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Chapter 92 The Second Round of Examinations Begins (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
After parting ways with Jie Han, Fang Ziye checked his remaining knowledge points and found he only had a pitiful 11 ​​points left.

In fact, from the end of the orthopedic conference until the beginning of December, a period of more than ten days, Fang Ziye was only able to gain an average of ten knowledge points per day. This speed was nothing compared to the period during the conference.

Actually, this speed is not slow at all.

Having tasted the huge sums and rapid arrival of knowledge points, Fang Ziye naturally harbored some greed.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Fang Ziye scheduled an experiment in the lab to do a Western blot. Once this Western blot is completed, all the experiments that Jie Han will use to apply for the research project will be completed. In other words, the work will be done even before the project is secured.

With preparation in mind, Jiehan can confidently and boldly pursue research projects.

Although it's true that he was "working" for Jie Han, he gained some knowledge from the experiments. It was just a small project about the combined effect of metformin and HK2 in giant cell tumor of bone. Fang Ziye didn't mind giving it to his junior. As long as he kept the knowledge in his own hands, it wasn't a loss.

Fang Ziye, who was lying down to take a one-hour nap before reading, saw a message from his master, Yuan Weihong.

"Actually, having you complete the challenging assessment in the practice room in front of all the interviewees while you are still in the doctoral interview period has another purpose: to demonstrate our hospital's talent training capabilities to these interviewees."

"Among the interviewees are many geniuses who may have excellent qualifications but are not sure about pursuing a doctorate. They come to our hospital to get another chance to pursue a doctorate, based on the principle of not wasting any opportunity, but they may not come in the end."

"If we can catch even one of them, it will be a win for our hospital."

"You don't need to worry too much about the availability of hospital stays."

"You'll find that recruitment announcements from any top teaching hospital don't explicitly state the specific number of openings for each department. This is to allow for flexible recruitment. The hospitals that truly limit the number of openings are mostly ordinary teaching hospitals."

Yuan Weihong's explanation is completely overthinking things.

Fang Ziye simply didn't want to stand out too much, so as not to embarrass the other professors, not because he was afraid that there would be a big name among his classmates and that he wouldn't be able to compete with him.

But as a teacher, Yuan Weihong was able to consider this aspect and even offer a few explanations because he is very thoughtful. Otherwise, who else would care so much about you?

"I know, Master!"

"I'll rest for a bit. I have a WB tonight. I'll send you the results after I'm done," Fang Ziye replied to Yuan Weihong, outlining his schedule for the day.

To avoid Yuan Weihong holding a grudge against him over trivial matters, asking him to do things, and then having to explain himself on the spot when a conflict arises.

It's perfectly acceptable for teachers to ask students to run certain programs, but students certainly have priorities in what they need to do. Making this clear beforehand will prevent any misunderstandings.

This has always been Fang Ziye's way of getting along with Yuan Weihong.

……

At 6 PM, while Fang Ziye was still running a WB test, Luo Tingzhu came to the lab from the operating room and came to help after seeing that Fang Ziye had already started the experiment.

Running a webpage can be done by one person, but having an assistant makes it easier.

It just so happens that Luo Tingzhu's next experiment also involves Western blotting, so she can familiarize herself with it in advance.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Fang! I heard you passed the requirements for the incision technique again in the training room today!" After putting on her gloves, Luo Tingzhu subconsciously sprayed them with alcohol for disinfection before standing on tiptoe to check on Fang Ziye's progress.

"Junior Sister Luo, what's there to congratulate? You're only one step away from that." Fang Ziye extended his index finger and pinched the tip with his thumb.

Luo Tingzhu's talent is truly outstanding. Since she entered the trauma surgery department, in just three months, she has already improved her suturing skills to the level of suturing jelly, and now she is about to break through the barrier of incision.

If it weren't for his own panel, he wouldn't even be considered a small fry in front of Luo Tingzhu.

Many of the requirements set in the training room are actually quite difficult, especially the basic skills for specialists, which are even more difficult than basic medical skills. Otherwise, it wouldn't be the case that even a doctoral student from a prestigious 985 university like Zhongnan Hospital could only produce one person a year who breaks through the training room's challenges and successfully stays at the hospital.

Compared to his senior classmates who were truly able to break through the training room, Sun Shaoqing was not the most outstanding among the third-year doctoral students; he was merely average.

There are even rumors in the department that Liu Zhengjun, Han Yuanxiao's third-year doctoral student, may be better than Sun Shaoqing in terms of professional skills. Therefore, Liu Zhengjun may be a top candidate in the hospital's recruitment next year, while Sun Shaoqing will not be considered.

Luo Tingzhu narrowed her eyes, probably smiling as well: "It's still a little bit short, there's a lot more to practice!"

"Maybe before graduation, there will be a tiny chance to master my professional skills." Luo Tingzhu only hopes that within three years, she can break through all the standards of trauma surgery.

"Take your time, even Senior Brother Yan Zhiming isn't in a hurry yet," Fang Ziye said with a smile.

Yan Zhiming is a first-year doctoral student, one year ahead of Luo Tingzhu, but his overall abilities are currently not as good as Luo Tingzhu's.

Luo Tingzhu blinked and said, "In the end, Senior Brother Yan just wants to stay in Han City."

"Oh." Fang Ziye nodded, ending the topic, and then asked, "Junior sister, have you submitted your school-level research proposal yet?"

Luo Tingzhu applied for a research project for the doctoral group, while Jie Han submitted a project for the master's group. Since they are in different groups, there is no competition between them.

"I've already submitted it. Thank you for your help, senior brother. Otherwise, my chances would have been slim." Luo Tingzhu rubbed her hands together, probably because her palms felt a little cold after the alcohol evaporated.

"You've already prepared well enough, so there's no need to be overly modest," Fang Ziye said nonchalantly.

Actually, I still felt a little guilty. Luo Tingzhu generously sent him the project proposal and asked him to revise it without avoiding suspicion. However, Fang Ziye and Jie Han's team did not ask Luo Tingzhu to revise the project proposal.

There was no other way; after all, it wasn't a small sect, and Fang Ziye didn't want Luo Tingzhu to know the true progress of his research project.

……

Time flies like water, and a few days have passed in the blink of an eye.

December 9th was the day of the written examination for the application of orthopedic doctoral candidates, and Fang Ziye also symbolically participated in the written examination.

Even when going through procedures, you have to complete all of them.

The written test mainly consisted of three parts: orthopedic professional knowledge, professional English listening test, and reading and comprehension of academic papers. A section of a paper was randomly selected, and candidates were asked to infer the possible results based on the clues in the section, and based on the results, infer the possible background and the next steps for in-depth research.

Professional knowledge, professional English, and research thinking skills are all indispensable.

After that, the interview and on-the-job assessment stage will begin on December 10th. It usually lasts for seven days and mainly assesses interview skills and clinical operation skills.

Fang Ziye, Xiong Jinhuan, and Li Yuanpei are all recent master's graduates of this college and all participated in the college's application and assessment system.

At 7 a.m. on the day of the interview, after receiving the notification, the three of them went to the demonstration room together. While opening the door and turning on the air conditioner, they began to organize the basic materials of all the interviewees for this application assessment system. After organizing them one by one without any omissions, they handed them over to Associate Professor Tang Yi, the head of orthopedic teaching in the Department of Joint Surgery.

Around 7:40, most people arrived at the demonstration room based on the information notification.

Following closely behind, Associate Professor Tang Yi, the teaching director of orthopedics, and Yuan Weihong, Fang Ziye's teacher and representative of trauma surgery, also came in. However, Yuan Weihong followed behind Tang Yi, carrying his bag.

The written test was a unified exam organized by the hospital. The orthopedics department was only responsible for producing and printing the test papers, but Fang Ziye didn't know who specifically set the questions. However, he later heard that Associate Professor Li Qi of the hand surgery department had been locked in a small dark room since the day before yesterday, and was only released last night after the test papers were graded.

Seoul University has done a very good job in restricting the personal safety of exam setters. No matter what kind of exam it is, including final exams, if you set the exam questions, you cannot be on campus for those days.

For more formal examinations, such as the independent admission assessment for academic master's programs in postgraduate entrance examinations, the questions are set a week before the exam. The question setters are then arranged to "stay at home" in the examination institute to rest. After the exam papers are printed, they are sealed and shipped to all parts of the country. They can only be released after the exam is over, and they may be detained for up to half a month.

Tang Yi stood on the platform in the demonstration room, without wearing a mask, and said with a radiant face, "I am Tang Yi, the teaching director of the Department of Orthopedics at Zhongnan Hospital. You can call me Teacher Tang."

"First of all, on behalf of the Medical School of Wuhan University, I welcome all students to apply to our school. Secondly, on behalf of our Department of Orthopedics, I welcome all candidates to travel thousands of miles to Zhongnan Hospital to participate in our doctoral recruitment program."

"I also wish every candidate the best of luck in achieving perfect results and successfully passing the exam."

"I'm here to relay an instruction from the Graduate School of Zhongnan Hospital. We have two special programs for graduate students, and we welcome all applicants to apply." "These two programs are different from ordinary programs, such as the Minority Backbone Program; they are special programs established by our hospital for independent enrollment."

"It's divided into two parts: the High-Precision Technology Special Project and the Onion Research Project. The specific standards are..."

After Tang Yi explained the relevant details, the more than ninety people who came for the re-examination looked at each other in bewilderment.

It seemed as if he was somewhat conflicted, or perhaps he was observing someone else's actions, showing hesitation and confusion.

Fang Ziye raised his hand first and replied, "Teacher Tang, I would like to try the technical special program."

Fang Ziye did not give his full name.

Tang Yi pretended not to know Fang Ziye's name: "Very good, what's your name?"

However, when Tang asked this question, a student interjected, "Teacher Tang, didn't you just say that these special program slots are not included in the regular enrollment quotas, right?"

"Furthermore, even if you apply for the special program first, you can still participate in the interview later?"

Fang Ziye waited politely for Tang Yi's reply.

"Yes, it doesn't count towards the quota. As long as you can meet the standards for these two programs, you can skip the follow-up assessment and go directly to the specialized program. You don't even need an interview."

"Because those who are able to sit here are all outstanding students. They are the top 90 selected from 210 resumes. We do not keep any rankings here. We respect and welcome every student very much."

"Yes, if you are applying for the special program, our interview team will patiently wait for you to finish your assessment before conducting the interview. There is no rush. Our hospital sincerely welcomes every talented person and will not miss out on any talent."

After Tang Yi finished replying, he pointed at Fang Ziye and asked, "What's your name?"

"Fang Ziye," Fang Ziye replied.

With this back-and-forth, quite a few people, after some hesitation, finally raised their hands.

Regardless of whether it works out or not, at least I can still have an interview, which means I have another option.

Suddenly, a tall, thin man wearing black-rimmed glasses raised his hand and said, "Teacher Tang, my name is Xue Ruiqi, and I would like to participate in the Onion Research Project."

Upon hearing this, Tang Yi's legs trembled slightly, and he gasped in shock.

Then I quickly checked the name Xue Ruiqi in the list and specially marked it with the words "Onion Research Project".

Then, subconsciously, I glanced at the other person's school—Xiangya Hospital of Central South University.

Yuan Weihong blinked a few times, his hands eager to look through Xue Ruiqi's materials, but he restrained his curiosity.

What a guy!

It's astonishing that a professional graduate student could have such a solid foundation in basic research.

In the end, a total of 23 people applied for the operational plan, and two people applied to try out the Onion Research Plan.

At this point, it has split into three waves.

Tang Yi led the twenty-three people participating in the operation plan towards the training room, which was also the skills operation room.

Yuan Weihong took two applicants for the Congyan Program to an unknown location, while the remaining 65 people will participate in the doctoral interview process as scheduled.

Upon arriving at the training room, Fang Ziye saw two familiar faces, and they were quite old.

Wen Dongfang, Li Guohua, and seven or eight other elderly people whom Fang Ziye had little contact with, and even if he had, he didn't know their identities, strolled around the training room as if taking a leisurely walk.

Before long, all the youngsters who had come to try their luck in the retest room arrived and sat in a circle. The person in the lead was not Professor Li Guohua or Professor Wen Dongfang, whom Fang Ziye was familiar with, but an old man who looked short, with age spots all over his face and a full head of black hair.

He was probably a joint surgeon, which is why he knew Tang Yi, and asked, "Is this all the people who came to try and break into the training room this year?"

"Yes, Professor Qi. All the candidates who want to pursue the operational specialization this year are here." Tang Yi bowed slightly.

"Okay, about twenty, which is three or four more than last year."

"Enough with the chit-chat, I'm just going to briefly announce the rules."

"First, you can try out the training room for the subspecialty you want to apply for. The corresponding standards are also different. Our hospital is currently relatively small, with only five subspecialties."

"These are trauma, hand surgery, joint surgery, bone disease, and sports medicine. For other subspecialties, such as foot and ankle surgery, our hospital does not have dedicated training rooms. Therefore, there are no evaluation standards."

"But you can choose any one of these five subspecialties."

"Of course, if you feel that you have some particularly outstanding skills and want to give them a try, then we welcome that and will arrange a separate assessment."

"Fang Ziye, you are one of our staff. Although we should treat guests first, we'll leave the sample-making to you, since you're relatively familiar with the place."

"Is there anyone willing to start the assessment together with our hospital's graduate students?" Professor Qi didn't shy away from the question and directly called out names.

This shows the importance attached to it. The training rooms in each teaching hospital may be slightly different. Having Fang Ziye demonstrate the whole process from beginning to end will at least let them understand what the general model is like.

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye clenched his hands tightly.

Although Yuan Weihong had mentioned all these arrangements to him in advance, he was still a little nervous.

After all, this is a major decision related to pursuing a doctorate. If I can't get a doctorate, my future could be completely changed, and I would have to compete with other universities.

Therefore, it is still necessary to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

After waiting patiently for about half a minute, no one dared to answer. They all just turned to look at Fang Ziye and gave up their space.

Fang Ziye can be the first to participate in the assessment, which will at least let them know what kind of exam Fang Ziye's sub-specialty will be tested on.

"Okay, Professor Qi, the specialization I've chosen to apply for is trauma surgery."

“Then, I’d like to try reconnecting a severed tail artery in hand surgery. If that doesn’t work, then I’ll continue with the assessment according to the standards of trauma surgery.” Fang Ziye proactively made the request.

This was also pre-set.

If it weren't for Fang Ziye's presence, the person setting the example today would be a third-year doctoral student in sports medicine, who would be there to set a benchmark for these junior doctoral students who are about to become doctors at Zhongnan Hospital, and to give them a little nudge.

"Okay!~"

"All of you are in the same boat. If you feel that you are particularly outstanding in a certain skill, you can apply to increase the difficulty. We will explain in detail the specific operational difficulty for each sub-specialty before your assessment."

"Fang Ziye, you can start first!"

"In our hospital, the advanced skills assessment program for trauma surgery includes four skills: suturing, incision, debridement, and hemostasis..." While Professor Qi was speaking, the other professors began preparing the corresponding practice materials.

In fact, the assessment standards for trauma surgery and hand surgery are quite similar, both focusing on these basic skills. However, the difference lies in suturing techniques. In hand surgery, the suturing technique to be tested at the master's level is suturing jelly, while in trauma surgery, it's simply suturing tofu.

(End of this chapter)