Chapter 764: [764] Opponent’s Thesis Topic Chapter 764: [764] Opponent’s Thesis Topic The deepest “love” for patients here probably remains only with the medical staff. Because of professional demands, there was only one thing they could do, which was to try their best to keep the patients alive.
Ultimately, the patient’s condition wouldn’t improve just by the doctor’s words. Later, when the patient’s emotions had stabilized, Tao Zhijie mentioned the matter about his little junior sister, which was one of the other reasons he came back, “What’s this about you providing financial aid for patients?”
Senior Tao was worried she was biting off more than she could chew, so Xie Wanying hurriedly clarified, “I only advanced the early-stage hospital deposit for the patient, so she wouldn’t be left without treatment. I’ve discussed with Doctor Lin to apply for social assistance for her.”
“Teacher Tan said that you have never done something before.” Tao Zhijie seemed to have spoken with the people from General Surgery Department Two and felt that her actions were somewhat unusual.
Xie Wanying understood the concern and care from her teachers. Still, everyone has their issues, and speaking out her family’s troubles wouldn’t help; they needed to be dealt with herself. She was an adult, and her situation differed from that of the underage girl who needed the help of adults and society.
“Thank you, Senior Tao,” Xie Wanying thanked him sincerely, “Please rest assured, I will handle it well.”
“I believe you will handle it well. If you feel it’s appropriate someday and want to talk to us, you can always come to us,” Tao Zhijie’s indulgent gaze fell on his little junior sister as he spoke, “Haven’t I said before? I’m easy to talk to.”
Senior Tao was a good person indeed, and Xie Wanying nodded to her senior in acknowledgment.
With everyone present, Tao Zhijie went to a meeting in the afternoon and briefed the doctors in his group on the new assignment first, “The national exchange conference is happening next month.”
The National Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Academic Exchange Conference was considered the highest academic meeting in the country for hepatobiliary and pancreatic specialties, held annually. This time, it was to be held at the Yaxing Grand Hotel in the Capital.
With over a hundred different academic meetings every year, doctors in the department were very familiar with such events. He Guangyou suggested, “If Teacher Tao is giving a speech on stage and needs an assistant, he could take the two newcomers along for the experience.”
Unlike doctors with higher seniority, doctors with less experience, especially novices, were unlikely to be invited as guests, and they had to pay for their own learning, making chances to attend such conferences rare. It was a good opportunity to bring newcomers to get a feel for the academic atmosphere domestically.
After some thought, Tao Zhijie said, “Xiao Song might have already been to one. — Xiao Song, have you ever attended the National Mid-Young General Surgery Academic Exchange Conference?”
“If you mean last year’s, it was in September but not in the Capital,” answered Song Xueling. His words meant that he had been there. Just like Beidu Medical College, if a teacher had a talented student, they would certainly be taken out to show off if there was a chance.
“Your doctoral dissertation is related to teratomas,” Tao Zhijie recalled the new recruit’s resume.
“Yes,” Song Xueling did not deny.
The definition of teratomas was too broad. Both benign and malignant teratomas existed, and they could occur in any organ of the body. Even some diseases unrelated to teratomas could be described as teratomas. Judging by Doctor Song’s capabilities, Xie Wanying surmised that Doctor Song’s doctoral research must have been on malignant teratomas to have academic value. In both the academic community and public awareness, the most famous teratomas were those in neurosurgery.
Whether that was the case was difficult to say, as the senior had already asked Doctor Song to take care of bed 21.