Chapter 1375: Even the Emergency Center Is "Overcompetitive

Chapter 1375: Chapter 1375: Even the Emergency Center Is "Overcompetitive

That’s just how life is; every day there might be a surprise. In hospital work, this is even more so, as unexpected cases come in daily.

Today, this little boy and his mother were a surprise for Liu Banxia and his team—they didn’t expect such a case.

For the boy’s mother, it was an unexpected surprise too.

She brought her son to see the doctor, but it turns out she’s the one who’s ill.

But for her, it’s also a blessing, like Liu Banxia often says: discovering an illness isn’t necessarily a bad thing; early detection and treatment are key.

The lunch was really nice—Chen Hongyang treated with pig’s feet, using Wang Chao’s meal card. Things bought by others always taste better.

Work must continue; the achievements so far are only temporary, and he needs to keep studying pediatric surgery techniques.

His study materials now include some books and Zhou Shuwen’s surgical records.

Even though it isn’t as detailed as Shi Lei’s earlier notes, it’s still helpful to him.

He no longer thinks like before, believing that doing surgery on children just requires a bit more attention. There’s a lot to watch out for, much more than a little bit.

If he continues to view things with the shallow perspective he had before, he basically won’t learn anything, let alone hope to improve his skills.

"Sigh... honestly, I admire this guy, he can keep his mind steady and focus on studying," Wang Chao said glancing over in his direction.

"That’s his capability. In such a chaotic environment, I might manage to doze off for a bit, but really studying is out of the question," Wei Yuan added.

"He’s probably going to the Third Hospital for an internship soon, right? I thought I saw several notes marked in his surgery plan as I passed by just now."

"Brother Wei, don’t mention his internship, it only makes him more anxious," Wang Chao said.

"For us, one or two internships are never enough, but for him, one is sufficient. By the time he does the surgery again, he’ll be skilled as if he’s done it numerous times."

"Just look at the current TaTME surgery, I heard from people in the inpatient department that it’s much more formidable than before. He talks and chats, and the surgery is done. How does he learn so quickly?"

"Who knows? Competing against him is just asking for abuse," Wei Yuan shook his head.

"Two car accident victims will be sent over shortly; you two should handle the admission, so it won’t interrupt Director Liu’s study," Qi Wentai stepped over and said.

"Alright, leave it to us. We need to work hard too," Wei Yuan nodded.

Truthfully, this can be considered the intense competition within the ER center, a pretty fierce one at that.

This is because Liu Banxia has displayed such strong learning ability, and his progression pace is so swift, even Wei Yuan, an attending physician, can hardly keep up.

Others? Can you not be anxious?

If they don’t hurry up, they’ll be overtaken by the younger ones again. The daily challenges Liu Banxia sets bring them many benefits—for grasping key points and skills, it’s substantial.

How else could they have grown so rapidly? If Liu Banxia doesn’t take every opportunity to challenge them, how could they possibly retain so much knowledge?

When you learn smoothly, the retention might not be long. You understand at the time, but soon forget.

However, when you learn while challenged by Liu Banxia, the impression is much deeper. Everyone is holding in a breath, planning a comeback assault, just waiting for the right moment.

Finishing up the surgery, Zhou Shuwen came out of the elevator, slightly frowning at the situation in the ER center.

There’s a sense that something is off today, but it’s hard to pinpoint what exactly. Is it perhaps too "quiet"? It doesn’t feel like usual days.

Could something have happened again?

A bit worried, he waved over after seeing Shi Lei.

It’s hard not to worry. Liu Banxia is his prized mentee, but this prized student often creates chaos. Hopefully, he hasn’t stirred up something unknown, as his own heart might not handle it.

"Director, anything you need?" Shi Lei asked as he walked over.

"What’s going on today? Something feels odd. Is Banxia in surgery again?" Zhou Shuwen asked.

"No, he’s in the office studying. He needs to prepare in advance for the pediatric general surgery internship; otherwise, he’s afraid he won’t understand what he sees," Shi Lei smiled.

Zhou Shuwen felt reassured; Liu Banxia was focused on studying, not causing trouble—excellent.

"But what’s going on with them? Without Banxia, they seem to have lost their enthusiasm?" Zhou Shuwen continued asking.

"Director, they’re also holding in their drive, planning to seriously study and improve their skills in the upcoming period," Shi Lei said.

"Banxia has really given everyone quite a shock. Honestly, I’m a bit worried. With him around, it’s so discouraging. If you don’t have a strong ability to handle it, it’s really tough to endure."

Zhou Shuwen shook his head helplessly, "Speaking of which, it’s a good time to tell you some new developments. Come to my office."

"Alright."

Shi Lei responded and followed Zhou Shuwen to the office, helping to pour a cup of water along the way.

"Director, you haven’t eaten yet, have you? Should I order some food from the canteen?" Shi Lei asked.

"Sure, I’m actually quite hungry. The patient for today’s surgery was a bit overweight, making the operation not so smooth." Zhou Shuwen nodded.

Shi Lei quickly contacted Zhou Qiang; these are just small matters.

"I called you here to inform you that, for the upcoming training work, I’m planning for you to help share more responsibilities." Zhou Shuwen said after Shi Lei finished the call.

"Now, Banxia has so many tasks—working with Jinshui District Hospital, promoting NOSES surgery, mastering pediatric general surgery, and managing General Surgery Department Two. These will likely take up most of his energy."

"Teacher, hasn’t he reported to you?" Shi Lei asked.

"Reported what?" Zhou Shuwen was somewhat curious.

"Transferring Wang Chao to the second department, estimating that most of the departmental management there will be handled by Wang Chao, with Xu Yino assisting." Shi Lei said.

"He did mention this, just waiting for Wang Chao to step down from the inpatient chief. I thought it was just to let Wang Chao mentor Xu Yino and others, but he arranged it quite well."

"Wang Chao also has significant potential for growth; in departmental management, he will surely do it skillfully. No wonder he chose Wang Chao."

"In terms of training work, from what I gather, he plans to let Su Wenhao engage more because Su Wenhao is quite patient, though originally he planned for Xu Yino to engage more."

Zhou Shuwen thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "That’s fine too, let’s go according to his plan for now. You shouldn’t be idle either; besides doing well in lecturing, you need to keep an eye on the training work."

"Su Wenhao is patient, but he hasn’t engaged with these matters before, and he is still learning himself, so often he might not be able to identify the problems."

"Currently, our emergency center, or rather the whole second hospital’s training work, is quite good, with marked improvements from previous times. We need to maintain that."

"On this matter, should we follow the established training plan?" Shi Lei asked.

"The general direction remains unchanged, but you have to motivate these kids. Minor adjustments are needed because the new plan is still in the exploration stage; some assessment standards are indeed somewhat harsh and should be appropriately lowered." Zhou Shuwen said.

"When Banxia initially developed this plan, he already left room for adjustments. Although he experienced training, the performance of kids varies with each period."

"He was primarily a general surgeon, and although he knows a bit about thoracic and orthopedic and neurosurgery, his knowledge isn’t extensive. The relevant training plan was prepared with the help of Chen Xuehai and the others."

"Involving the entire department is beneficial but also has drawbacks; it inevitably sets some target values too high, making it quite strenuous for the kids."

Shi Lei nodded, now understanding the detailed situation of how Liu Banxia initially crafted the training plan. No wonder in the first few months, he often visited the inpatient department; he was collecting feedback information.

At this time, Zhou Qiang also delivered the meals, and Shi Lei left Zhou Shuwen’s office.

Understanding the situation now, he hadn’t expected that Liu Banxia had accomplished so much over time.

Creating so many training plans isn’t easy. Even with assistance from various departments, it requires a vast amount of energy.

Perhaps only Liu Banxia could manage that, considering the surgery tasks were so busy at that time, yet he still completed such intricate tasks within a short period. It’s truly remarkable.

If it were someone else, like a training doctor he had once mentored, now not only becoming his junior but also surpassing him as deputy director, there might have been some thoughts.

But not for Shi Lei, as he understands Liu Banxia too well and knows his achievements are genuinely based on skill.

Just like when Liu Banxia was made deputy director and let him teach at the school, it was the same.

Some affairs at the emergency center are indeed numerous, far less relaxed than teaching at school.

Teaching is also his forte; only the scale is somewhat different, and the method is a bit different. Guiding interns is also teaching, and classroom lectures are as well.

Glancing around, everyone’s work is orderly; he usually doesn’t need to worry much about anything.

Unless there’s a need for urgent rescue of critically ill patients, then he’s needed.

With "the six kids" around, the work is much easier. And those "six kids"? They were also trained by Liu Banxia!

Probably, in the next round of mentoring interns and training doctors, there may be a wave of "internal competition."