professor Liao to bring him along as well."

Wu Xuanqi recognized him: "Zhang Wenshang, the comedic relief in our trauma surgery department!~"

Professor Duan Hong timed it precisely, and at 4:50, he took out his phone and sent messages to Professor Tang Fupei and Professor Zhang Xingze to inquire about their attendance and schedule.

"Ziye, go to the Trauma Surgery sub-venue. Professor Tang Fupei is there. I'm going to the Spine sub-venue. Professor Zhang Xingze is the conference chair there."

"Deng Yong has already sent over the location. We'll ask the two professors later if they want to come along. We'll meet downstairs at the hotel around 5:20," Duan Hong instructed.

“Okay!” Fang Ziye nodded.

Wu Xuanqi and Professor Zhong Wenyuan both looked on with envy.

This time, Professor Zhang Xingze and Professor Tang Fupei's private meeting was exclusively for the Department of Trauma Surgery. Duan Hong didn't even need to report to the so-called Director Li Feng. This was just an internal gathering within the Department of Trauma Surgery and had nothing to do with other specialties.

It has nothing to do with the Orthopedics Branch of the Hubei Provincial Medical Association.

……

At 4:58, Fang Ziye called Lan Tianluo to the entrance of the Trauma Surgery sub-venue. Lan Tianluo straightened his tie at the entrance and asked, "Senior brother, I just looked in the mirror. Do I still look a bit like I'm wearing adult clothes?"

Fang Ziye glanced at him and then straightened Lan Tianluo's tie: "Tianluo, you're still too young!"

"This is a fatal flaw, so let's leave it at that."

Fang Ziye calculated Lan Tianluo's age and then suddenly realized, "Right, Tianluo, you're only twenty-five this year. Tong Hua is only three years older than you, so she's only twenty-eight this year?"

"An attending physician in the Department of Pharmacy at Peking Union Medical College Hospital?"

Fang Ziye had only been paying attention to the BRICS senior sister before, and hadn't realized that she was so much younger than him.

Moreover, the fairy tale seems quite mature; people would believe she's twenty-five or thirty years old.

Lan Tianlu nodded: "It's an eight-year program. After graduating with a doctorate, you can take the exam to become an attending physician in the same year. After passing the residency training, you can be hired."

"I'll be a first-year undergraduate student at 18 (five months shy), and graduate with a PhD at a little over 25. No problem, right?"

So, Tong Hua's birthday should be in February. She was just over twenty-five when she graduated with her eight-year doctoral program.

At that time, Fang Ziye was only a second-year master's student.

"Okay, then I really am getting old," Fang Ziye said with a smile.

In fact, Tong Hua and Luo Tingzhu are the same age and have similar resumes. It's just that Luo Tingzhu chose the slower pace of a postdoctoral research station.

“Let’s wait a moment. You should know those people who are talking to Professor Tang Fupei, right?” Fang Ziye pointed in the direction of Tang Fupei.

"I only know Professor Zheng Haidong."

"The one with the wider earlobes is Professor Lin Yuan, the director of the Trauma Surgery Department at Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital. The Trauma Surgery Department at Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital has three wards, and each subspecialty has an administrative director."

"I am usually very confident."

"The tall, slender man who looks like a hermit is Professor Sun Jiangkun. Like Professors Zheng Haidong and Lin Yuan, he is the director of the trauma surgery ward."

"He's not as amiable as he seems. He's very assertive. I heard from Professor Zheng Haidong that when he loses his temper, he doesn't even give Professor Lin Yuan or the old professor any face."

"We only recognize reason, not who the other side is on." Fang Ziye also began to introduce Lan Tianluo to people in the trauma surgery industry.

Lan Tianlu nodded slowly, and after noting down the names of the other two, asked in a low voice, "Senior brother, in our trauma surgery department, who exactly are the masters who are truly recognized as national-level experts?"

"You must know the inside story, right?"

"Yes, there are many people who receive similar treatment to national-level athletes, but there aren't many who truly possess national-level skills."

"In addition to Professor Tang Fupei, Professor Zhang Xingze, and Professor Qiu Zhenghua, who have been promoted to academicians, there is also Professor Xue Yuhui from Tongji Hospital who is nearing retirement."

"This is considered a relatively older generation figure."

"Currently, Professor Zhang Ying of Beijing People's Hospital, Professor Duan Hong of Tongji Hospital, Professor Zhang Yue of West China Hospital, Professor Zheng Haidong of Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Professor Gong Jiahe of our hospital, Professor Huang Ye and Professor Gu Jiaoming of Jishuitan Hospital, and Professor Zhou Jinhong of Army Medical University are recognized as masters with absolute national-level abilities."

"The rest of them are treated like national champions, which means they are very likely to break through and could reach that level at any time." Fang Ziye had, of course, heard the rumors.

"What about Huashan Hospital and Zhongshan Hospital?" Lan Tianluo asked hesitantly.

"The hand surgery department at Huashan Hospital is relatively better, with outstanding national-level experts. However, the trauma surgery department, on the other hand, doesn't have any top-level experts recently."

"Breaking through to this level of strength requires a certain amount of fate. It's not that one's overall foundation is insufficient."

"Other hospitals, such as the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kyoto University, and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, all have their own specialized departments, but are they all at the national level?"

National-level skills are not something everyone can easily acquire; not everyone can have them.

"The Department of Trauma Surgery at Jinshi Hospital, affiliated with Jinshi University, is also very strong, ranking among the top six in the country. Other hospitals with strong trauma surgery include Xiangya Hospital of Central South University and Qilu Hospital."

"So, having a 'national-level' expert doesn't mean you can immediately take off; it just means the chances of taking off are relatively higher than with other hospitals."

Lan Tianluo added with a smile, his tone certain: "And Professor Fang Ziye from the Affiliated Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University."

Fang Ziye smiled and asked, "Are we talking about the same thing?"

Why did you bring me up?

"Why can't we mention it? It is what it is."

"If we count them, excluding the senior professors and the deceased professors, you should be the ninth trauma surgery professor in China who is recognized as having the actual skill level of a national master."

Lan Tianluo is very sensitive to numbers.

Fang Ziye nodded: "But we can't just calculate it that way. For example, Jinshi Hospital, the Men's Hospital affiliated to Men's Medical University, and the Anshi Jiaotong University Affiliated Red Cross Hospital don't have any national-level professors, but their overall strength is still very strong, even more impressive than Tongji Hospital."

Lan Tianluo understood Fang Ziye's meaning: "Yes, the overall strength and foundation of a hospital cannot be built by one or two people, or even by a generation."

"On the contrary, it is very likely that you will decline within a generation. If you do not develop fast enough, you will be left behind by others."

"But ultimately, having a master in charge makes a difference in confidence compared to not having one."

Fang Ziye said, "Generally speaking, if a hospital can have two top experts in charge, the speed of improvement will not be slow or slow down."

"Both of my masters are out of luck."

"Everyone else in the department is in a tough spot..."

Fang Ziye patted Lan Tianluo on the shoulder.

"Does Senior Brother Jiehan have a chance?" When it comes to the upper limit of a person's circle, the topic becomes rather heavy.

Fang Ziye continued to shake his head: "He has the opportunity to make another breakthrough on another level."

"You only have a chance; in terms of potential, you're only slightly better than Wu Xuanqi, Long Yuan, and Song Yi..."

Fang Ziye pointed to his thumb: "Just this little bit."

Lan Tianluo was a little disappointed, but then he immediately thought, "What if you, senior brother, could help me?"

Fang Ziye then extended the thumb gesture even further.

He continued, "An individual's ability and reputation are not entirely determined by the overall level and reputation of their organization."

"What the unit can support is only the average level."

"We don't need to..."

"Professor Tang and the others have finished their conversation, let's go over there." Fang Ziye kept his eyes on Professor Tang Fupei, and as soon as he saw that Professor Tang had finished talking with Professor Zheng Haidong and the others, he quickly stopped the conversation.

Lan Tianluo quickly followed.

After the two met Professor Tang Fupei, Tang Fupei very decisively sent away the two people with him.

Upon seeing this, Fang Ziye immediately said, "Tianluo, go and guide those two teachers."

Tang Fupei had no other objections and followed his two professors. It was just inconvenient for them to participate in the dinner party he was going to today, but it wasn't that they were not up to the standard of hospitality.

"Professor Fang, you look great!" Tang Fupei patted Fang Ziye's shoulder and squeezed his deltoid muscles, quite satisfied with Fang Ziye's muscles and physique.

Fang Ziye knew that Tang Fupei had experience as a military doctor, so he liked tall and strong men. He smiled and said, "I have always been exercising, so my health is pretty good."

"And with all your kindness, Teacher Tang, my spirits are naturally high."

"Professor Tang, have you made an appointment with Professor Zhang? Should we go together, or should I take you there alone?" Fang Ziye asked quickly.

"There's not enough room, you can just take me there." Tang Fupei didn't want Fang Ziye to attract too much attention.

A tall tree catches the wind, and a tree that is too rigid is easily broken.

Along the way, many people greeted Tang Fupei, and some who were familiar with Fang Ziye would casually call him Professor Fang.

However, Fang Ziye rarely appears at national conferences, and his previous academic reports have certain entry requirements, so not everyone has seen Fang Ziye before, and therefore some people do not recognize him.

If Tang Fupei made an introduction, Fang Ziye would greet him politely and politely, and exchange WeChat contacts. If no one spoke, Fang Ziye would pretend to be Professor Tang Fupei's assistant. Upon arriving at the parking lot, Tang Fupei, after getting into his car, found it somewhat amusing: "Little Fang, you were just trying to flatter him to the point of being smug, weren't you?"

"You don't know Professor Wang Hua from Xiangya Hospital? It's a wonder you two are friends."

Fang Ziye started the car, looking slightly embarrassed: "Teacher Tang, I'm sorry to have made you laugh. There were just too many teachers who added me as a friend and exchanged phone numbers last time."

"I will call Professor Wang Hua to apologize."

Fang Ziye was also embarrassed. He had originally intended to make more friends and exchange contact information, but he didn't expect that Professor Wang Hua had already added him as a friend. Fang Ziye had simply forgotten about him.

There are simply too many influential professors in the country; even after all this time, Fang Ziye could not possibly be completely familiar with them all.

This group is larger than all the professors and senior executives in a hospital combined.

"An apology isn't necessary, but we can communicate more in the future to avoid such an awkward situation from happening again."

"Moreover, compared to others, when someone gets to know you, they only need to remember you, while you need to remember many people." Professor Tang Fupei stood upright.

Fang Ziye nodded and agreed.

Fang Ziye then drove Professor Tang Fupei to a private room in a villa near the International Center.

Inside, Professor Duan Hong, Professor Zhang Yue, Professor Tao Cheng, Professor Qi Qiaowen, and others were present.

Professor Zhang Xingze also stood up and stepped forward to shake hands with Professor Tang Fupei: "Professor Tang, good evening. Please take a seat."

"Hello, Professor Zhang. It's first come, first served, no need to be so formal."

"Speaking of which, Professor Zhang is my senior." Tang Fupei smiled politely and then began to greet the others.

Zhang Xingze is ten years older than Tang Fupei, but he was elected an academician six years earlier than Tang Fupei, so he is indeed quite senior and is currently seventy years old.

"Professors, please be seated. This is just a regular dinner. There's no need to be overly formal," Zhang Xingze said, no longer maintaining a polite demeanor, and instructed everyone to take their seats.

As soon as Fang Ziye entered, he and Yuan Weihong headed towards the wine station.

Among all these people, Lan Tianluo has the least seniority, followed by Zhang Wenshang from the Provincial People's Hospital, while Fang Ziye and Yuan Weihong's associate professor titles are not impressive enough.

The younger generation could only serve them for the time being.

Fang Ziye and the others were distributing wine into the wine-drinking vessel when Professor Tang Fupei steered the conversation toward Fang Ziye, asking, "Hey, where's Xiao Fang? Where did he go?"

"Did you go to the toilet?"

Tang Fupei said, "On the way here with Xiao Fang, he forgot about Professor Wang Hua from Xiangya Hospital and wanted to add Professor Wang Hua's phone number. He was refused."

Zhang Xingze narrowed his eyes: "This doesn't make sense. It shouldn't be that bad."

“Professor Wang Hua said he added Xiao Fang a year ago, and they have each other’s phone numbers and WeChat, so of course he wouldn’t want to add her back,” Tang Fupei said.

Fang Ziye was pushed away from the wine-pouring position by Yuan Weihong, and then walked to the last seat, facing Tang Fupei and the others from a distance.

"Teacher Tang, Teacher Zhang, and all the teachers," Fang Ziye said politely, bowing slightly.

Zhang Xingze and Zhang Yue both share the surname Zhang, so he could only mention them together.

"Oh, right, Xiao Fang, I have something to tell you today," Professor Zhang Xingze said.

Fang Ziye immediately perked up his ears to listen attentively.

Deng Yong glanced at Fang Ziye, still extremely nervous, not daring to interrupt or be as casual as Zhang Xingze and the other two, and was unusually reserved.

"Our trauma surgery has developed well in recent years, so the National Health Commission has listed some unique operating systems for our trauma surgery department."

"These operating systems have all been included in the medical insurance system, which can be considered as some benefits for our patients and colleagues in the specialty."

"Some of the taxes generated from our export of trauma surgery products will flow into our department's special research and development funds."

"Therefore, Professor Fang, you can be a little bolder when applying for research funding in the future."

"You can't say this to anyone else," Zhang Xingze warned first.

While biased research funding is inherently unfair, a portion of the taxes collected during the transaction process may flow back into the dedicated funding for trauma surgery, which amounts to a very substantial sum.

Moreover, this is additional funding after the allocation.

Tang Fupei nodded in agreement. This was a matter that was specifically raised during an internal meeting of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

It wasn't exactly a secret, but Tang Fupei and Zhang Xingze, among others, would often consider this issue in their private conversations: "The essence of medicine is to serve patients."

"But patients are ultimately divided by region and nationality. With nationality comes policy differences, and thus trade differences."

"Currently, there is not much difference in medical costs between provinces in China, but there are still significant differences in medical costs internationally, with each province basically having its own national and system-wide protections."

"Therefore, we must increase investment in patents and the research and development of high-precision products in the future."

"Our trauma surgery is the foundation of the entire orthopedics department and also a relatively large branch within the surgical system, so we must also face some challenges."

"Be prepared to face competition, and it's best to gain some initial advantage."

"Currently, there are three main hot areas in the medical system: new diagnostic devices, AI big data, and the combination of personalization and artificial intelligence."

"If we go into more detail, there are many branches such as 3D printed prostheses and prosthesis material construction."

"Professor Duan Hong from Tongji Hospital has done an excellent job leading the team in this area, hasn't he?" Tang Fupei turned his gaze to Duan Hong.

Although the AI-powered prosthetic limb developed by Tongji Hospital has not yet been industrialized, its impact on the orthopedic industry cannot be ignored.

Moreover, the AI ​​prosthetic limb currently being developed by the team led by Tongji Hospital in China is at the forefront of technology worldwide, and can be said to be slightly more intelligent than AI prosthetic limbs from abroad.

This will be a very hot topic in medical technology.

Upon hearing this, Duan Hong, as always, nodded with his honest and simple manner: "Thank you for your encouragement, Professor Tang. Under the leadership of Professor Xue Yuhui and with the support of many professors in the province, our hospital has also done some things that are on the fringes."

"Professor Qi Qiaowen from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Professor An Luming from Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, and Professor Deng Yong from Zhongnan Hospital are also core members of this research project."

"Our hospital mainly has a slight advantage in nomination."

Duan Hong did not directly say that Fang Ziye was the only one who did this project, as that would be too self-deprecating, nor did he claim that he was the sole leader.

Looking at any emerging medical product, it cannot be achieved by a small team or one person alone. It inevitably requires the support of a super team, or even the power of a region or a country, to enable it to lead the world.

Competition is acceptable for small research projects, but once the overall direction is established, one cannot be too selfish. If Duan Hong lacks this sense of the big picture, he would have been overthrown long ago.

"Han City has been home to many outstanding figures since ancient times, and it has always been a high-end force that our medical community cannot ignore. Tongji Hospital and Union Hospital are also very famous throughout the country."

"We are truly envious to see all the professors working together so diligently," Zhang Xingze remarked.

It's not that the hospital he works at isn't strong enough, but rather that there aren't many other capable hospitals in Hebei Province that can support them.

The topic has now been brought onto the right track.

Tang Fupei asked directly, "Professor Fang, from your own perspective, what are your views on the future development of trauma surgery?"

"Leaving aside other factors related to medical insurance and the system."

While trauma surgery belongs to orthopedics and is a subspecialty of orthopedics, it also has its own main skeletal specialization.

Fang Ziye had not prepared in advance, so he planned to improvise, which meant saying the truth: "Teacher Tang, Teacher Zhang, and all the other teachers."

"From the perspective of our trauma surgery, these are the main frameworks."

“In terms of structure, one is related to fractures, and the other is related to soft tissue injuries.”

"In terms of direction, one is related to limb preservation, and the other is related to reconstruction."

"In terms of nature, one relates to the materials used in the human body, and the other relates to the functions of instruments that assist in human diagnosis."

"There are other directions that I haven't thought about myself, so I won't presume to offer them."

Upon hearing Fang Ziye's words, Zhang Yue, Duan Hong, and the others were secretly alarmed.

This formula's summary and refinement are extraordinary, indicating that he must have had a higher level of insight. Where did he learn these things? When did he begin to elevate his perspective to this level?

Fang Ziye's thinking level has risen again, surpassing the so-called academic leader level and reaching the forefront of the industry's framework level.

This is not something that ordinary people can consider.

Deng Yong and Yuan Weihong, one sitting and one standing, listened to Fang Ziye's eloquent yet rigorous classification system. Their expressions were solemn as they considered whether their thinking could keep up with Fang Ziye's level of thought.

"Go on," Zhang Xingze and Tang Fupei both said, eager for Fang Ziye to have something to say.

"In fracture-related matters, there are two types of devices: fixation devices and filling devices, both of which are closely related to materials."

"Materials are fundamental, followed by the acquisition of prosthesis types such as individualized and intelligent design."

"For example, the currently popular 3D printed prostheses, such as personalized 3D printed prostheses, are actually all about the shape design of the prosthesis."

"As for the research and development of materials, in addition to considering the type of material itself, we also need to consider its analogy and superiority with mechanical structure and traditional steel plate streamline, and how to combine new consumables into traditional consumables."

"Currently, the more popular directions are ceramics and non-ceramics, inert metals, and emerging CC materials."

"How to flexibly apply and structure these materials into the treatment system for fractures can only be achieved step by step."

"Professors Duan and Xue from Tongji Hospital, as well as many other professors in China, are more experienced in this field than I am, so I dare not be arrogant."

"However, there is still room for further research and development in the more detailed aspects of 3D printed prosthesis design, which is a very long and protracted process."

After Fang Ziye finished speaking, he paused for a moment, waiting for the others to process what he had said.

Otherwise, it would be meaningless for Fang Ziye to say it.

If Tang Fupei and Zhang Xingze were testing my knowledge and understanding, then speaking too quickly diminished the purpose of the test.

Every point Fang Ziye made was closely related to himself, so his words were substantial and had real-world relevance, rather than just empty talk.

These things are not big secrets in the industry, but Zhang Xingze and others were unaware of the research progress of Duan Hong's team, only knowing that Tongji Hospital was doing such things.

"Xiao Fang, you can continue," Tang Fupei said.

"In terms of reconstruction and limb preservation, the goal of limb preservation is simple: to avoid amputation. It involves a series of measures, and there's no fixed direction!"

"Limb salvage surgery for severe injuries is just one small category. There are many more limb salvage techniques that need to be developed, such as those for large bone tumors, ischemic necrosis, and end-stage diabetes, among others."

"As for reconstruction, it is divided into anatomical reconstruction and functional reconstruction. The treatment of bone defects and comminuted fractures can also be classified as anatomical reconstruction!"

"Functional reconstruction, neurological reconstruction, and repair of tendon injuries and soft tissue defects are all major categories of reconstruction."

"The functional reconstruction surgery that our hospital is currently performing is only a part of it; there are actually many other directions that can be explored."

"For example, functional reconstruction after severe burns, such as electrical burns, extreme frostbite, toxin injuries, etc., and functional impairment caused by autoimmune diseases, such as neurodegeneration without a fixed cause."

"These reconstructions require even more integration with basic scientific research, progressing step by step. This makes the process even more intricate."

"Dear teachers, I won't go into any further details."

Fang Ziye rested for another half minute, and only continued after he felt that most people had digested the information: "When it comes to materials used in the human body, there are only a few directions."

"Allogeneic grafts and xenogeneic inactivated grafts, such as artificial bone, artificial blood vessels, and artificial nerves."

"These materials are related to treatment. Currently, our country does not have basic research on these, but it seems that the cardiovascular surgery department of Tongji Hospital has some involvement, but it still does not reach the world's leading level."

"Finally, there are assistive devices for the human body."

"This is mainly reflected in the following aspects: one is auxiliary diagnosis, another is auxiliary treatment, and the third is auxiliary prognosis."

"Fundamentally, we cannot currently produce our own diagnostic aids; we can only imitate them, such as domestically made MRI, CT, and X-ray machines."

"For example, there are currently no standardized domestically produced instruments for electromyography and electrocardiography."

"Currently, apart from some internal consumables, there are not many original devices for adjunctive therapy."

"The miniature circulation device that we developed in trauma surgery and hand surgery, based on ECMO, can barely be considered a small category, but it is difficult to innovate further."

"What our team is currently doing is to further expand the application of this equipment. In the short term, there will be no new production, so we want to make the best use of it."

"There is very little domestic research output on assistive devices for prognosis, such as functional training devices and walking aids, which all rely on imports from abroad."

"These medical costs are quite high."

"Therefore, even from the perspective of our comprehensive trauma surgery, the percentage of our independent research and development that is at a relatively advanced level is currently less than 0.1%."

"To solve this situation, it's simple: either imitate, imitate to a super high level, and localize international medical equipment."

"Either we fill the gaps and compete with the world in the blank areas of diagnosis, treatment, and postoperative assistance. Currently, we occupy a large share of the blank areas, such as artificial intelligence prosthetics."

"Either we improve the existing equipment."

Fang Ziye said this with great certainty: "We humans are ultimately creatures that are good at using tools. Therefore, we Chinese cannot always rely on endlessly stimulating our potential and simply rely on our hands to improve the level of treatment."

"This is actually too cruel for us practitioners."

Fang Ziye shifted his perspective to that of the doctor.

The initial focus is on the patient, and medical expenses are high.

The perspective in the middle belongs to scientific researchers. The current situation is quite severe. If one is not ambitious and simply gives up, then so be it. But if one wants to move forward, there are many directions to choose from.

Finally, let's return to the clinical doctors.

Currently, the primary goal of all clinicians is to continuously refine their operational skills and improve their operational level.

In reality, if we could develop some devices that allow people to move beyond the most basic operational skills and assist in clinical treatment, we could liberate labor to some extent.

To enable more people to participate in cutting-edge disease treatments, such as limb transplantation, with an ordinary level of medical expertise.

Fang Ziye's words seemed to have no useful words, yet they also seemed to have no useless words.

This greatly pleased both Professor Tang Fupei and Professor Zhang Xingze.

Zhang Xingze said, "His thinking is good, his summarizing ability is strong, and he has some vision."

"But vision is one thing, and summarizing is another. To implement these ideas, we still need to base them on our current R&D reality and put them into practice step by step."

"This is the main arena for all boats to compete."

"We don't need to worry about the policy issues related to the so-called trade deficit. What we need to do is try our best to bridge this gap."

"If we can export more high-tech products, it will help us get rid of the reputation of being a 'basic product OEM' and a 'dumping ground for counterfeit and shoddy products' to some extent."

"Therefore, we still need to implement some concrete measures."

Upon hearing this, Professor Deng Yong interjected, "Professor Zhang, shall we serve the food first? We can chat while we eat?"

In this situation, that's all he can ask.

"Professor Deng, Professor Duan, you're the landlords, so we'll listen to you, right?"

"If you don't give us food, we'll take care of ourselves after we finish talking," Zhang Xingze said playfully, patting his belly under his shirt.

At the level of Zhang Xingze and Tang Fupei, fame, fortune, and professional titles have become irrelevant.

They've already reached the top; all they're concerned with is the overall situation and how a few casual remarks could potentially affect many people...

(End of this chapter)