The Enhanced Doctor-Chapter 602, the silly bird flies first as a teaching method
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"Hey, Teacher Liu, did I do okay?" Xu Yino asked with a playful grin.
"You did pretty well, but you need to keep it up and not let it get to your head," Liu Banxia responded.
"Absolutely," Xu Yino replied happily.
"You should head to the ward and lie down. The anesthesia will wear off, and there will be a bit of pain, but nothing serious. After an IV for reducing inflammation, once your indicators are normal, you can be discharged," Liu Banxia then said to the patient.
"Sure thing. It really was as Doctor Xu said; if I get another one, I won’t even hesitate to do this again," the patient said with a smile.
Liu Banxia winked at Xu Yino.
"Thank you so much. If it hadn’t been for this opportunity you’ve given me, I don’t know when my turn would’ve come," Xu Yino said.
"Please, don’t be so formal with me; it makes me nervous," the patient quickly replied.
"Alright, Xu Yino, accompany the patient to the ward," Liu Banxia instructed.
Xu Yino nodded. Having completed her job as the main surgeon, she certainly didn’t dare to order Demon King Liu around anymore.
"Teacher Liu, did Xu Yino pull it off?"
As soon as Liu Banxia returned to the lobby, Huang Bo and the others gathered around him.
Liu Banxia smiled and nodded. "She did quite well. She was a bit nervous, but she found the appendix in thirty-seven seconds."
"So you guys need to step up. Everyone’s time will be recorded. As for who ends up last... tsk, tsk, I won’t say any more."
Huang Bo and the others immediately looked distressed. Thirty-seven seconds! By Demon King Liu’s standards, that was an eternity. That was enough time for him to remove and replace the appendix several times over.
But for interns like them, finding the appendix within a minute was considered a success. They lamented how lucky that girl was, wondering what condition their own patients would be in when their turn came.
"Don’t put pressure on yourselves. Like I’ve told you before, the surgery time is just a reference," Liu Banxia said with a smile.
"Find patients on your own. I can help Xu Yino since she’s a girl. It would be inappropriate if I keep helping you guys find patients."
"Moreover, for our Emergency Center, we aren’t short of appendectomies. However, you can’t deceive patients. You must obtain their consent before you can perform the small-incision surgery on them."
The three of them nodded in unison, understanding that this was a red line that could not be crossed.
"Looks like after your efforts, patients with acute abdominal pain are going to become the focus of attention again," Shi Lei said with a laugh.
"Definitely. It also helps to improve their ability to communicate with patients," Liu Banxia responded.
"Boss, aren’t you going to spend some time on the small-incision technique? I think with your ability, it shouldn’t take much time at all." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
"I’d rather not waste my energy on that," Shi Lei shook his head.
"With you guys in our Emergency Center capable of doing it, why should I bother? After all, many patients admitted to the hospital have some leakage or suppuration in their appendixes. It’s more prudent to use laparoscopy. The small incision carries some risks."
"Not everyone has your kind of tactile sensation, able to retrieve even suppurating appendixes. We can’t risk patients’ lives. So, I’ll leave this work to you guys."
Liu Banxia nodded. Just then, seeing Director Zhou returning with a notebook, he quickly went over.
"Director, do you have any new directives to convey?" Liu Banxia asked.
"Same old issues. I mentioned the construction issues of other departments in the meeting; they will be addressed promptly," Director Zhou replied.
"There’s still so much work to do, never any break time. By the way, how is the traffic police officer we admitted yesterday?"
"He was awakened at noon. Zhang Xiao will conduct the relevant examinations this afternoon. But based on his current condition, his language and vision functions have not been affected," Liu Banxia responded.
"We’ll have to wait for Zhang Xiao’s examination results for other conditions. I think he’s doing quite well. Our treatment was quite timely. We plan to transfer him back to the general ward tomorrow, just to be safe."
Director Zhou nodded. "The city is also paying close attention to this comrade. The circumstances of the incident were too egregious."
"Director, I heard I have to do an interview or something? And about the promotional event at the medical school, should you give them a heads-up?" Liu Banxia asked tentatively.
"You can handle the promotional event yourself. You’re going to the medical school to teach anyway; you can do both at once," Director Zhou said casually.
"As for the interview, now that you’re aware of it, I don’t need to tell you again. Just wait for the notification. The media involved are quite high-profile."
After saying this, Director Zhou entered his office with his briefcase, leaving Liu Banxia standing dazedly at the entrance.
What did I just hear? Why is the director being so evasive? How is this supposed to work out? I’m President Liu at the Emergency Center, Liu Banxia at Second Hospital, but at the medical college? I’m a nobody there! These are two completely different systems. It’s not that easy to communicate and get things done. Can I just go over there and say I need to give a lecture to recruit students? Who would even pay attention to me?
"What’s wrong? You look like a wilted eggplant after a frost, all droopy," Shi Lei joked, seeing him walk back with slumped shoulders.
"Sigh... I’ve already confirmed with the director. But the director said I should figure it out myself. What am I supposed to do?" Liu Banxia said, distressed.
"Improvise. What else can you do? Anyway, it has nothing to do with me," Shi Lei responded nonchalantly.
Liu Banxia cast him a resentful glance, knowing that Shi Lei wouldn’t help him with this matter. It might be easier if I go communicate myself. If I let someone else do it, unless they have a certain status, it could backfire.
At that moment, Xu Yino came strutting down the stairs, her chin held high, a look of immense pride on her face.
"Let’s congratulate Doctor Xu, before she dislocates her neck from holding her chin so high," Liu Banxia teased.
This counts as a way to shift my distress, I suppose. Otherwise, my own problems would make me quite gloomy.
"Hey, Teacher Liu, don’t be such a killjoy!" Xu Yino pouted, looking distressed.
"Don’t forget the task I gave you. Who knows when it might come in handy? When I go to teach next time, I’ll have to communicate with the leaders there," Liu Banxia said.
"Teacher Liu, rest assured, it’s all taken care of! I’ve already spread the word. It’ll be perfect, no mistakes!" Xu Yino guaranteed, patting her chest.
Liu Banxia nodded, then moved off to one side. This matter needs some serious thought to figure out what to do.
"Teacher Shi, what’s wrong with Teacher Liu? He was so happy when he came out earlier," Xu Yino asked curiously.
"Him? The director assigned him a task. He has to go to the medical college to lay some groundwork, but the director wants him to handle the communication himself," Shi Lei explained.
"Congratulations to you too. At the very least, you’re the second person in our Second Hospital to successfully perform a small-incision appendectomy. Keep it up, strive to solidify your skills further, and in the future, you might be able to share some of this kid’s surgical load."
Hearing Shi Lei’s praise, Xu Yino grinned from ear to ear again with delight. Such happiness was truly hard to control.
Right now, she needed to maintain a low profile. Otherwise, she would have definitely gone to Pediatrics and the ICU to show off to Liu Yiqing and Su Wenhao.
As for Liu Banxia’s troubles, what did they have to do with me? Anyway, that was Demon King Liu’s problem. Let him handle it himself.
Qing Kewa glanced around, then pulled Xu Yino to one side, and they started whispering about something.
As for Liu Banxia, he pondered back and forth, then took out his phone. I still have to ask Xu Chengjun for help. Right now, it seems like he’s the only one who can lend me a hand.
"Banxia, sounds like you’re not busy today." After the call connected, Xu Chengjun’s enthusiastic voice came through.
"Chief Director Xu, I have a favor to ask," Liu Banxia said.
He then briefly explained his current "predicament" to Xu Chengjun. This matter depended on what advice Xu Chengjun could offer him.
"This shouldn’t be too difficult. Next Wednesday, I also have a meeting in the city. If you’re available then, come out, and we’ll go to the medical college together. I’ll introduce the situation to Old Xia from the Student Affairs Office," Xu Chengjun said after considering for a moment.
"This isn’t a big deal. The Student Affairs Office is also responsible for students’ internship placements, right? But you guys are really ahead of the curve. This might even trigger a ’talent war’."
"Sigh... I’m just out of options," Liu Banxia said with a wry smile.
"Director Zhou has delegated all the teaching and training work to me. I don’t need to worry about the staff within the department. For external hires, passing the assessment is enough. The intern recruitment part is the trickiest."
"I have absolutely no experience, so I can only try the ’early bird catches the worm’ approach. At that point, I’ll try to recruit whoever I can. There are only so many good seedlings. Usually, not many interns come to our Second Hospital; they all aim for First Hospital and Third Hospital."
"That won’t be the case anymore. You guys are doing quite well now and making a name for yourselves. Well, let’s leave it at that for now. I still have to make a trip to our district office," Xu Chengjun said.
"Please, you go ahead with your business, Chief Director. I’ll wait for your call then. As long as I don’t have an emergency surgery, I can make time," Liu Banxia quickly replied.
"Good, that’s settled then."
After saying that, Xu Chengjun hung up the phone.
Liu Banxia felt somewhat relieved. Just as he had said, this time it really was a case of ’the early bird catches the worm.’ This was also a very important task, one that could potentially affect his appointment after he stepped down as chief resident. He might not care about being an official, but the work had to be done solidly. Anyway, he would be the one doing all this hard and thankless work. What if he really managed to get appointed as a deputy director? His reputation outside would be better, and it would make things more convenient. Xu Chengjun had a wide network and our relationship was good; he could definitely handle this solidly for me.
