When the Doctor Uses A Hack

Chapter 423: Chapter 423: Teacher Meng’s Anxiety

In the resident trainees’ dormitory, everyone was also discussing with each other.

“Ah, the doctor I’m following is just an undergraduate who came to the emergency department three years ago. I reckon my skills are even higher than his!” a man sighed, “I guess they just want me to write medical records!”

“The state wants us to undergo standardized training to improve our quality, but now it seems that some doctors’ skills are not even as good as ours!” another man said with a laugh.

For them, participating in the residency program was merely to get a training certificate, which would help them successfully apply for professional titles.

Many of them were not young, lots in their thirties, and there were also some in their forties.

“Xu Dongdong, the doctor you’re following, I heard he’s just an undergraduate. You’re a graduate student yourself; you might even teach him something,” a man in his thirties said with a smile.

Xu Dongdong listened but just smiled without saying much, as he could see that Chen Cang’s knowledge far exceeded his own.

“He has much more clinical experience than I do, and there’s a lot I can learn from him.” Xu Dongdong smiled again, not making any excuses, but he felt there was no need to belittle Chen Cang.

In the entire room, there were four people, all in emergency medicine and around thirty years old. Xu Dongdong had the highest education but was the youngest.

“Hehe, Xu Dongdong, you’re just too young. Let me tell you, not everyone in provincial-level hospitals is capable; many get in through connections or back doors!” the man who had started the conversation said, pretending to be mature.

Xu Dongdong felt that arguing about these things was meaningless, so he just nodded and smiled.

After two months at Lancy County People’s Hospital, Xu Dongdong found a clear difference between big and small hospitals is that in the smaller ones, people become less keen on learning over time, or there’s no healthy competitive atmosphere. Maybe they become complacent, or maybe…

Essentially, they treat medicine as a job, not a career, and the competition is not in medical skills or academia, but in networking.

Many things they consider mature and worldly-wise are actually just excuses to numb their own progress. In Xu Dongdong’s opinion, true sagacity and maturity are about how to improve one’s own abilities — work capacity, professional skills, and the ability to adapt to the environment.

Of course, this is not to say that everyone is like that, but Xu Dongdong felt that many people had this mentality.

Xu Dongdong suddenly recalled the earnest words of his graduate teacher when he signed with Lancy County People’s Hospital: “Xu Dongdong, after you go there, don’t become too comfortable, don’t forget to study, and don’t be too swayed by others.”

Now, he understood these words even more deeply.

As for the Second Provincial Hospital, he wouldn’t judge for the moment, but having spent just one day here, Xu Dongdong saw that the doctors, young or old, educated or not, always discussed and pondered over issues whenever they had time, whether clinical or academic. They would even read books whenever they had a chance.

This wasn’t for show; it was a habit!

The gap was very clear.

The three middle-aged men in the room chatted for a bit after returning, made calls home, and started scrolling through short videos. Xu Dongdong opened a surgical video on his phone and began watching.

After all, this was his specialty, and he should work on improving himself.

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In the cardiac surgery office at Eastern University First Hospital.

Meng Xi was sitting on a stool with her legs crossed, the top button of her white coat undone, and her arms folded across her chest.

She was pondering some issues: Why hasn’t Chen Cang come by recently?

Was it because she didn’t do a good job?

Perhaps she was too strict normally?

Or was she not caring enough towards Chen Cang?

It was Meng Xi’s first time playing the role of a teacher, having never taught before, and she wondered if she did something wrong as Chen Cang stopped coming.

Truth be told, Meng Xi was quite satisfied with Chen Cang.

Hardworking, diligent, effortful, progressive!

And most importantly, gifted!

Even more formidable than those so-called “genius” classmates who think so highly of themselves!

But why isn’t Chen Cang coming?

When Meng Xi encountered issues, she liked to self-reflect. She wondered if there was something wrong with the way she dealt with Chen Cang.

Or maybe… does Chen Cang think I can’t teach him?

Remembering the surgeries, Meng Xi’s face would flush red. What was she comparing them to? If she didn’t show some real skills soon, Chen Cang might really start to “look down” on her!

With this thought, a surge of energy welled up in Meng Xi’s chest. Looking at the three unmarried doctoral students beside her, each boiling with passion and walking on eggshells, filled with both fear and trembling!

Meng Xi wasn’t concerned, as her mind was occupied with figuring out how to properly play the role of Teacher Meng.

First, she felt she should impress Chen Cang and let him know how formidable she was!

But, before that, maybe she should have a good talk with Chen Cang, see what he wants to learn, and then…

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After finishing work, Chen Cang couldn’t continue his romantic time with Qin Xiaotian and hurriedly made his way to the Cardiac Surgery Department at Dongda First Hospital.

Qin Xiaotian sent a message on WeChat, “Don’t you dare flirt with the female doctors!”

Chen Cang felt a pang of embarrassment. Are women’s intuitions always so accurate?

Anyway, I just want to impress my female teacher!

Chen Cang felt his thoughts were innocent, his ideas pure, and his soul clean!

To say “flirting” would definitely be inappropriate.

Ten minutes later, Chen Cang arrived at the Cardiac Surgery Department of Dongda First Hospital.

He had thought Teacher Meng might be unhappy, but upon arrival, Meng Xi just gave him a faint smile and said, “You’re here!”

Chen Cang was taken aback and nodded, still a bit unaccustomed… he could only offer a sheepish smile, “This… Teacher Meng, I’ve been a bit busy lately, yesterday…”

Meng Xi shook her head, smiling and said, “It’s fine.”

Although Meng Xi had been a teaching assistant at the Karolinska Institute, she still felt under pressure when it came to mentoring a graduate student alone, especially a gifted and willing one!

But… no matter what, she couldn’t show weakness in her demeanor, she needed to maintain the posture of a role model.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

She figured that she should be more tolerant with Chen Cang, and ideally embody the dignity of a teacher, without compromising care.

It’s so hard…

Who doesn’t have a first time? Just feel your way through, Meng Xi thought, sighing.

Besides, to be a teacher is to impart knowledge, teach, and dispel confusion.

She should teach according to the student’s abilities and help Chen Cang with what he doesn’t understand.

With this in mind, Meng Xi decided to have a good talk with Chen Cang to see what he really wanted to learn, “Xiao Chen, what are your plans for your three years as a graduate student?”

Chen Cang paused, and after some thought, if he really had a plan, it would surely be… to raise his favorability to 100, and then to keep building favorability each day!

If he were to be more specific, it might just be to astonish Teacher Meng every day.

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ps: There’s another chapter after this, it’s not finished yet…