Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1198 - 1156: Medical College Dean

At around eleven o'clock in the morning, the Binhai City Government, Health and Welfare Committee, Ministry of Education, and Binhai University signed an agreement to relocate Binhai University Medical School in the presence of hundreds of guests.All parties promised to invest substantial resources to make Binhai University Medical School an international first-class medical school.

Afterwards, Binhai University's President Pan Xinli and Anlin Hospital's Dean Gong Xuepeng signed a deep cooperation agreement between Bin University Medical College and Anlin Hospital.

According to this agreement, Anlin Hospital will become the teaching hospital of Bin University Medical College.

Meanwhile, both sides will implement sharing in laboratories, medical equipment, information resources, and maximize cooperation in teaching, research, and personnel exchange.

After signing the two agreements, a buffet-style luncheon hosted by the City Government began.

After greeting and exchanging pleasantries with the main leaders present, Lin Jie took some food to eat, preparing to leave for the hospital afterward where a pile of work awaited him.

"Expert Lin, you have quite an appetite!"

Lin Jie turned his head to see Cheng Xingguang sitting beside him.

Compared to his own plate piled with lots of meat, vegetables, and fruits, Cheng Xingguang's plate had only some greens and a few pieces of fish.

"I can't help it, the more I consume, the more I eat. A doctor's job requires both intellectual effort and physical exertion, neither of which is easy."

Lin Jie scrutinized Cheng Xingguang's complexion and noticed his fatigue, inquiring with concern, "Didn't you rest last night? Or is the weather too hot, affecting your appetite?"

"You're obviously having less than the standard lunch for a normal man."

"Yesterday, I was discussing matters with the Health and Welfare Committee and city officials until late, didn't rest well, and don't have much appetite,"

Cheng Xingguang sighed softly and said in a low voice, "Expert Lin, old Yuan is going to be transferred!"

"Dean Yuan is going to be transferred?"

Lin Jie was hearing this for the first time, and asked in surprise, "Really? Is it true? Why is he being transferred at this moment?"

Cheng Xingguang took a bite of greens, softly saying, "Although my relationship with old Yuan is fairly good, objectively speaking, the Medical College hasn't made much progress under his leadership in recent years."

"Compared to the development of Peking Union Medical College, and Beijing Medical College, one could even say it has fallen somewhat behind."

"Of course, he is merely a dean, with many constraints, and cannot be entirely blamed."

"However, old Yuan's ideas are rather conventional, and if we remove the factor of your sudden emergence, Expert Lin, the Medical College hasn't had any highlights in recent years."

"The ministries and school leadership want to use the relocation of the Medical College as an opportunity to find a dean with more boldness and ideas."

Lin Jie frowned, somewhat displeased with this change.

For him and Anlin Hospital, continuing with Yuan Guangxi as dean would be ideal, as they are familiar with each other, and many things wouldn't require re-acclimation.

However, as the news has already spread, it signifies this has become a fact, the leadership has made its decision, and it cannot be changed.

Such personnel movements, involving ministry-level decisions, are beyond Lin Jie's participation as an outsider.

He asked with concern, "Where will Dean Yuan be transferred to? Who will be his replacement?"

Cheng Xingguang slowly said, "He will be assigned to the Health and Welfare Committee as a division director, which can be considered some sort of advancement for old Yuan."

"As for the replacement..."

He shook his head and said, "I am still unsure."

"I suspect they might first seek your opinion, Expert Lin!"

Lin Jie was taken aback, then laughed, "How could they seek my opinion? To Bin University Medical College, I am just an outsider."

Cheng Xingguang reminded him, "Expert Lin, your outsider status carries quite significant weight."

"Bin University Medical College's objective is to become an international first-class medical school, which absolutely requires your and Anlin Hospital's support!"

"If the incoming dean doesn't get along with you, it would certainly affect the Medical College's development plans."

Lin Jie waved his hand and said, "Honestly, I don't know many people, especially those suitable for serving as the dean of Bin University Medical College, almost none."

"Therefore, seeking my opinion would be pointless..."

At this point, Lin Jie looked at Cheng Xingguang before him and was struck by an idea, directly asking, "Dean Cheng, do you have any aspirations to become the dean of Bin University Medical College?"

"Me?"

Cheng Xingguang was genuinely surprised by the question.

Bin University Medical College is the premier faculty of Binhai University, with nearly fifteen thousand faculty and students, but the dean position compares slightly less favorably to the position of the dean of the Affiliated Hospital.

Besides the grade being slightly less, chiefly, the dean of the Affiliated Hospital enjoys considerable autonomy, offering more freedom.

But the current Medical College?

Cheng Xingguang couldn't help but ponder deeply.

After a moment, he smiled wryly: "Expert Lin, you've given me a very difficult choice."

"When you mentioned it like that, I did feel slightly tempted."

"Given my current age, at most, I can serve one more term at the Affiliated Hospital before I have to retire. I also wish to shine bright once more in the twilight of my career."

"For instance, leaving a mark in the history of the Medical College by developing Bin University Medical College into an internationally renowned institution like Harvard Medical School, Oxford Medical School, or Stanford Medical School—leading within the country."

"However, this path is destined to be arduous and winding..."

He gritted his teeth and turned to look at Pan Xinli in the hall, along with a deputy minister from the Health Commission. "I'll go over there later to probe the situation..."

"If Dean Yuan's successor hasn't been decided yet, I'll first recommend myself and see if I can become one of the candidates for the dean position."

Cheng Xingguang shifted his gaze back to Lin Jie's face, saying: "Expert Lin, this was instigated by you."

"If I somehow manage to become the dean of the Medical College, I'll be like an old steed in its twilight years, rekindle youthful impulsiveness, and give it my all for a few years, even at the cost of living a few years less."

"Expert Lin, you can't just stand by idly; you must help me."

Lin Jie scoffed and said: "Dean Cheng, you must understand, my support for you, an old acquaintance, is to gain more advantageous conditions for myself and Anlin Hospital, not to make myself work harder."

"If you're expecting me to help you, I advise you to abandon that idea and remain at the Affiliated Hospital's dean position until retirement."

Cheng Xingguang merely smiled without speaking.

He naturally understood quite a bit about Lin Jie's disposition. This guy is absolutely the most diligent and responsible person he has encountered. Additionally, he's kind-hearted and won't wrong those who genuinely treat him well.

With a new idea in mind, Cheng Xingguang quickly finished the food on his tray and stood up to move around in the hall to gather information.

Lin Jie, having just consumed half of his meal, found another person seated beside him.

He turned to look, discovering that it was Jin Lechen, the dean of Yuerong Plastic Surgery Hospital.

Upon seeing this person, Lin Jie immediately thought of the examination paper still in his possession, which hadn't yet been realized.

This guy might be intending to keep it as a souvenir.

Then Jin Lechen softly inquired: "Expert Lin, I've heard that you're overseeing organ transplant trials for cancer patients?"

Lin Jie responded affirmatively, saying: "Just got approved recently, and we've just started conducting animal tests."

On the day after submitting the project application report, he received approval along with six million in research funding support.

Currently, Lin Jie has handed this project over to Fang Huanru, Lu Xiaoyu, and Wei Hongyang to handle.

Jin Lechen praised: "If this method, combined with new cancer induction therapy, proves feasible, Expert Lin will have made yet another great contribution benefiting millions of patients worldwide."

"Every year, at least over a million patients die while waiting."

Lin Jie casually replied: "Don't have too high expectations; even if this method is feasible, it can only serve as a small supplement to healthy organ transplantation."

"After all, transplanting organs from cancer patients may require subsequent cancer prevention and treatment, which is a significant torment to a patient's mind and body."

However, Jin Lechen shook his head, saying: "Expert Lin, many individuals would seize any opportunity to extend their lives, even if just for a few months — akin to the saying about drinking poison to quench thirst."

"Given the scarcity of healthy organs, many desperately waiting for a transplant wouldn't mind organs with cancer cells."

Confronted with the current scarcity of healthy organ donors, Lin Jie could only let out a gentle sigh.

However, for the person before him, suspected of engaging in illegal underground organ transplant surgeries, this very scarcity is precisely what he desires.

At this moment, Jin Lechen switched topics, saying: "Expert Lin, there's something I need to tell you, um... my son, Lu Baiyang, will be withdrawing from the medical specialized class!"

"Expert Lin, I really am very, very sorry."

Lin Jie raised his brow slightly and asked, "May I ask why?"

Jin Lechen awkwardly replied: "His mother wishes for him to go abroad and has already completed all the procedures for him to study in the United States; he'll be heading there in September."

Lin Jie blandly replied, "Oh," without saying more.

Jin Lechen, with a bitter expression, said: "Baiyang, that child, wishes wholeheartedly to study medicine. Being able to enter this strictly competitive medical specialized class on his own merits was something both he and I felt proud of."

"However..."

After hesitating for a moment, he ultimately sighed deeply: "Once certain paths are embarked upon, it's impossible to turn back."

After speaking, Jin Lechen stood up, appearing somewhat desolate, and left for the exit of the hall.

The last remark seemed to carry deeper meanings that Lin Jie chose not to ponder over.

As for the absence of one member from the medical specialized class of thirty, he wasn't particularly concerned.

In his view, if half of them persist till the end, it'd be quite impressive.

After lunch, Lin Jie briefly exchanged greetings with a few people before leaving Baiyulan Hotel by car.