Chapter 221: Teacher Wu Chapter 221: Teacher Wu The subject of ethics is inherently one with much discussion in the classroom. It’s fine for her to participate in the discussions. However, as a senior, I can affirmatively tell the juniors, “The ethics on the clinic floor are vastly different from those discussed in the classroom.”
Students can discuss ethics, ignoring real-world issues and expressing their medical dreams in any way they please. But once on the clinical floor, discussing these issues is definitely another matter.
“You don’t have to worry about this course,” Ren Chongda said, even if she doesn’t score high in ethics, it won’t affect her ability to advance into early clinical practice. As far as he knew, there were hardly any students who didn’t score high in ethics.
Reassured by the counselor’s words, Xie Wanying felt at ease.
Subsequently, she smoothly passed all the exams for her subjects.
After the exams, she waited for the scores to be released. Once the scores were out, the counselor needed to communicate with the school and the internship units, which required some time. Xie Wanying could only wait patiently.
Unexpectedly, just two days later, she was notified by a teacher to visit the administrative building in the afternoon.
Upon arriving, she met Director Jiang, the head of the academic affairs office who had handled her enrollment procedures more than three years ago at the start of school.
Director Jiang was amiable, and Xie Wanying remembered her mother liked this jovial teacher the most.
“Come in, take a seat,” Director Jiang invited the student into his office and poured her a glass of water.
Following the teacher’s instruction, Xie Wanying sat on the chair, waiting for the teacher to speak.
As Director Jiang was turning around to talk to her, someone suddenly walked in from the doorway.
Upon clearly seeing who the newcomer was, Director Jiang’s eyes showed a hint of surprise: You—
The person across gestured with a wave of his hand: I just happened to be passing by—
Passing by, huh. Director Jiang understood something, then turned to introduce the student, “This is Teacher Wu.”
The new “teacher” had a kind face and appeared to be around the same age as Director Jiang, probably another school leader. Xie Wanying guessed in her mind.
The two teachers sat opposite her, clearly prepared to have a chat and gather some information to assess whether she was ready to start her clinical internship earlier.
After Teacher Wu arrived, Director Jiang didn’t speak first.
Teacher Wu asked her, “What do you think makes an excellent surgeon?”
“Are you asking what the most important quality is to be an excellent surgeon?”
“Yes, yes, yes, what’s the most important thing?”
“Of course, it’s skill,” Xie Wanying didn’t have to think about this answer.
After hearing her answer, both teachers seemed slightly surprised, exchanging glances with each other.
Director Jiang reminded her, “Haven’t you said before that being a doctor is a very happy thing?”
The teacher was so aware of her conversation with the class monitor? Xie Wanying thought, not realizing the information had leaked out through someone else, Senior Cao.
“Yes,” Xie Wanying definitely wouldn’t deny her own words, being a doctor is very happy.
“Doesn’t that demand a doctor to be virtuous?”
The teacher had pointed out so much, and Xie Wanying understood his question and expressed her thoughts, “Medical ethics are certainly most important. The issue is that self-discipline is the hardest. But technical doctors are different; very talented people certainly hold themselves in high esteem and couldn’t be bothered to do unethical things.”
The two teachers looked at each other, then at her, and again at each other.
“Your words are quite interesting,” Teacher Wu laughed heartily and patted his leg.
Behind his bifocals, Director Jiang’s eyes crinkled with a smile.