Chapter 296 - 215: Promoted to Associate Chief Physician

Chapter 296: Chapter 215: Promoted to Associate Chief Physician

"However, an elite doctor like Wu Ting, who excels in both clinical practice and scientific research, doesn’t need to follow the beaten path. He doesn’t have to go through the conventional promotion process, step by step from attending physician to associate chief physician."

"I have already compiled Dr. Wu’s resume and research achievements:"

"First, he meets condition one: he received the First Prize of the Jin Province Science and Technology Progress Award as the project lead..."

"He meets condition two: he has published three papers in national level-one health journals..."

"He meets condition three: he is proficient in reading a professional foreign language journal..."

"He meets condition four: he has organized and resolved the diagnosis and treatment of difficult and complex cases, earning considerable renown among his peers. He has already been selected as a member of the provincial medical association, included on the consensus drafting committee for Daytime Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, and is also a finalist in the Jin Province case competition..."

"According to the latest policy in our Jin Province’s health sector for exceptional promotions, anyone who meets four or more of these criteria can be appointed as an associate chief physician, bypassing the usual requirements."

"Therefore, as the director of the Emergency Department, I am now proposing to the hospital that we grant Wu Ting an exceptional promotion to associate chief physician, and concurrently appoint him as the associate director of emergency surgery in our department."

Hearing Huo Yun’s request, the senior directors at the meeting, though they had anticipated this possibility, were still somewhat stunned.

’How old is this Wu Ting, anyway? How long has it been since he got his official staff position? He was already exceptionally appointed as the chief resident of the ward in the Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Center. And now, after such a short time, he’s skipping attending physician and being directly appointed as an associate director in emergency surgery.’

’His career is skyrocketing!’

However, just as Director Huo finished speaking, Cai Qi immediately followed up:

"Deans, leaders, and directors of all departments, I would like to add something."

"Dr. Wu Ting has not only been working in the Emergency Department recently, but he has also achieved remarkable results in our field of hepatobiliary surgery and has collaborated closely with our department."

"Therefore, I also propose that Dr. Wu serve concurrently as the associate director of our hepatobiliary surgery department!"

"Furthermore, our hospital is currently planning to construct a hepatic tumor laboratory building. Once the building is completed and staffed, I propose that we establish a Department of Hepatic Tumor Surgery, separate from our current hepatobiliary surgery department. When Wu Ting’s qualifications and experience are sufficient, we should directly appoint him as the chief physician of the Department of Hepatic Tumor Surgery!"

Cai Qi’s proposal was earth-shattering!

’Good grief! One associate directorship in emergency surgery isn’t enough; he’s also going to be the concurrent associate director of hepatobiliary surgery. On top of that, they’re planning a whole new Department of Hepatic Tumor Surgery for him in advance, waiting for the right moment to make him its director.’

Everyone who had become a director or person-in-charge could read between the lines.

It seemed that once this hepatic tumor laboratory building was finished, in addition to establishing the relevant key laboratories, the remaining vacant floors of the entire building would be developed into a hepatic tumor surgery wing.

Originally, while it was nominally a hepatic tumor laboratory building, other departments still had some hopes and ideas for the remaining floors.

Now, they all had a rude awakening. All of this had actually been in the works for a long time.

It was just that Dean Tang, Huo Yun, and Cai Qi had used this opportune moment to bring it all out into the open.

The new building would integrate the functions of research and development (the laboratories), diagnosis and treatment (the Department of Hepatic Tumor Surgery), and teaching.

And once the time was right, as soon as Wu Ting formally became the director of this hepatic tumor department, he wouldn’t just be a simple department director—he would be the director of an entire building.

The power involved in that was immense. Moreover, Wu Ting would be transitioning from his roles as associate director in the Emergency Department and the hepatobiliary surgery department.

A Wu Ting like that would become a senior director with real power, second only to the three deans, and he would also be a trump card in Dean Tang’s hand.

A formidable figure capable of shaking up the entire future power dynamics and personnel structure of City First Hospital!

Dean Sun was getting on in years, and the time for a leadership change was fast approaching.

As for the competition between Dean Liu and Dean Tang, with this move revolving around Wu Ting, the outcome was now largely decided.

The directors present were all inwardly shaken.

But Wu Ting’s capabilities were undeniable—the various honors, the papers, the National Nature Science Foundation project, the key laboratories... Even those department directors who supported Dean Liu couldn’t find any reason to object.

For the sake of the hospital’s overall development, as well as his own political achievements before his promotion and departure, Dean Sun also had no reason to reject this grand plan centered around Wu Ting.

As the chief architect, biggest supporter, and main beneficiary of this grand plan, Dean Tang, of course, fully endorsed Wu Ting’s rise.

After the events of the recent period, Dean Liu had also more or less accepted the reality of his defeat to Dean Tang.

In the end, given Wu Ting’s indisputable resume and the exceptional circumstances, the ad hoc meeting passed the proposal from Director Cai and Director Huo. Wu Ting would be exceptionally appointed as an associate chief physician of emergency surgery, concurrently serving as an associate chief physician of hepatobiliary surgery.

Once the hepatic tumor laboratory building was completed, preparations would begin to establish the Department of Hepatic Tumor Surgery. At the same time, they would start recruiting personnel and acquiring equipment. When all conditions were met, Wu Ting would be appointed as the first chief physician of the Department of Hepatic Tumor Surgery!

As for the formal resolution and announcement, it would be officially proposed and declared at the next regular hospital-wide meeting.

「After the meeting.」

Dean Tang, Huo Yun, and Cai Qi went to the vice dean’s office together.

The three of them called Wu Ting directly to the office to give him the news in advance.

"Wu Ting, today, at an ad hoc meeting I chaired, based on a proposal from Director Huo and Director Cai, we gathered the opinions of all senior department directors and division heads. After the next hospital-wide meeting, your appointment will be formally approved and announced."