1000 Got Bitten (1/2)
”Doctor Ling, I admit that your surgery skill is extremely good. However, normal doctors like us also want to improve ourselves and perform high-end surgeries. In this sort of situation, it is unavoidable for us to use titanium clips.” Another attending physician from the provincial hospital stood up and did not care if he got scolded anymore.
When the department directors dealt with the young doctors, particularly attending physicians and resident doctors, they had the absolute power to dictate their lives. If the doctors refused to listen to the department director's instructions, they would not be fired but would have to stay in utter misery. Some department directors could even make the doctors be unable to resign normally.
So, when the attending physicians at the back saw that their colleagues were in trouble, they would still help them.
Ling Ran smiled when he heard what the others said. When he was about to say something, he saw that the people in the front had started to shout in anger.
”You're just spewing crap, right? If you want to earn money, just say it. Why bother saying that you want to improve?”
When the host heard the word ”crap” and saw that the speaker was someone in the front row, he immediately took the microphone and said, ”Doctor, we're holding a civilized discussion here. Do you mind introducing yourself first?”
”I'm Associate Chief Physician Guo Liqing from the Department of Urology of Yun Hua Hospital. In our department, crap is not considered as a dirty word,” Guo Liqing replied in a casual way, and laughter could be heard.
The attending physician who got scolded just now stood still in a dumbfounded manner. He had forced himself to ask that question just now, anyway, and now, he did not have the courage to fight back.
Guo Liqing smiled at Ling Ran and said, ”Doctor Ling, I can't hold it anymore. Can I reply with a few words?”
”Okay.” Ling Ran did not mind.
Guo Liqing smiled, took the microphone, turned around, and looked at the attending physician who was standing over there. He said, ”I think your question can be separated into two parts.”
The attending physician who stood at the corner looked at Guo Liqing with an expression that said he would still be a passive person even after thirty-four years.
Guo Liqing said mockingly, ”The first part would be your point about normal doctors wanting to become better and perform high-end surgery. I believe that there are not many high-end surgeries available, and honestly, there are plenty of normal doctors who want to perform high-end surgeries. So, is everyone supposed to be able to perform high-end surgeries at the end?”
Guo Liqing spoke with a grave voice, ”Why is it that there are one to three people in every department who are able to perform high-end surgeries at the end? It's because there are limited medical resources. Not only is the number of patients limited, but there is another important problem—the hospitals cannot be in charge of a large number of major surgeries, and they cannot put in that much preparation and postoperative work for major operations. Without this basis, what's the point in you performing high-end surgeries? And since we have this requirement floating around before we can perform high-end surgeries, what's the point in it even if you want to perform a high-end surgery?
”In the end, doctors and hospitals work in a competitive environment, and they also operate on a selection system. Only the good hospitals or hospitals that can afford major surgeries will be outstanding. Good doctors and those doctors who learn fast will excel as well. For normal doctors, I suggest that they perform normal surgeries and treat normal diseases. Don't use the patients' lives to practice your skills. Just treat this as accumulating some good karma.”
Guo Liqing's tone became stern as he said the last part, and everyone started to discuss this.
No doctor would like Guo Liqing's speech.
When an industry or organization gathered its force together, it would become a monster. They always had an endless need for resources.
When the young doctors who just joined saw their seniors performing high-end surgeries, they would imagine themselves being able to perform high-end surgeries in the future. But they never thought about how much resources had the hospital brought in in the past when it expanded, and they also never thought about whether the resources in the hospital in the future would multiply as it did in the past during the expansion.
All things would come to an end.
Although Guo Liqing was trying to protect Ling Ran and curry favor to the Emergency Medical Center, the content in his speech was based on his personal feelings as well.
The most promising major surgery in the Department of Urology would be kidney transplantation. But kidney resources were limited. Forget about how the current doctors had a lower chance to grab the opportunity, even in Guo Liqing's time, he did not manage to get an opportunity like this as well.
Therefore, up to this day, Guo Liqing was never qualified to perform kidney transplantation, and only the luckiest and most talented doctors would have a chance to be involved in kidney transplantation.