The Enhanced Doctor-Chapter 552 Liu Banxia sparks a discussion with a provocative statement
"How did it go?" Liu Banxia hurriedly asked upon seeing Chen Xuehai and the others come out.
"It was a complete success. Let’s move him to the ward," Chen Xuehai said.
"This is good news. The child’s mother is still in surgery, though. It’s a bit of a headache; we have one patient from neurosurgery and one from cardiology, and we can’t place them in the same ward," Liu Banxia said.
"They’ll just have to manage for a couple of days; it’s not a major issue," Chen Xuehai replied with a smile. "Their family members haven’t arrived yet? Even though these were emergency surgeries, we still need to inform the other relatives about the situation. I won’t concern myself with that, though. You can handle it."
Liu Banxia nodded. "I’ve contacted the child’s maternal grandparents. The parents are divorced, and the child lives with his mother. The grandparents should be here soon. Fortunately, neither patient is in critical condition."
"Anyway, this is your responsibility now. Tell the nurses to pay extra attention. After all, the child is quite young, and it was a significant surgery," Chen Xuehai said.
This was something they definitely needed to be mindful of, as the patient was a minor. Even after his mother’s surgery was completed, she wouldn’t be in a state to make sound judgments, so the hospital would have to assume supervisory responsibility.
After waiting for another twenty minutes or so, the young patient’s mother had also completed her surgery. For now, they had to be placed in separate wards; otherwise, nursing care would be inconvenient.
When the child’s maternal grandparents arrived, they were incredibly grateful. For Liu Banxia and his team, this was a common occurrence. This was a successful rescue; if they had failed, it likely would have been a different story. In the Emergency Center, they encountered such situations all too often.
"What are you doing hovering around me?" Liu Banxia suddenly asked.
"Ah, it’s nothing. There just aren’t any patients at the moment," Huang Bo hurriedly replied.
"HEH, HEH, HEH..." Liu Banxia let out a series of cold laughs.
"Teacher Liu, do you think I can become a good surgeon if I stay in the Emergency Center?" Huang Bo asked.
"You’re asking me? Silly boy, whether you can or not is up to you," Liu Banxia said with a smile. "Actually, treating and saving patients can be truly addictive. It’s possible that a single case might become a lifelong burden, making you want to leave the medical profession. However, there’s another possibility: one successful treatment can make you fall deeply in love with this profession, uncontrollably so."
"You just asked me a question. Now, I’m going to ask you one. And not just you; I’ll call Li Hao and Miao Rui over too. I’ll ask all three of you."
Huang Bo immediately called the other two over.
Before Liu Banxia could ask his question, Xu Yino, Liu Yiqing, and Su Wenhao also gathered around.
"Everyone’s here. Quite a lively scene," Liu Banxia said with a smile. "Just now, Huang Bo asked me if he could become a good surgeon by staying in the Emergency Center."
Huang Bo felt a bit embarrassed because everyone knew that by asking this question, he was already leaning towards staying in the Emergency Center.
"Don’t just look at him; I have to find a way to keep all of you here. It just needs to be tackled slowly. Anyway, there’s still time until your official graduation, so I’m not in a hurry," Liu Banxia said, his eyes twinkling. "Alright everyone, listen up! This is a quick-response question. Here’s the question: What is the standard for a good surgeon? Quick-response starts now! Be enthusiastic."
The six interns were mentally prepared, but who would have expected him to ask such a macro-level question?
"Oh, everyone’s stumped, huh? Looks like I’ll have to make it a direct question. Liu Yiqing, you go first," Liu Banxia said after waiting for a moment.
"Um... to do my best to treat patients," Liu Yiqing said after thinking for a moment.
"You’ve managed to muddle through, but that’s too general. Su Wenhao, you elaborate," Liu Banxia said.
Liu Yiqing stuck out her tongue; she had indeed been trying to bluff.
"To diligently master medical techniques and knowledge," Su Wenhao said.
"That’s a bit more on point. Next... Li Hao, you add something." Liu Banxia’s gaze swept over Xu Yino before settling on Li Hao.
Xu Yino was getting anxious. Why isn’t Teacher Liu asking me?
"Um... um... Teacher Liu, I don’t know what to say. Anyway, I feel that our attending physicians in the Emergency Center are all very good surgeons," Li Hao said.
"You’re even more sly than Liu Yiqing. You should have at least added that the director and I are the *most* excellent," Liu Banxia said with a perfectly straight face. "Miao Rui, share your thoughts as well. The others have already thrown out so many ’bricks and tiles’; you should at least toss out a few ’pieces of jade,’ right? Even synthetic ones are fine."
"Teacher Liu, I don’t think there’s a single, definitive answer, right? Solid medical skills and an attitude of always thinking for the patient—these two aspects together should make for an excellent surgeon," Li Hao said.
Xu Yino nodded; she thought the same way.
"Huang Bo, what about your own thoughts? This is the question you asked me. Do you have an answer yourself now?" Liu Banxia asked, looking at Huang Bo.
"Teacher Liu, my question was too broad; it lacked a specific focus," Huang Bo said sheepishly.
But Liu Banxia shook his head. "It’s not that your question was too broad, but that your mind is in turmoil. You know the answer, but you can’t bring yourself to make the decision. Because you’re hesitating, you wanted to use this question to get a definitive answer from me, to push yourself to decide to stay in the Emergency Center."
Huang Bo scratched his head, embarrassed. That was indeed what he was thinking. He hadn’t expected Liu Banxia to see through him so completely.
"Actually..."
"Teacher Liu, why didn’t you ask me?" Xu Yino raised her hand just as Liu Banxia began to speak.
"Ask you what? What makes a good surgeon? Haven’t we discussed that enough? Or whether you also want to stay in the Emergency Center? Do we really need to ask that?" Liu Banxia shrugged. "Like I said, the previous answers were ’casting bricks to attract jade.’ I was waiting for you all to offer the ’jade.’ Right now, Xu Yino, you’re still a ’brick.’ Whether I call on you or not, you can’t escape."
Xu Yino was very frustrated. This whole thing... I’ve become like a dish to be served!
"Actually, there are many ways to evaluate a doctor, and the criteria are quite broad," Liu Banxia continued. "To become a good doctor, the most crucial point is that you must have this matter in your hearts; you yourselves must want to become such a doctor. If you don’t even have this aspiration, if your heart isn’t in it, what do you think your future will be like? To put it plainly, in the end, you all have to strive for it yourselves."
"Here in the Emergency Center, as long as you are down-to-earth and diligent, we supervising physicians will impart our understanding of surgery and diagnosis to you. But this is like other things; regarding any particular case or patient, every doctor has their own understanding. It will be the same for you. Teaching resources are limited. It’s impossible that just when you want to learn something specific, a patient with that exact condition will conveniently show up for you to treat. These things are random, and thus, our current training for you is also largely random."
"Have you all forgotten what I asked you before? Which area you’d like to focus on for development? At that time, we can then tilt resources towards you in that aspect. The director has surgeries scheduled for tomorrow and the day after. I will arrange for you to observe in the operating room. Whether you get a chance to assist on the table will depend on your luck."
"Teacher Liu, really?" Xu Yino asked excitedly.
The eyes of the other five interns also lit up.
"Of course, it’s true. Lying to you won’t get me any pork trotters," Liu Banxia said. "It’s no problem for me to occasionally use my authority to give you some ’special treatment.’ However, that’s about it. If you want to continue receiving it, it will depend on your individual performance. As the old saying goes, ’The master leads you through the door, but cultivation is up to the individual.’ Everyone has their own characteristics, so you must find what truly interests you."
"Although you are currently interns in General Surgery, I believe that within the scope of surgery, you are still in the foundational stage. So, in the future, you can also consider challenging yourselves with pediatrics, cardiac surgery, or even neurosurgery. In this regard, I won’t set rigid requirements for you. Develop your strengths as much as possible. This job, after all, is something you’ll likely do for a lifetime. Why not find an aspect you genuinely like and focus on that?"
"You can consider this my promise to you. Actually, it’s also the ’jade’ I’m throwing out to try and recruit you to stay in the Emergency Center. The decision-making power is still in your hands. How you decide this matter, you must all consider carefully. This concerns the latter half of your lives. It’s not an exaggeration to say it’s almost as important as choosing a partner. This job as a doctor is very demanding, isn’t it? I can’t, just for my own future convenience, coax and deceive you all into staying. No matter what work one does, it’s ultimately for creating a good living environment for yourselves and earning a bit more money."
"So, for this question, find a corner, whether you’re gnawing on a chicken leg or a pork trotter, and figure it out yourselves. Think it over carefully, consider it seriously. You’re all adults now; don’t do things children do."
After speaking, Liu Banxia strolled off to the side with his hands behind his back, leaving this small group to discuss it among themselves.
His mood was quite good. Just as he’d said, since Huang Bo had asked, it indicated that he had seriously considered staying and was just a final push away. By speaking so much, in a somewhat rambling way, he was telling them he hoped they would stay, but they needed to think it through carefully themselves.
A forcibly plucked melon isn’t sweet. Only if they genuinely want to stay, even if not for a lifetime, just for three to five years, the effect will be different. He wasn’t just trying to fool them; he really could provide them with focused training. But the first step was that they had to articulate which areas they wanted to concentrate on learning. This matter couldn’t be a guessing game; they had to think it through clearly for themselves.
