This doctor is already middle-aged, and he's only just started practicing medicine.

Chapter 22: The Rural Master!
October 7, Wednesday.

A light drizzle created a misty atmosphere, and the Longxian People's Hospital, nestled in the mountains, was shrouded in fog. Moisture condensed on the windows, dripping onto the glass in a spiderweb-like pattern.

The doctor's office in the observation ward was quiet and still, with only the occasional soft rustling of pages from the on-duty doctor Lu Cheng and the newly promoted resident physician in internal medicine, Hu Shuo.

The two sat on opposite sides of the office, undisturbed by each other, as if reading in a city study...

Lu Cheng didn't know how much time had passed before he noticed Chen Song standing with his hands behind his back, looking at him quietly with a complicated expression.

Lu Cheng quickly used the pen on his right as a bookmark, clipping it into "Huang Jiasi's Surgery," and turned to ask, "Professor Chen... are you about to start the show?"

"You can just send me a message."

Lu Cheng is the ward's day shift leader and has an obligation to assist Chen Song in completing emergency surgeries when necessary.

Without saying a word, Chen Song turned around and walked out with an aloof air. Although Lu Cheng didn't understand why Chen Song didn't reply, he followed him.

Chen Song walked straight to the doctors' lounge, scratched his head, and sat on the lower bunk of the yellow-painted, peeling double bed on the right, pressing down the wrinkles in the yellow and white striped bedding:
Chen Song sighed softly, "Xiao Lu, I've really learned a lot."

"Your hospital is awesome!" Chen Song deliberately gave a thumbs up, his left thumb almost parallel to his left forearm.

"What's wrong, Teacher Chen?" Lu Cheng was puzzled by Chen Song's sudden ridicule.

"Do you know Dr. Xiang Daihong from the Orthopedics Department of Xiangzhou People's Hospital?" Chen Song asked directly.

Lu Cheng thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook his head and chuckled: "In the orthopedics department of the state people's hospital, I only know a few directors, such as Director Li and Director Zhou."

Xiangzhou People's Hospital has four subspecialties. Lu Cheng had previously applied to Xiangzhou People's Hospital and actively sought out the directors of each subspecialty.

Director Li is the administrative director of the orthopedics department, while Director Zhou is the ward director of the trauma surgery department.

Lu Cheng indeed had no impression of this doctor named Xiang Daihong, and it was impossible for Lu Cheng to spend every day researching which doctors were in the orthopedics department of Xiangzhou People's Hospital.

Chen Song then explained to Lu Cheng: "According to Director Lin Qianlong of the Emergency Department, Xiang Daihong is a senior attending physician in the Upper Limb and Hand Surgery Group of Xiangzhou People's Hospital, and he will soon be promoted to associate chief physician."

"Promotion requires rural experience. He was originally going to Huayuan County, but your Director Peng took it from him."

Xiangzhou includes eight counties and cities, including Jishi. Longxian and Huayuanxian are both counties under the jurisdiction of Xiangzhou.

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng felt a tightness in his throat and voice: "Just to take Peng Kun to get tendon sutures?"

According to national policy, many fields in China require "grassroots" work experience for promotion. For municipal hospitals and teaching hospitals like Xiangya No. 2 Hospital, working in remote county hospitals is equivalent to grassroots work experience.

Chen Song was promoted and had to go to the countryside; doctors at Xiangzhou People's Hospital were also promoted and had to go to the countryside. July and August were the peak season for these trips...

If Chen Songneng can come to Longxian People's Hospital, then Dr. Xiang Daihong from Nazhou People's Hospital can also come.

"The doctor is here to support the medical and health work in your Longxian County," Chen Song deliberately emphasized to Lu Cheng, so that Lu Cheng could adjust his mindset.

The county hospitals have virtually no 'technical expertise' in hand surgery, and this is true in both Longxian and Huayuan counties.

It was reasonable for Peng Haibo to bring Xiang Daihong over, since Longxian County's economic level was slightly better than Huayuan County's.

As the director of orthopedics in Long County, Peng Haibo is considered a local "local tyrant," so he must be adept at navigating social relationships and has certainly cultivated good interpersonal connections.

Lu Cheng immediately replied with a smile, "Teacher Chen, I certainly understand that." "But Dr. Xiang won't be here until at least next month... The orthopedics department can't routinely accept tendon injuries this month, can they?"

It's the middle of the month now, and Dr. Dai Hong wouldn't be able to go to the countryside halfway through the month.

Tendon rupture repair is a specialty of orthopedics and hand surgery, not emergency medicine. Once Xiang Daihong arrives, Peng Haibo will call Lin Qianlong and the emergency department will no longer be able to perform "tendon repair".

Lu Cheng naturally knew that Chen Song was a standard "emergency department bigwig," and in terms of emergency medicine, even Xiang Daihong and Gan Ma could not compare to Chen Song.

When it comes to tendon suturing in hand surgery, specialists are still the best.

Even though Chen Song is an associate professor and the other is just a senior attending physician in hand surgery, their career paths are different.

"Ugh……"

"Your life has really been full of ups and downs."

"Forget it, let's just stick to being emergency room doctors..." Chen Song replied helplessly.

Peng Haibo's actions are impeccable; Chen Song is an emergency room doctor working in rural areas, and orthopedics can also have orthopedic doctors working in rural areas.

Moreover, there is indeed a "demand gap" in hand surgery techniques at Longxian People's Hospital.

"Teacher Chen, it's all up to us." Lu Cheng was also annoyed. He had finally made a name for himself in hand surgery, but all these unexpected problems had arisen.

On the 13th, Lu Cheng observed Peng Kun's basic suturing skills.

After all, they went on to graduate school after completing their standardized residency training, and they specialize in clinical practice. Even if they don't pay much attention to the basics of suturing, they still have some skill.

While he might not be able to master tendon suturing immediately, after being fed and focused on learning for several months, Lu Cheng wouldn't feel that his skills were anything 'unattainable'!
"However, Professor Chen, you need to learn other techniques, and you also need to continue practicing tendon suturing."

Lu Cheng's voice was calm: "Technical learning is a lifelong endeavor... If doctors come to the countryside to teach, it will be for a year or six months at most. They can't stay in Long County forever."

"Once you master the technology, you can perform the surgery, and no one can steal it from you."

"Furthermore, there are so many types of tendon suture cases. Even if Kun Shao has someone to teach him in a specialized way, he wouldn't be able to master all of them."

"At worst, he'll eat the meat and I'll just have some soup." Lu Cheng's expression was calm, and his voice wasn't angry. Instead, he analyzed the situation thoroughly with a smile.

There are many techniques for tendon suturing. Peng Kun can learn the basics of tendon suturing, and he may also learn the modified Kessler and Tsushita suture techniques to replace himself. There are also modified Tang techniques, tendon weaving techniques, Pulvertaft weaving, and 8-strand Krackow sutures...

"If Kun Shao can really master the suturing of every tendon in so many sections of the upper and lower limbs, then the time spent throwing will not have been wasted."

"If I can't get it done at the People's Hospital, I can always do freelance work at private hospitals. Having the skills is never a problem..." Lu Cheng wasn't afraid that his skills would become obsolete.

This is Longxian County. In addition to the People's Hospital, there are also some private hospitals in Longxian County that have a 'technical gap'. The hand surgery technology in Longxian County is almost non-existent.

I've already had several years of experience as a specialist, so it's understandable that I'd go out for consultations and perform "flying surgery." When I do this, the patient doesn't need me to collect the surgery; I just need to treat them...

"The main problem is that your county has too few patients with this single disease. Otherwise, it would be possible for both of you to carry it out," Chen Song sighed.

The main reason was that he couldn't beat Xiang Daihong in hand surgery techniques, so he had no choice but to admit defeat.

(End of this chapter)