If this intelligence is true, the neurosurgery staff is not too crowded. Think about Dr. Jiang's General Surgery Department One, which is an intense area of internal competition, with eleven attending physicians, eight associate professors, and an unsaid number of resident physicians.
As a top national hospital, ranked first, Guoxie has always had plenty of positions, but it still cannot accommodate too many doctors. It wasn't until 2002 that the national unified medical professional title examination was established, and passing the exam didn't guarantee a promotion; one had to wait for the hospital's appointment.
For the hospital to appoint someone, the department's approval, the hospital leadership's consent, and the director's decision were needed—three major hurdles.
Xie Wanying remembered what Senior Cao had said a couple of days ago: Being a doctor isn't just about wanting to save lives and help the wounded.
