If it were a more familiar senior doctor, they might seize the opportunity to actually preside over a surgery.
For instance, the venerable Director Li and the chief physicians of Digestive Surgery, they are all well aware of Zhou Can’s surgical prowess. In fact, Zhou Can would not even need to ask, as they would take the initiative to request his assistance.
After all, the surgeries Zhou Can performed in the last month of the competition in General Surgery were famously good and fast.
It wasn’t long before the reinforcements from General Surgery arrived.
The people who came were none other than Director Jia and Qiu Hong, which Zhou Can found quite surprising.
Logically, for such a patient, even if surgery was needed, at most sending over an attending physician would suffice.
Sending out a rehired chief physician, along with an attending, this was showing great respect to Digestive Internal Medicine.
I had heard before that Digestive Surgery and Digestive Internal Medicine were close like family.
"Yo, Director Jia, how come you personally came over! Thank you, thank you!"
Upon seeing the arrival of Director Jia, Xia Ping hurriedly went up to greet him enthusiastically.
This patient was his responsibility, and now that there was a complication, he naturally needed to express gratitude for the help from General Surgery.
"Dr. Qiu is still so beautiful, thanks for your efforts this time!"
It was indeed unexpected that Physician Xia Ping knew both Director Jia and Qiu Hong.
"Dr. Xia, there’s no need to be polite, helping each other is what we should do. Is the patient suffering from intermittent intestinal bleeding?"
Director Jia represented the newly established Gastrointestinal Surgery, likely also wanting to show off the new facade of a sub-department. Plus, the two departments have always been like brothers, interdependent on each other, hence Director Jia was sent directly for assistance.
"Dr. Zhou, thank you for your hard work today. Now that Director Jia of General Surgery has personally brought people over, Director Jia will surely handle the surgery well. You can go and attend to your matters!"
After having the support from General Surgery arrive, Xia Ping felt greatly relieved.
The upcoming surgery was an abdominal one, and he did not believe a trainee could be of any help.
Moreover, Zhou Can had been leading the resuscitation just now, which caused Xia Ping to lose face. Zhou Can’s continued presence here brought him an invisible psychological pressure.
So he thought of sending Zhou Can away at the first opportunity.
"That’s fine, I’ll be leaving then!"
Zhou Can didn’t really mind, it would have been best if he could use the surgery as a training opportunity, but it was no issue if he couldn’t.
"Director Jia! Senior Sister Qiu, goodbye!"
Zhou Can was an old acquaintance of both, with whom he shared a deep personal connection.
At this moment, it was just like old friends waving goodbye.
"You... know each other?"
Xia Ping was no fool, and he was inwardly shocked to see how familiar Zhou Can was with Director Jia and Qiu Hong.
Director Jia was a heavyweight in General Surgery, and although Xia Ping, a senior attending physician, had always wished to form a connection, he had never managed to do so.
When he discovered that a trainee like Zhou Can had such a close relationship with Director Jia, his feelings were a mix of envy and surprise.
"Not only do we know each other, he’s my junior brother," Qiu Hong answered with a smile.
"Junior brother? Then what’s his relationship with Director Jia?"
Xia Ping knew Qiu Hong was a student of Director Jia, and since Qiu Hong called Zhou Can a junior brother, could it be that Zhou Can was also a student of Director Jia?
"Dr. Zhou and I could be considered close friends beyond our years. He is one of the most talented young doctors I have ever seen, and he excels in every aspect."
Director Jia unexpectedly defined their relationship this way.
Even Zhou Can hadn’t anticipated this.
"Ah... You and he are good, good friends?"
Xia Ping almost dropped his jaw in surprise.
A renowned chief physician was actually good friends with a young trainee. The magnitude of this information was a bit overwhelming.
The gap between their statuses was too great, how exactly did Zhou Can manage to be peers with a chief physician?
"Don’t get me wrong, this is Director Jia giving me too much credit. Actually, my relationship with Director Jia could be considered both teacher and friend. During my previous rotation in Digestive Surgery, I was fortunate to receive Director Jia’s favor, who provided me with much guidance and cultivation. We get along well both at work and in casual conversation, thus we’re also good friends despite the difference in age."
Zhou Can quickly clarified, he certainly did not dare to take any advantage of Director Jia.
Nor did he dare to be presumptuous.
"Understood! I really envy your friendship that transcends age," Dr. Xia expressed genuine envy from the heart. He had yet to succeed in forming even a slight connection with Director Jia.
"Is Zhou Can rotating under your supervision in Digestive Internal Medicine?"
Director Jia inquired Xia Ping.
"Not yet! He just reported to Digestive Internal Medicine today, and encountered an emergency first thing in the morning. It’s also my negligence, for not promptly heeding Dr. Zhou’s suggestions, almost leading to a disaster."
Xia Ping still felt a lingering fear when bringing up the incident.
Fortunately, with the concerted rescue by many, the patient was saved.
Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
And his position as an attending physician would mostly have gone cold.
"Heh, that’s because you don’t know Zhou Can’s capabilities. In the future, when he gives diagnostic suggestions, you’d best take it seriously," Director Jia said, instantly understanding the situation. Zhou Can had made quite a name for himself in Digestive Surgery.
His diagnostic capabilities were beyond extraordinary.
Although just a trainee, sometimes in some complicated or critical cases, Zhou Can’s diagnosis was even more remarkable than that of the chief physicians.
It was no wonder Xia Ping suffered for not heeding Zhou Can’s diagnostic advice.
"Of course, I will take it seriously in the future! It’s our first time, and I was unaware of his diagnostic proficiency, so I was careless."
Xia Ping had never seen a trainee with such strong abilities before in his life.