Is there no limit to this doctor's skills?

Chapter 2 A Different Life

"Clap! Clap!" Associate Professor Ding Xianqi, wearing a white coat, clapped his hands as he walked in from outside the control room.

"Everyone, please put down what you're doing for a moment. Today, I'll be sharing a short section of my personal experience with debridement techniques."

"As usual, ten minutes of theory will be explained, twenty minutes of demonstration will follow, and the rest of the time you can practice on your own..."

"I'm going to talk about microcontrollers..." Ding Xianqi began speaking as soon as he entered the room. There were no PowerPoint slides, no materials, and no notes; he relied entirely on speaking theory without any notes...

Everyone sat up straight and properly, and the gazes that had been fixed on Guo Ziyuan were drawn away.

Ding Xianqi is the associate chief physician, associate professor, associate researcher, and master's supervisor of the Department of Trauma Surgery at the Provincial People's Hospital. He is also the master's supervisor of Guo Ziyuan and Liu Guanghui.

In his daze, Guo Ziyuan kept looking at Ding Xianqi, looking at him from every angle.

At this time, Ding Xianqi's Mediterranean was only in its nascent stage, not yet the size he remembered.

His crow's feet were still faint, the vertical lines on his forehead were indistinct and not deep, his temples were not yet white, and his hair was still jet black...

This is Ding Xianqi, an associate professor and associate chief physician, who is thirty-six years old and in the prime of his life.

It wasn't until he was thirty-seven that he encountered a medical accident, causing his life to plummet to rock bottom, and he had to live a life of humility as an attending physician.

It is not Professor Ding Xianqi or Chief Physician who experienced hardship, suddenly had an epiphany at the age of forty-four, and rose to prominence overnight.

This is Han City 15 years ago...

It turns out that the teacher was so young and full of vigor at that time.

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After Ding Xianqi finished demonstrating, he went straight to Guo Ziyuan, meeting Guo Ziyuan's gaze.

He tapped the table, turned around and pointed outwards, signaling Guo Ziyuan to follow.

It was obvious that Guo Ziyuan, who was distracted, was caught by his master for daydreaming in class.

Guo Ziyuan wasn't nervous at all; he stood up gracefully and followed quietly.

In the corridor, illuminated by the overhead lights, the round reflections of Guo Ziyuan and Ding Xianqi lingered. After a long pause, Guo Ziyuan's voice was sincere: "Master..."

"Were you distracted just now because you thought the teacher's lectures were bad?" Ding Xianqi asked sternly, his sharp tongue as cold on the outside but warm on the inside as always.

Guo Ziyuan shook his head: "Master, I listened carefully to the lesson. I just noticed that you looked very well today, so I couldn't help but watch you for a while longer."

Guo Ziyuan was of average talent and, after graduating with a master's degree, was unable to pursue a doctorate and instead went to work at a prefecture-level city hospital.

Having suffered harsh treatment at work, he later frequently returned to Seoul to seek advice from his teachers.

For a long time after Guo Ziyuan graduated, his teacher Ding Xianqi was going through a low point in his life. He was suspended from performing surgeries, only saw patients in outpatient clinics, and had no hope of promotion. He could only find a sense of existence through teaching. At this time, Guo Ziyuan came to him for advice, and his teaching was incredibly meticulous...

It can be said that Guo Ziyuan can recite the knowledge system and operational skills that the teacher just explained fluently.

However, these were all sociology lessons that Guo Ziyuan learned after working and experiencing the harsh realities of society.

Ding Xianqi's small eyes twitched rapidly. For a moment, he felt that Guo Ziyuan's temperament had changed a lot, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

However, the reluctance in Guo Ziyuan's eyes usually only appears when he realizes he is about to part ways.

Ding Xianqi then softened his tone and smiled, "Guo Ziyuan, ordinary people pursue a doctorate to find a job."

"Whether you have a doctorate or a master's degree, you'll eventually become a doctor."

"Pursuing a doctorate depends on fate and destiny."

Don't be too hard on yourself.

Ding Xianqi knew that Guo Ziyuan's qualifications were average, and that reaching a master's degree was already the limit of medical education he could achieve.

Over the years, he has seen too many students with the same talent as Guo Ziyuan.

Ultimately, it proved that Ding Xianqi's summary was absolutely correct!

Guo Ziyuan then remembered that he was a third-year master's student at the time and was diligently preparing for the doctoral entrance exam.

Guo Ziyuan quickly said, "Master... we have to give it our all so we won't have any regrets."

After experiencing the workplace, Guo Ziyuan realized even more—

Reading is the happiest thing.

When you feel too tired to learn, you should be grateful that there is still something to learn; it is truly a case of wanting to learn but having no way to do so.

If you're not significantly more outstanding than those with connections, and you just can't get promoted no matter what, that kind of despair is the most helpless...

Studying for a PhD under good professors and learning techniques from them is the most cost-effective and correct path for medical students.

The skills they possess are ones you couldn't learn even in a prefecture-level city hospital!

If you wanted to find your current teacher to teach you a class back then, it would probably cost tens of thousands of yuan in registration fees.

Pursuing a PhD is essentially "free money," but it's actually a way to make money in disguise!

No matter when, only a fool would say they're giving up on preparations.

Ding Xianqi, not wanting to provoke Guo Ziyuan with words like "You've wasted your time," retorted: "Then you should start preparing to look for a job... With your current papers and practical experience?"

"It won't attract the professors..."

"Not giving up is perseverance, not being obsessed is a mindset."

A doctoral degree is a postgraduate degree, and the evaluation generally depends on your dissertation output.

Or perhaps you have exceptional surgical talent and are favored by a doctoral supervisor.

Guo Ziyuan doesn't have any of these characteristics.

"Yes, I understand, Master." Guo Ziyuan nodded.

"You have to rely on your own abilities."

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Guo Ziyuan went back into the training room and continued practicing the wound cleaning procedure.

After fiddling around for more than ten minutes.

Guo Ziyuan has identified a rather tricky matter.

The knowledge of later generations was brought back, but the hands were left behind in the future.

In surgery, theory and practice are separate.

Countless surgeons have suffered from resentment and frustration because the two are not a perfect match...

It's certain that his hands are clumsy, even though Guo Ziyuan used techniques he learned in later years to help control his muscles—his performance was still appalling.

A professional billiards player is like a completely different person after changing his racket.

In this hazy state, Guo Ziyuan vaguely saw a transparent panel with green lettering in front of him—

[Comprehensive Ability: Resident Physician]

[Skill Points: 0. Can be used to improve medical theory and skills.]

[Basic Theory: Comprehensive Surgical Treatment (74% Specialization); Comprehensive Orthopedics (95% Specialization); Comprehensive Trauma Treatment (99% Specialization)...]

[Diagnosis: Comprehensive image interpretation (99% expertise); physical examination (23% expertise); laboratory tests (52% expertise)...]

Basic Surgical Procedures: Debridement (75% proficiency); Hemostasis (73% proficiency); Incision (75% proficiency); Suturing (79% proficiency)...

I don't know when the panel appeared, but the ability ratings summarized on it are very accurate.

Theoretical knowledge and diagnostic skills rely on the brain and memory, which can be taken with you at any time. Practical skills, however, depend not only on cognition but also on your control over your hands.

Is this an essential cheat for reborn individuals?

Can I pursue a PhD and experience a different life?

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