The moment Obstetrics and Gynecology Director Zhang Bihua arrived, she specifically requested Yang Chan.
It was clear how much she valued Yang Chan.
"Gentlemen do not covet what others admire; our Internal Medicine has always liked to bring out the best in people and will not fight over Director Zhang's favorite pupil." The head director of Internal Medicine was a ruddy-faced man, looking to be about 40 years old.
He was slightly overweight, with bright, expressive eyes, jet-black and shiny hair, and an exceptionally healthy complexion.
It's said that Internal Medicine is best at conditioning and health maintenance, and Director Tan from Internal Medicine serves as the best advertisement for the department.
Based on the hospital's profile of renowned doctors, it's estimated that Director Tan is 59 years old this year.
In the countryside, many 60-year-olds are decrepit with white hair and wrinkled skin. Director Tan of Internal Medicine looks 20 years younger than his actual age. Who would believe he doesn't use his medical knowledge for personal health care and maintenance?
He spoke unhurriedly, with a robust tone and a gentle voice.
"I fully support what Director Tan has said. The Obstetrics and Gynecology department is quite unique, treating female patients, where female doctors earn more trust and affection from female patients. It's common to find female doctors who are good at theory. To find one who also has firm medical knowledge and surgical talent is rare as a phoenix feather or unicorn horn. I may not know much about Yang Chan, this young woman, but I've heard of her exceptional potential. Congratulations to Director Zhang for finding a successor."
Director Xie of Surgery also spoke very eloquently.
His words earned the favor of both Director Zhang and Director Tan.
"Thank you, thank you both for your tremendous support for this old woman," Director Zhang gratefully bowed her hands in salute, again and again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have recruited a total of 20 general practice residents this year. By proportion, our Emergency Department can get two. You, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, are all significant departments with notable achievements at Tuya Hospital, teeming with talent. However, our Emergency Department is still lagging behind in terms of talent. Could you possibly consider our needs and let our Emergency Department pick two individuals first?"
Director Lou of the Emergency Department seemed a bit anxious, with thick eyebrows, small eyes, and a prominent nose, and a somewhat elongated face. He appeared to be around 1.6 meters tall.
Thankfully he's a man.
If he were a woman, it might pose a challenge in finding a partner.
He was worried that the prominent departments would snatch away all the good talents, quickly stepping forward to make his request.
The Emergency Department is probably the toughest among the major clinical departments.
Burdensome workloads, numerous tasks, and tense doctor-patient relationships.
Crucially, the team of Emergency Department doctors is quite peculiar, with a limited number of fixed emergency doctors and most of these transferred from other departments.
To put it harshly, the term "reject" isn't really objected to when describing the situation.
As one can imagine, the medical team in the emergency isn't exactly strong.
When visiting the hospital's Emergency Department, if you stay long enough, you'll notice that out of every ten patients the department receives, at least half of them require the assistance of doctors from other departments.
This clearly demonstrates its lowly position.
Any ambitious head of the Emergency Department would try every possible means to recruit talented individuals.
However, given the low influence of the department and limited power of speech, opportunities to attract talents are genuinely scarce. The annual allocation of general practice residents represents a significant opportunity for them.
Regardless of whether they can outcompete other departments, even if it means a fierce struggle, they must try their utmost to fight for it.
Director Lou had obtained inside information through special channels early on, knowing that among this year's twenty recruited residents, there were several exceptional individuals.
There was even an overseas returnee with a Ph.D. from a prestigious university.
It would be fantastic if they could be recruited into the Emergency Department.
"Hey, hey, hey, our Pediatric serves the future flowers of our motherland, should the talented not be prioritized for our Pediatric Department?" The head director of Pediatrics was a rather beautiful female doctor.
She seemed to be under thirty.
Of course, her actual age might be higher.
Without certain credentials, it would be impossible to ascend to the esteemed position as the head director of a significant department like Pediatrics.
Beautiful women have a psychological advantage when communicating with men.
Their beauty naturally garners preferential treatment and goodwill from the opposite sex.
Humans are visual creatures; this principle was established by the Creator.
Zhou Can watched the directors of the major departments vying for talent, inwardly remarking, "So even these big shots deal with worldly concerns, competing for the interests of their respective departments."
He had achieved the top score in the residency exam and was likely highly sought-after.
There was a certain expectation in his heart, hoping to enter a key department.
"I think we don't need to argue anymore. Let's take turns, and only one person can be chosen at a time. This way, it's fair to everyone."
Director Xie proposed.
"This is a good idea, I agree."
Director Lou from the Emergency Department, knowing his weak influence, felt that this outcome was already quite good.
He happily agreed.
The other three directors also nodded their consent.
"Since Director Zhang has already chosen, based on departmental weight, our surgery and internal medicine should be tied for first place, obstetrics comes next, pediatrics following, and emergency is last. Director Tan, how about you accommodate our surgery department this time?"
Director Xie smiled as he looked towards Director Tan of internal medicine.
"Since Director Xie has so graciously requested, I naturally won't refuse. If internal medicine encounters a thorny patient in the future, needing an extra hand, please do support us wholeheartedly!"
Director Tan spoke amiably, without a hint of annoyance.
It's hard for ordinary people to maintain such composure.
Internal medicine often comes across patients who need interventional procedures or cardiac stents. Because these minimally invasive procedures have only recently emerged in the past decade or so, it's inevitable that some lack expertise.
Accidents do happen sometimes.
For instance, puncturing a patient's heart during an interventional cardiology procedure due to poor judgment.
That's a matter of life and death.
Putting aside face-saving concerns, it's a dash to call over a surgeon to clean up the mess.
As it stands, even though internal medicine holds a higher status than surgery, the fact that they often seek help from surgery is undeniable.
Although internal medicine has always looked down on surgery, considering them mere knife-wielders who'd be useless without a scalpel,
Director Tan took this opportunity to put forward a 'small request' to Director Xie of surgery, expecting it would not be rejected.
"Ha-ha, we are all from the same hospital, we're a family. Sure thing, I will let my subordinates know, we are at internal medicine's beck and call."
Director Xie heartily agreed with a big laugh.
"Let's hurry up and choose! The emergency just took in a critically ill patient. I'm worried that without me there, those idiots might cause some trouble." Director Lou urged.
Looking at the deep wrinkles between his brows, one could tell he was often worried.
Director Xie's gaze swept over the remaining nineteen trainees, merely glancing over Zhou Can's face before quickly landing on Du Leng.
"I choose Du Leng, not for anything else but his PhD from Johns Hopkins University alone is enough for me to pick him without any hesitation." Director Xie surprisingly didn't consider Zhou Can, who ranked first overall and aced the rodent surgery.
This took Zhou Can by surprise and left him feeling a bit lost.
It turns out that academic qualifications can indeed trump everything else.
Surgery relies on operations to thrive, choosing someone with higher education over someone with the strongest surgical abilities is genuinely puzzling.
"Gao Jian, a graduate student from Imperial Medical College with a solid medical foundation and strong surgical capability - that's exactly the kind of talent we need in internal medicine. Xiao Gao, you agree, right?"
Director Tan of internal medicine still chose Gao Jian, a graduate student with higher academic credentials.
Zhou Can was overlooked once again.
He felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
Suffering unprecedented discrimination due to lower academic qualifications made him face reality.
He swore he would work twice as hard and one day reach the pinnacle of medical skill, to show everyone that qualifications do not mean everything.
"Ah, you've taken the two best talents already! Chen Jiaojiao, it's you. You're also a graduate student from Imperial Medical College, and your surgical skills are not bad either. Our pediatrics welcome your addition."
The choice by Director Tang of pediatrics was like rubbing salt into Zhou Can's wounds.
Zhou Can hung his head, bearing the humiliation brought about by his lower academic qualifications.
"Zhou Can, would you like to join our Emergency Department?"
At this moment, Director Lou from the Emergency Department extended an olive branch to him.