Chapter 2411: The Ideal State
The chief surgeon, Student Duan, seeing the assistant is capable, simply becomes an onlooker, contemplating the next steps.
After pondering and reviewing the previous steps, a critical issue suddenly dawns on him: since when did his calculations become somewhat inseparable from Student Xie? It’s puzzling; what impact does Student Xie actually have, and what would this surgery turn out to be without someone like Xie?
This perplexing thought crossed his mind, startling him. What was he thinking?
In a surgery, the chief surgeon certainly has the final say, and being the chief surgeon is seemingly every surgeon’s dream. Of course, some teachers, having performed too many surgeries, lose interest in being the chief surgeon. As medical students, they should still be quite passionate and interested in being the chief surgeon. However, tonight’s surgery made him feel something was odd...
Student Duan furrows his brow, like Tang Seng in deep contemplation during a Buddhist scripture debate.
Across from him, Sherlock Holmes Student Pan catches that touch of confusion between his brows, silently pondering: could this person have figured out something, just like him?
Previously, he too was determined to be the chief surgeon, having certain misconceptions about the role. Since working alongside Student Xie, he developed a newfound understanding of the operating table. Typically, everyone believes the chief surgeon is almighty, but in reality, the chief surgeon assigns work that others can’t complete, and helplessly the chief surgeon must resign himself to taking on all the work alone. Fellow students who have partnered with Student Xie will discover a different scenario on Xie’s directed operating table, where everyone can bring their unique skills into play, instead of merely obeying the chief surgeon like a puppet, with talent confined, which results in the surgery only achieving that level.
What makes the best chief surgeon, of course, is one who doesn’t have to struggle alone. The ideal surgical table does not refer to simple surgeries; complex surgeries can’t be completed by one person alone, emphasizing the importance of teamwork. It’s like previously mentioned playing football, where collaborating optimally helps complete a surgery quickly.
In this way, unrealistic expectations aren’t entirely placed on one person, preventing them from being overwhelmed. No wonder teachers aren’t too interested in being the chief surgeon; it’s full of responsibility rather than glory. Only ignorant medical students pursue the vain title of chief surgeon.
Student Xie witnessed a chief surgeon being overwhelmed firsthand, during a time Teacher Tan took her to assist an internal surgery. Would anyone want to be the chief surgeon then? Teacher Tan, forcibly brought in, probably had ten thousand grass mud horses running rampant in his mind: would I be willing?!
Honestly, there’s a real personnel shortage in clinical practice. Not all doctors can perform surgeries well; surgical operations require the integration of mind and hand, a threshold that eliminates numerous top students cultivated through exam-based education. Reading is genuinely far easier than performing surgery, leading many medical students to transfer to non-surgical internal departments. As such, the chief surgeon must stand out, leading a group of less capable individuals in surgery. For this reason, Senior Tao strongly keeps talents separate.
Here, what would Immortal Brother think about this issue? The little whirlpools in Cao Zhao’s eyes seem solely focused on guarding against anyone sneaking in through the door.
Xie Wanying is wholly absorbed in the upcoming venous catheterization.