Chapter 2600: The Unusual Apprentice

"What do you do when many people can’t find other doctors in the same department and come to you for treatment? In our department, performance evaluations are conducted monthly, which concerns your bonus and future promotion prospects. If you fail the evaluation, the leadership will criticize you publicly. So, what do you do? Every time you encounter a tricky patient, do you consult a superior? Won’t the superior think you’re incompetent?"

"Yes—" Liu Li’s lips trembled twice.

"This predicament isn’t exclusive to you young people. Your cousin and I face it every day. Young people shouldn’t easily use youth as an excuse for inaction. The case you’re dealing with now is relatively easy. There are plenty of more challenging patients. As you gain more clinical experience, with heavier tasks, you’ll find such patients increase exponentially. You can’t escape them. Your problem is singular; your mindset is incorrect—your focus isn’t solely on technique. A doctor can forsake everything but must never neglect technique," Cui Shaofeng said.

Simply put, no patient would seek treatment from a doctor without a technical pursuit. Such a doctor is inevitably a quack. As soon as the condition becomes slightly difficult, the patient will surely suffer under such a doctor’s care.

Doctors earn respect for being highly intellectual, neglecting technique is self-destructive.

Returning to Mother Yaxi’s case, Tan Kelin quickly sought contact with other colleagues for insight upon learning his cousin’s situation. He invited old classmates today precisely for this reason. Cui Shaofeng continued, "On the way here, we asked others, including your department head. You are responsible for prenatal screening, identifying the patient’s high-risk factors is your task as a prenatal screening doctor. However, when transferring to a more senior doctor, you must give the patient clear direction. Because if high-risk factors aren’t pointed out, the patient won’t know where to find a specialist. Is it a risk of cerebrovascular complications? Or cardiac vascular risks? Renal disease risks? These specialists differ. If it’s simply preeclampsia, further consultation can be continued with you, without need for a senior doctor. Only when preeclampsia progresses to certain indicators, requiring hospitalization, do you involve a senior doctor. Isn’t this the process? So, are you sulking? Why are you arguing with the patient and her doctor friend?"

This is your technical responsibility as a prenatal screening doctor, passing it to the boss is unacceptable. It can be said that Liu Li’s emotional guidance as a doctor was unintentionally skewed by the patient and her doctor friend.

Honestly, it’s normal for young doctors to lose composure. What’s abnormal is those old doctors whose temperament is as stable as Mount Tai. Upon realizing this, Tan Kelin’s gaze fell sharply on his precious apprentice’s face, his single eyelid eyes nearly squinting into slits: This apprentice, manages to be more stable in temperament than him.

Xie Wanying was waiting, waiting for the two teachers to calm down before speaking, waiting for Teacher Liu Li’s emotions to ease before talking.

Cui Shaofeng also noticed, lifted his head and smiled: "Xie Wanying, feel free to speak."

"Here’s the thing." Seeing the timing was right, Xie Wanying pulled the patient’s copied medical records from her backpack, "I had her daughter go home, bringing back her mother’s medical records, including records from past years."

Oh!

Look at that. That’s the difference between two young doctors.

Liu Li was struck awake as if by a cudgel.