Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic

Chapter 312 - 171: Defining the Relationship, Confronting Professor Wu

Li Jingsheng also noticed how Doctor Xu and several attending physicians were treated differently by the medical department that day.

Basically, it’s just a case of sucking up to the powerful and stepping on the weak, like the eunuchs in ancient times.

At the core of it, perhaps it’s because Doctor Xu’s professional title is too low.

Being merely an attending physician carries very limited weight in a prestigious hospital like the Second Hospital. You need to at least be an associate chief physician to have some influence.

After finishing his meal, Li Jingsheng originally planned to acquaint himself with the Bone Surgery department doctors in their office.

At the very least, he needed to get to know his colleagues in the department.

Even though he worked in outpatient care, they were still part of the same department, and forming good relationships was quite necessary.

He’s long proven that the old ways of individualism and self-appreciation are unworkable.

On his first day at work, he was complained about by more than a dozen patients and their families, perhaps setting a record in Second Hospital history.

He called Doctor Xu: "Teacher, I’ve finished my meal. What should I do now, should I head over to the medical department?"

"No need to come; just go to the office and rest for a while. Be at the outpatient department by one o’clock sharp. Remember next time, don’t let your kindness overflow." Doctor Xu must have gone to the medical department himself to cover for Li Jingsheng.

The beginning and end of the matter must have been thoroughly investigated by now.

Li Jingsheng checked the time; it was twelve thirty-five, leaving him 25 minutes to relax.

It takes about five minutes to get from the inpatient department to the outpatient room, so he still has twenty minutes left.

Many outpatient services start at two in the afternoon.

The bone-setting clinic starts work at one, an hour earlier than regular clinics.

Doctor Xu might have considered that given the high number of patients, little time means things can’t be handled efficiently.

Sometimes you encounter a difficult bone-setting case that takes forty to fifty minutes.

You can hardly treat a few cases in an afternoon.

Li Jingsheng headed towards the Bone Surgery team’s office, feeling a bit thrilled inside.

Returning to a grand hospital, with an exalted status compared to before, he felt quite good, like finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, a sense of pride and distinction.

Soon he would be able to see Ou Qinglan.

Now as colleagues, he would see her every day.

In the evening, when he helped her leave, he claimed to be her boyfriend in front of her colleagues. This time, she definitely couldn’t pretend not to know Li Jingsheng.

He quickly reached the Bone Surgery team’s office.

Unlike the consulting doctors, the bone-setting clinic doesn’t have a separate office.

Moreover, most doctors don’t go into the outpatient room to rest after meals.

As patients will follow once they see the doctor enter, resting there is practically impossible.

Many doctors prefer to sit in their office in the inpatient department.

For those with the means, they even catch a nap in their personal office.

For example, the director has a separate office.

Li Jingsheng arrived at the Bone Surgery inpatient department’s office, where seven or eight doctors were either working or chatting.

Upon seeing Li Jingsheng enter, someone greeted him with a smile.

"Wow, we’ve finally seen him in person! Director Hua informed us early this morning that the department had recruited a new doctor to handle bone-setting outpatient duties. We guessed it was you."

"Dr. Li, when you came to Doctor Xu to learn bone-setting techniques, I saw it myself. I didn’t expect that in just one month’s time, you quickly joined Second Hospital. Impressive!"

"Welcome, Dr. Li, to the Bone Surgery family! Allow me to introduce myself, I’m Xiao Jing, specializing in the field of joint surgery. I’ll have to seek guidance from you in the future!"

They were all young doctors, and the atmosphere was rather lively.

Especially this male doctor beside him, Xiao Jing, who stood up enthusiastically and shook his hand vigorously.

Li Jingsheng didn’t have much fondness for people who were overly enthusiastic like this.

Based on his past life experience, people who quickly approached him often left him just as quickly once they fulfilled their purpose or when he faced setbacks.

In essence, overly enthusiastic people tended to be sincere hypocrites with strong motives.

Bone Surgery was divided into various fields, and joints were a highly weighted field.

Ou Qinglan was still sitting in the corner.

Beside her was a young male doctor eager to pursue her.

"I heard Dr. Li is the boyfriend of our hospital’s most beautiful Dr. Ou. Dr. Qin, how about giving up your seat for them?"

Someone laughed and joked.

Several Bone Surgery doctors had attended the dinner party that night.

Naturally, someone recognized Li Jingsheng as Ou Qinglan’s ’boyfriend.’

"Is it true or not? I’ve never heard of Dr. Ou having a boyfriend,"

Dr. Qin, who was quite handsome and tall, though his lips were a bit thin and his nose hooked like an eagle’s, seemed very surprised to hear Dr. Ou had a boyfriend.

In his eyes, there was even a sign of heartache.

It was the look of losing something cherished.

Ou Qinglan was stunningly beautiful, excelling in every aspect, and naturally wouldn’t lack suitors.

But whoever could win her over depended entirely on personal skill.

"New doctors are seated at those two positions near the door by rule. If there aren’t any seats, standing is common. Everyone goes through this."

Dr. Qin noticed a blush of embarrassment appear on Ou Qinglan’s face, and he felt his heart dripping blood.

It looked like this was true.

This also made Dr. Qin gaze at Li Jingsheng with strong hostility.

It wasn’t even concealed in the slightest.

Evidently, he wasn’t going to give up his seat to Li Jingsheng. He intended to compete with Li Jingsheng, to show him who truly deserved someone as wonderful as Ou Qinglan.