No longer feeling bad about being outperformed by Zhou Can.
Instead, he began to sincerely repent and review his own mistakes.
Zhou Can had only just met this patient, briefly observed him, and had only a basic understanding of his condition, yet he immediately suggested a angiographic examination of the digestive tract.
This extremely accurate diagnostic ability deeply impressed Dr. Xia.
And he was quite envious.
One of the hardest skills for a doctor to develop is diagnostic ability.
Many doctors spend their whole lives improving their diagnostic skills, aiming to avoid detours and reduce patient suffering.
If this patient had been treated by Zhou Can, perhaps the tragedy of shock and the need for resuscitation would not have occurred.
It was indeed good luck, combined with advanced medical technology, that ultimately saved the patient.
Otherwise, a life would have been lost just like that.
"His condition seems okay, there has been no metastasis. Surgery for direct removal should be curative."
After a thorough examination, Zhou Can also consulted Director Jia.
Finally, they performed a curative surgery to excise the gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
"Let’s send this for a pathology test!"
The risk and malignancy of gastrointestinal stromal tumors are very high, and many patients discover the tumor has already metastasized to the liver and other parts by the time they seek surgery.
Under such circumstances, surgery cannot cure the disease.
Usually, they perform what is called palliative surgery and choose the drug Imatinib to control the progression, aiming to prolong the patient’s life as much as possible.
This patient was fortunate in an unfortunate situation.
After the surgery, Director Jia left with Qiu Hong and the interns under his charge.
After the patient woke up, Dr. Xia and Zhou Can carefully pushed the patient back to the Digestive Internal Medicine ward.
"Dr. Zhou has both superb diagnostic and surgical skills; no wonder Director Jia, a big shot in General Surgery, wants to be friends with you!"
Dr. Xia’s attitude towards Zhou Can had fundamentally changed.
Initially arrogant, he became somewhat hesitant, and now had fully recognized Zhou Can’s exceptional status.
This psychological change was rather complex.
Ultimately, capability is the fundamental determinant of everything.
Both Zhou Can’s diagnostic and surgical skills had completely won him over.
Zhou Can responded modestly.
"If Dr. Zhou were assigned to my training, I would willingly teach you everything I know and give you the greatest autonomy." After mentally accepting and recognizing Zhou Can’s status, Dr. Xia immediately started scheming for his own benefit.
With Zhou Can’s strong capabilities, having him as a trainee would be like having a strong general on his team.
Even if Zhou Can was only in Digestive Internal Medicine for a month or two, it would bring great benefits.
Not to mention, with Zhou Can’s help, the patients in his group would be far better off than those with the foolish resident doctors and trainees.
Moreover, having this teacher-student relationship, if Zhou Can climbed higher in the future, he could still pull some strings.
Dr. Xia had been in the hospital for a long time and had seen many talents rise swiftly, advancing to deputy director and chief physician, leaving him far behind.
Although his current position was higher than Zhou Can’s, given Zhou Can’s demonstrated capabilities, it wouldn’t be long before he would surpass him.
Having sent the patient back to the ward, the family members grabbed Zhou Can’s hand, repeatedly thanking him.
The patient was not only saved but had also successfully undergone surgery and was cured, which was absolutely great news for the family.
Zhou Can had been busy rushing around for the patient’s rescue, and the family had seen all of it.
Moreover, since Zhou Can was the first doctor to propose the angiographic examination, the family’s trust in him was very high.
Dr. Zhang who was in charge of the beds was now like a mouse, not daring to enter the room easily.
Fearing being beaten by the family.
After finishing up, Zhou Can returned to the doctor’s office.
Dr. Chi was organizing the medical records written by his subordinate doctors. Seeing Zhou Can return, he smiled and greeted him actively, "Hello, Dr. Zhou, we are really fated to meet here! I didn’t expect you to come to Digestive Internal Medicine for training so soon."
"Hehe, fated to meet indeed! I need to train in Digestive Internal Medicine for two months, please look after me, Dr. Chi!"
Zhou Can walked over with a smile.
Dealing with Dr. Chi wasn’t a one-time or two-time affair, they should have initially met in the Emergency Department.
That was when Dr. Chi arrogantly said that the Emergency Department had to consult Internal Medicine for such minor illnesses and told Emergency Department doctors to read more books.ultzimately, it turned out the patient’s condition was quite troublesome, and he had to leave in embarrassment.
This was the first interaction between the two.
"Sure thing! Here is the entry form you need to fill out, and you can ask me anytime if you have any doubts. Director Shang said he would personally mentor you; he just stepped out. Fill out the form quickly and complete the training induction. Director Shang should be back by then."
Dr. Chi handed him a form.
Being personally mentored by a chief physician right from the start of the department was a special privilege that Zhou Can and only a very few trainees enjoyed.
The hospital was indeed quite generous in training these exceptionally outstanding general trainees.
For example, Zhou Can’s fellow trainees, Yang Chan, Gao Jian, and Du Leng, all started at the peak as soon as they entered the department, directly mentored by the department’s chief physicians.
A year and a half had passed, and Zhou Can knew a bit about Du Leng’s situation.
However, he knew very little about Yang Chan and Gao Jian.
Mainly because he had been too busy, hardly managing his own affairs, let alone having time to deal with others’ extraneous matters.