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Capital, Sanyao Hospital.

This is a very impressive hospital, and its excellence is not only reflected in its medical technology, but also in its level.

Sanyao's superior department is not the Ministry of Health, but a higher-level and more powerful department that also receives very special patients.

Therefore, in the Chinese medical community, Sanyao is a transcendent existence, and all parties must give it some respect.

In the 1980s and 1990s, there were generally four best plastic surgery hospitals in China: Shanghai No. 9 Hospital, Peking University No. 3 Hospital, Nanfang Hospital, and Sanyao Hospital.

Vietnam Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital is a sudden rise, and it previously only focused on the treatment of cleft lip and palate. It has only recently begun to develop all-round plastic surgery projects.

Therefore, although Chen Qi of Yuezhong Hospital is very famous, the plastic surgery department of Yuezhong Hospital is really not taken seriously by the domestic medical circle and is not ranked high.

The first thing that really caused a stir in the Plastic Surgery Department of Vietnam-China Hospital was the huge donation of HK$400 million from the Ke family in Xiangjiang, which absolutely shocked all the deans across the country.

But because the patients in Xiangjiang were first treated by the burn surgery department and later the plastic surgery department, they were somewhat ignored. In fact, plastic surgery earned 200 million.

(Many hospitals in later generations merged these two departments to form a "Restoration, Reconstruction and Burns and Plastic Surgery Department")

The second time that the Plastic Surgery Department of Vietnam-China Hospital caused a national sensation was the successful corrective surgery on a patient with "true hermaphroditism".

This matter is considered gossip in other hospitals and can be discussed after dinner, but for the plastic surgery community, this is definitely big news.

Even doctors in these top hospitals have almost never encountered patients with true hermaphroditism.

Even if some doctors have encountered it before, patients often deny it or flee secretly in order to protect their privacy. It is absolutely impossible to stay for treatment.

Besides, even if the patient is left dead or alive by the doctor, you, the plastic surgeon, must be able to perform surgeries. Not everyone is as proficient in all surgeries as Chen Qi, and his skills are astonishing.

Therefore, all of the above have led to the fact that "true intersex malformation" is rarely found in China, at least so far, no academic paper has been published.

It didn't exist before, but it exists now, so this is a big treasure.

As the only case in the world with two complete functions, Liu Chunjiao is a big gold mine.

Because you can apply for a project, even if the funding for a project is hundreds of thousands of yuan, it is still a huge sum of money for doctors in 1990. It is enough to be popular and drink spicy food. This is a benefit.

The other is fame. Whoever becomes the first person in the country to treat hermaphroditism will become famous.

For Meng Yushu, the vice president of Sanyao, a top scientific research project may be the last stepping stone for him to be elected as a "faculty member".

Due to some special reasons, the co-optation of academic members (formerly known as "Academicians") after the founding of the People's Republic of China has always been stop-and-go and extremely irregular.

This has resulted in a large number of scientific researchers who have not been elected as "faculty members" symbolizing the highest academic status in their lifetimes, and there is a serious gap in talent.

It was not until May 1979 that the recruitment of faculty members was carried out, and then there was a break for ten years.

It was not until 1990 that the country started co-opting academic faculty members again. There were only 50 seats, but there were hundreds of thousands of senior intellectuals across the country, from all walks of life and in various units with senior professional titles or above.

The fact that so many people are vying for 50 places shows the value of the members of the academic department.

Not only are there a small number of overall committee members, but there are also restrictions on the number of members of academic departments in the same discipline. For example, for the same discipline, there is often one quota for the theoretical-focused Academy of Sciences and one quota for the practical-focused Academy of Engineering.

Although the division was not so detailed in 1990, this time the department members were co-opted. Because Plastic Surgery did not have a faculty member, a quota was specially set up for Plastic Surgery.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

In other words, there are so many plastic surgery doctors across the country competing for a spot.

Among them, the most qualified ones are Professor Meng Yushu from Sanyao Hospital, Professor Ge Minghua from Peking University Third Hospital, Professor Fang Bing from Shanghai Ninth Hospital, Professor Cao Lichun from Nanfang Hospital, etc.

Among them, Meng Yushu's strongest opponent should be Professor Ge Minghua from the Third Hospital of Peking University, because Professor Ge Minghua is the chairman of the Cleft Lip and Palate Diagnosis and Treatment Alliance of the Chinese Medical Association and is very famous in the country for maxillofacial plastic surgery.

Of course, everyone has overlooked that there is also a director of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) in Vietnam-China Hospital, Chen Qi.

But the domestic academic environment is very funny.

No matter how awesome you are abroad or how influential you are, it is of no use at home. The country does not recognize you. Hey, are you angry?

It's equivalent to winning an Olympic gold medal. What's important in China is the National Games gold medal.

Just like Grandma Tu, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine and is the first person in the domestic medical field, she ran for the election 4 times and was ultimately unable to be elected as an "Academician".

Why?

There are many reasons. One is that artemisinin is a team achievement and cannot be considered an individual achievement, so it is not Tu Youyou’s credit. Another reason is that Tu Youyou is too old.

(Ironically, among the valid candidates for the 2023 election of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the eldest candidate is 77 years old, a total of 2. Among the valid candidates for the election of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the eldest candidate is 68 years old. 4 people.)

In fact, to put it bluntly, there is a mountain of academician candidacy. Just like hand surgery is dominated by Yuan's hand surgery, academicians can only come from the disciples of Yuan's hand surgery.

There are also rules for the nomination of academicians, including Chapter 3 "Nominating and Determining Candidates" and Article 7: Academicians and national academic groups can nominate candidates, and individual applications will not be accepted.

Well, the difficulty lies here. Either you are popular and several academicians nominate you, or you are nominated by the national medical association.

If no one nominates you, it will be in vain no matter how good you are. If you want to stand for election, you must be recognized by others.

As for whether others recognize you or not, it all depends on how popular you are? Can it provide benefits to others? Are you from the same gang as me?

It's that simple.

The situation of Chen Qi and Tu Youyou is somewhat similar.

Tu Youyou's team discovered artemisinin in the 1980s. After so many years, everyone has retired, so what connections do they still have in the academic circle?

Chen Qi has had almost no contact with the domestic medical community since he started working. He even had a fight with the National Society of Hand Surgery and has never joined any domestic academic organization.

At the beginning, the Gastroenterology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association wanted to recruit Chen Qi and Lan Lijuan to join the domestic medical association after they were elected as directors and members of the WGO.

In the end, due to the opposition of some people, the matter was dropped.

Therefore, Chen Qi's popularity in the domestic medical community is not that good. Even though he is a director of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, no one nominated him as a candidate for the academic committee.

(In fact, even if someone nominates Chen Qi, opponents will definitely point to his age)

Sanyao Hospital, in the office of the vice president.

A group of people in white coats were having a meeting. Meng Yushu sat behind the desk and kept reading the topics in this year's new newspaper for hospital employees.

Meng Yushu is in urgent need of topics, especially important topics, so the best way is to choose from the topics submitted by the doctors. This is the fastest, most direct and most effective method.

Any project that is favored by Vice President Meng Yushu belongs to him, and he is so domineering.

Of course, in the end, the subject still needs to be handled by a doctor below. He only needs to be named as the first author by the deputy director.

But after reading for a long time, Meng Yushu didn't see a satisfactory topic:

"No, no, no, these projects are either not innovative, not sensational, or the cycle is too long. None of these meet my standards. What should I do? I will be participating in the evaluation in the second half of the year, and the projects I have now are not enough to recommend I’ll be a member of the school department.”

Next to him, Director Wang Gang of the Medical Department was also looking through the catalog:

"Dean Meng, don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Good topics are rare. Let's think of other ways."

"What I need is a topic that is groundbreaking, sensational, and preferably unique. Do you understand? What's the point of this plastic surgery and that correction?"

At this time, Yao Wenrong, director of the Science and Education Department, made a suggestion:

"Dean Meng, I read in the newspaper a few days ago that Vietnam Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine performed the first true hermaphroditism operation and helped a female patient remove her male organ. What do you think of this topic?"

Wang Gang nodded: "Yes, I've heard about this too."

Meng Yushu sighed:

"It's a pity that we knew it too late. Otherwise, if I had to perform this surgery and take the lead on this topic, my selection this year would definitely be stable. There is no way Lao Ge could catch up with me."

Yao Wenrong said mysteriously:

"It's not too late. I've obviously heard that the Yuezhong Hospital has just admitted another patient with true hermaphroditism. And the most exaggerated thing is, do you know what? This patient has both male and female functions. It is said that the patient has both male and female functions. Live a child, but still live a XX life as a man and a lesbian."

"What?~~~"

All the people in white coats in the office were stunned. They were all top doctors from top hospitals, so they would not be stunned easily.

Vice President Meng Yushu was also dumbfounded:

"Is it true? Even if we look at the world, although it is said that true hermaphroditism has two sets of organs, male and female, we have never heard that these two sets of organs can function independently. Is this possible?"

Yao Wenrong chuckled: "It's impossible. Anyway, it's all coming from Yuezhong Hospital. I don't know whether it's true or not."

At this time, Wang Gang had an idea:

"Dean Meng, we can call the Yuezhong Hospital to ask. If this is really the case, then this subject will definitely cause a sensation all over the world. If you have this patient in your hands, the subject will not be in your hands anymore. Look, isn’t this innovative topic coming?”

Meng Yushu's eyes brightened when he heard:

"Yes, although the operation is difficult, it doesn't seem to be that huge. Unfortunately, the patient is now at the Vietnam Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, and in Haidong Province, we are beyond our reach."

Wang Gang chuckled:

"Isn't this simple? It's a local hospital. Let's send an announcement and ask them to transfer their patients to us. At the most, we can just give them a few training places."

Meng Yushumi raised his eyes: "Is this okay?"

Yao Wenrong laughed: "It is their honor to cooperate with our Sanyao Hospital. Don't agree? I'm afraid they will beg us to accept this project." (End of Chapter)