Chapter 177 - 162: The Jin Province Medical Association’s Specialty Committee List is Announced

Chapter 177: Chapter 162: The Jin Province Medical Association’s Specialty Committee List is Announced

After the Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Research Center at City First Hospital established its reputation, the team was continuously strengthened.

One after another, new interns were hired, doctors arrived from other hospitals in the province for advanced training, and talented individuals were recruited from elsewhere.

Qin Donglai, Wu Ting, Song Qi, and the others directly managed Yasui, Luo Ming, and their group. Meanwhile, Yasui and Luo Ming also had their own small teams. Once they passed the upcoming attending physician assessment, the two of them would be able to work independently.

Even Cheng Feng began to have interns as his assistants.

Related laparoscopic appendectomies and cholecystectomies were now being performed with great proficiency, and the number of case studies was constantly growing.

After passing the written exam, Tang Yunyun also began her first and second rounds of interviews. With Wu Ting looking out for her and her own considerable skills, she would most likely be hired and assigned to either Yasui’s or Luo Ming’s team.

This week, another piece of good news was announced.

The professional membership lists for the various branches of the Jin Province Medical Association were officially released!

The membership lists for each branch of the medical association were announced as follows:

Consultants: typically three. Chairman: one. Vice-chairmen: three.

Next were the committee members, usually seven or eight people.

After that were the ordinary members, numbering around twenty-five.

And one secretary.

The number of doctors in any single specialty throughout Jin Province was staggering. Moreover, most of the top-tier doctors were concentrated in Xiao City, the provincial capital. This was especially true for the committee member level. From Fan City First Hospital, fewer than a handful of people in total were selected this time.

And all of them were associate chief physicians or higher from various departments, most of them being chief physicians.

Yet in the Jin Province Medical Association Surgery Branch, Wu Ting from the research center was selected!

He stood out as especially unique among a crowd of directors!

Meanwhile, Zhang Heng from the Jin Province Tumor Hospital was also selected as a member of the Jin Province Medical Association’s oncology branch, similarly considered young and promising.

In the research center office, Dr. Yan Xi had originally wanted to confirm Zhang Heng’s name on the list. After she was done, she glanced at the surgery branch list as well.

She immediately noticed Wu Ting’s name!

"Wu Ting! Wu Ting, you were selected as a member of this year’s Jin Province Medical Association Surgery Branch?"

Yan Xi leaped up from her seat, looking at Wu Ting with utter delight.

The others in the office also gathered around in disbelief to look at the list.

"It really is you! Wu Ting, when did you get selected without making a peep?"

Jin Yan, who hadn’t even succeeded as an attending physician, looked at Wu Ting with a touch of envy.

"Dr. Wu, how did you manage to apply? What materials did you have to prepare?"

"Yeah, really! This is too amazing. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a committee member below the associate director level. So young!"

Ling Ling was also somewhat surprised, yet filled with admiration.

"Share your experience! Looks like I’ll have to give it a try next year!"

"That’s right! Maybe applying to the medical association isn’t as hard as we thought."

As for Cheng Feng, Yasui, and Luo Ming, they could only watch and listen quietly. After all, given their professional standing and academic potential, it was highly probable they would never have such an opportunity in their lifetimes.

"Wu Ting, doesn’t the medical association require recommendations from two members or higher from the previous term? Who did you get?"

Wu Ting wasn’t quite sure how to answer that question.

The truth was, he had been completely carried by Professor Shen Guofeng. It felt like all he did was fill in his name and contact information.

After thinking for a moment, Wu Ting could only shrug helplessly.

"If you want to talk about experience, I guess it was being lucky enough to know Professor Shen Guofeng and Director Shen Xiaofei, and along the way, I happened to perform surgery on the paternal aunt of Dean Song from Haijin Port... Dean Song and Professor Shen took the initiative to fill out a recommendation form for me."

"That day, Professor Shen had it specially printed out and just had me write down my name and contact info. Then... I was selected."

Listening to Wu Ting’s understated explanation, everyone was green with envy.

Dr. Yan Xi also remembered. "So, the recommendation form Professor Shen was in such a rush for me to print that day was for you!"

It dawned on everyone else as well.

Shen Guofeng was a vice-chairman and a candidate for the chairmanship, and Dean Song was a chairman!

Wu Ting was actually sponsored by these two heavyweights. If this kept up, he might even become a vice-chairman by the term after next.

What connections! The difference between people was truly incomparable.

For an ordinary doctor, even knowing an ordinary member on the list was already quite an achievement.

"Dr. Wu, you’re just too awesome!"

Everyone congratulated him in a flurry.

Wu Ting’s selection as a member of the Jin Province Medical Association Surgery Branch meant many more opportunities for academic exchange with the top figures in the field. It also gave the research center a chance to build connections with these heavyweights, which was a good thing for everyone.

Moreover, Wu Ting’s membership would earn bonus points for the research center in many future award selections and evaluations.

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In the director’s office, Huo Yun was also looking at the latest membership lists from the various medical associations, which had just been released today.

The person he was most focused on, Associate Director Zhang Heng, had been selected as expected. This meant he could now be recruited according to their prior agreement.

To be selected for membership at such a young age was not just an honor. More importantly, it demonstrated the doctor’s reputation and recognition among peers in the industry.

At the same time, joining a medical association branch meant inevitably growing closer to and being tied with the top figures in the province’s industry. In the future, any opportunities or benefits within the industry would be given first consideration to those inside this circle.

Entering this circle signified a smooth path for one’s career. Being selected was a testament to one’s skill, background, and network, placing them at the forefront in Jin Province.

Huo Yun had chosen Zhang Heng with these factors in mind.

Unfortunately, another associate chief physician from hepatobiliary surgery that Huo Yun had his eye on, despite also being selected for the hepatobiliary surgery branch this year, had been snatched away by a hospital in Xiao City beforehand.

Huo Yun was rather indignant about this, but since it had only been a verbal expression of intent, there was nothing he could say if the other party chose a better platform.

It was just a shame that losing a potential associate director who was also a medical association member meant losing several points in the upcoming evaluation for City First Hospital’s Emergency Department to become a key specialty in laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment technology.

A few points might not seem like much, but within the overall scoring system, making up those few points in other areas like publications, patented achievements, economic benefits, or social impact would require far more effort.

In comparison, recruiting a talented individual was the most cost-effective solution. Moreover, talent of this caliber often came with their own research projects, bringing with them even more possibilities.

Huo Yun sighed. ’Looks like I’ll have to go through today’s membership lists again and see if I can find another target.’

However, any doctor who could get into these associations was a prized treasure in their respective hospital departments. Poaching them would not be easy.

’Sigh, if only our own team could cultivate one,’ he thought.

After all, recruiting a talent of this level required paying a hefty price. Huo Yun had considered cultivating his own, but he was afraid the cycle would be too long. According to his schedule, he was planning to make a push for key specialty status in the next year!

’We’re just a few points short!’

Huo Yun had already calculated it carefully. If he could just get one more member of a provincial medical association branch, the total score would be enough to pass the application next year.

As Director Huo was flipping through the lists, he suddenly froze, picked one up, and looked again.

"Wu Ting?"

"Wu Ting!"

Director Huo jolted. He checked again and again, and it was indeed Wu Ting himself.

’Doesn’t that mean I’ve just saved a huge expense and gained enough points to apply for the key specialty status?!’

Huo Yun calculated it again. The department’s budget was limited. Recruiting one less high-level elite meant he could invest more resources in other areas.

They were originally planning to implement many new surgical techniques and purchase a lot of new equipment.

’This single event could advance the grand plan for the research center and the key specialty by a huge leap!’

"Excellent! Wu Ting, you’ve really made me proud!"

With Wu Ting’s selection, Huo Yun would have a much stronger negotiating position when he next spoke with Zhang Heng.

Once Jiang Ming returned from his advanced training, the research center—with Qin Donglai, Wu Ting, Jiang Ming, and Zhang Heng, plus the doctoral teams from the three major platforms—would have its structure completely formed.

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While Director Huo was feeling elated, Wu Ting began to lay out a new plan for himself.

Over the past two days, he had thoroughly read the books and related research papers recommended by Director Fu Jinfen, gaining a systematic and comprehensive understanding of Hepatitis B.

Wu Ting was preparing to focus on synthesizing: Immunoregulation Theory (Purple) + Traditional Treatment Theory for Hepatitis B Cirrhosis (Purple) + Single Immunoglobulin Interleukin-1 Receptor-Related Protein Theory (Purple) = Immune Negative Regulation Therapy for Hepatitis B Cirrhosis (Black).

He set his first target on Director Cai Qi of City First Hospital’s Hepatobiliary Surgery Department.

Unlike Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital, City First Hospital didn’t have a dedicated department for liver tumors, so liver cancer cases were still handled within the Hepatobiliary Surgery Department.

Director Cai was quite senior in the field of liver tumors and had developed a number of surgical techniques.

Wu Ting went directly to the Hepatobiliary Surgery Department. By now, it was like a second home department for him, and everyone there treated him with great respect.

Lu Xuejun, the attending physician who had the most contact with Wu Ting, greeted him when he saw him arrive.

After some pleasantries, Wu Ting asked directly, "Is Director Cai in? I need to see him about something."

Lu Xuejun immediately took Wu Ting to find Cai Qi, who had just finished his outpatient clinic hours.

Cai Qi was a bit curious to see Wu Ting coming specifically to find him.

"Director Cai, as you know, I’m currently a postgraduate student at Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital. My advisor, Professor Shen Siyuan, specializes in the field of immunology. For my postgraduate thesis, I was hoping to combine hepatobiliary surgery and immunology for my research project."

"My preliminary topic is the intersection of Hepatitis B-related primary carcinoma and immunoregulation. You’re the expert in the hepatobiliary field at our City First Hospital, so I was hoping to follow your team for a while to learn more about Hepatitis B-related primary carcinoma."

Wu Ting got straight to the point.

Hearing Wu Ting’s research direction, Cai Qi was clearly surprised and a little taken aback.

"Dr. Wu, I’d be more than happy to have you come to my Hepatobiliary Surgery Department to learn and exchange ideas. I myself have extensive experience with Hepatitis B-related primary liver cancer. However, isn’t your proposed topic a bit too difficult?"

"Research on immunology and Hepatitis B-related primary carcinoma... for a topic like this, even a typical chief physician would be considered highly accomplished if they achieved any significant results. For you to take this on as a postgraduate thesis topic... that’s just terrifying."

Cai Qi was very familiar with Wu Ting, so he spoke frankly, hoping Wu Ting would consider simplifying his research direction.

"Yes, I will seriously consider your advice, Director Cai. After all, my previous knowledge of Hepatitis B-related primary carcinoma is limited to some theory and watching surgical videos. I’m really hoping to get some hands-on experience with you, Director Cai, by participating in some consultations and observing surgeries to broaden my horizons."

Wu Ting asked with sincere humility. He didn’t actually care if he got to perform surgery himself. ’As long as I can follow Director Cai and complete some medical scenarios, I might be able to get the Traditional Treatment Theory for Hepatitis B Cirrhosis to drop.’

"Alright, then come to our department whenever you have time."

"Dr. Lu, sort through our department’s upcoming consultation and surgery schedules, and send all cases related to Hepatitis B-related primary carcinoma to Dr. Wu."

Lu Xuejun had learned a lot from Wu Ting recently, including laparoscopic cholecystectomy and the Wu’s Umbilical Hole Skill, so he was more than willing to do his best to help him.