Urban Super Medical Saint

Jiangnan Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, also known as the First Clinical Medical College of Jiangnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is both a hospital and a college of the university; it integrates medical treatment, scientific research, teaching, healthcare, and rehabilitation.

Of course, now the vast majority of traditional Chinese medicine hospitals are no longer purely traditional. Jiangnan Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital is no exception.

Though named a traditional Chinese medicine hospital, it is actually an integrated hospital combining both Chinese and Western medicine, classified as a top-tier, Grade-III hospital. It's simply that the emphasis on traditional Chinese medicine is greater, and being affiliated with the university of traditional Chinese medicine, it's referred to as such.

The people who come to the hospital for treatment, in fact, many of them do not necessarily come for traditional Chinese medicine; many also come for Western medicine. Of course, compared to other hospitals, the proportion of those seeking traditional Chinese medicine is definitely much higher.

Last week, Ge Dongxu and Tang Yiyuan had a detailed discussion and ultimately decided that Ge Dongxu would temporarily intern at the department of internal traditional Chinese medicine as an intern without revealing his true identity. At first, because of his status as an intern, he couldn't have much freedom with his time; Ge Dongxu would come to the hospital on Monday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons. Once his real identity was revealed, he would then decide, based on his own schedule, when to come during these three afternoons.

Since Tang Yiyuan was concerned about the special attention his own identity might draw, which could interfere with Ge Dongxu observing the medical ethics and behavior of the department of internal traditional Chinese medicine members, last week he finalized the doctor who would be responsible for Ge Dongxu's internship.

This doctor's name was Xie Jinmo, who had once been Tang Yiyuan's student. After completing his doctorate, he stayed at Jiangnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and now holds the title of associate professor at the university, and also the title of associate chief physician in his medical practice.

As one of Jiangnan Province's leading figures in traditional Chinese medicine, Tang Yiyuan had mentored many outstanding students over the years. Among them, only Dr. Huang Wenjie, who initially accompanied Tang Yiyuan to Qinghe Herbal Tea to help, truly knew of Ge Dongxu. Dr. Huang Wenjie had already graduated and had been hired by Qinghe Herbal Tea with a high salary to be responsible for the technical and research aspects of the herbal tea. The other students, for the most part, did not know of the existence of Ge Dongxu, who was akin to their grandmaster. Xie Jinmo was also unaware.

All he knew was that Professor Tang had told him that a trainee would be coming to intern in the department of internal traditional Chinese medicine every Monday, Thursday, and Friday afternoon, and asked him to provide some guidance, without going into further detail.

As the best traditional Chinese medicine hospital in the entire Jiangnan Province, every year many students from the hospital's own and other schools intern at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital; even many provincial traditional Chinese medicine practitioners are sent to the hospital for further training. Therefore, as the head of the department of internal traditional Chinese medicine, when Professor Tang asked Xie Jinmo to guide an intern, he did not think much of it, but certainly took it to heart.

After all, Ge Dongxu was someone Professor Tang had personally entrusted.

However, since Professor Tang did not provide any special instructions, Xie Jinmo felt no need to offer special care. As long as he was slightly more attentive and fulfilled his responsibilities as a teacher, that would suffice.

But let's not dwell on these matters. Let's talk about how Ge Dongxu rode his bicycle at an unhurried pace to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, parked his bike in the shed, and following the directory on the lobby floor, made his way to the fourth floor.

The department of internal traditional Chinese medicine is located on the fourth floor of the outpatient building.

In theory, traditional Chinese medicine does not distinguish between internal and external medicine, as it views the human body as a unified whole, interconnected through a dialectical relationship. In the past, in a small clinic, a physician could observe, listen, inquire, and palpate the patients within the pharmacy itself, prescribing medicine for a variety of ailments. Back then, they were known as resident physicians; today, they would be called general practitioners. However, like Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine is now divided into more specific departments, such as dermatology, gastroenterology, proctology, and so on.

The department of internal traditional Chinese medicine encompasses a broad range of areas, covering almost everything except surgery. It is practically the general practice of traditional Chinese medicine and maintains the holistic principles and the essence of differentiated treatment of traditional Chinese medicine to the greatest extent. It is also the strongest department in the entire Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

Tang Yiyuan is the head of the department of internal traditional Chinese medicine.

Ge Dongxu arrived on the fourth floor, asked the nurse at the service desk where Xie Jinmo's office was, and then headed straight for the office.

Since it was still the noon break, the outpatient department hadn't started yet. When Ge Dongxu knocked on the office door, nearly half of the deputy chief physicians from the department of internal medicine in Traditional Chinese Medicine were there. Some were resting, some were reading newspapers, and others were chatting.

The Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital was located in the city center of the provincial capital, and office space was quite tight. Apart from the professors and chief physicians, who each had their own office, the other doctors all shared one office.

"Ge Dongxu? What are you doing here?" Ge Dongxu had just knocked and was about to ask who Xie Jinmo was when a man in a white coat looked at him with some surprise and frowned, asking.

"It turns out Director Ren is also here. I'm here to find Director Xie." Ge Dongxu's face also showed a slight hint of surprise, but he quickly regained his composure.

"You must be Ge Dongxu! Professor Tang has already mentioned you to me. You'll be interning with me for this period," said a tall and thin middle-aged man as he stood up, smiling at Ge Dongxu.

"Interning?" Director Ren was momentarily startled upon hearing this and then quickly showed a hint of disdain on his face as he looked at Ge Dongxu, "You're here to intern?"

"Yes, is there a problem, Director Ren?" Ge Dongxu nodded and then asked in return.

"What kind of way is that to speak, am I asking you or are you asking me?" Director Ren's face darkened slightly upon hearing this and he scolded.

The people in the office, seeing that Director Ren obviously had an issue with this new intern, couldn't help but look at Director Ren and Ge Dongxu in surprise, and Xie Jinmo slightly furrowed his brows, saying to Ge Dongxu, "Xiao Ge, you go and get a white coat from Nurse Jinling, then find a spot in office 409. I'll be in clinic 403 today. After 1:30, come to the clinic and intern with me."

"Okay, Director Xie." Ge Dongxu nodded, then left the office.

"Director Ren, do you know Ge Dongxu?" After Ge Dongxu left, Xie Jinmo asked.

"I've seen him, don't really like the young man. Did he come from our school, or did he come from another school or hospital?" Director Ren first nodded and then asked.

"Not sure, it was last week when Professor Tang told me to supervise him for a while. He said he'd only be coming on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. He didn't specify his background," Xie Jinmo replied.

Tang Yiyuan was not only the head of the department of internal medicine in Traditional Chinese Medicine in Jiangnan Province, a leading figure in Jiangnan Province's Traditional Chinese Medicine community, a member of the Jiangnan Province Expert Medical Group, but it was also said that he was a shareholder of Qinghe Herbal Tea, with an estimated net worth of at least tens of millions. It wasn't just Director Ren—who was under Tang Yiyuan's supervision and did not want to offend him—even Director Ren's father, who had the title of vice-president of the hospital, could not compete with Tang Yiyuan in terms of seniority and influence.

So when Director Ren first heard that Ge Dongxu was someone Tang Yiyuan had sent, his heart skipped a beat and a look of wariness flashed in his eyes. However, as soon as he learned that Professor Tang hadn't even given Xie Jinmo any details about Ge Dongxu's situation, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and a cold look appeared on his face. It was quite clear that Professor Tang hadn't taken this intern Ge Dongxu seriously; it was nothing more than the head of a department or a physician having approached him, and he had casually made the arrangements. Otherwise, if Ge Dongxu had been someone important, he would have certainly given Xie Jinmo special instructions.