Chapter 127: Chapter 124: Shocking! The Unveiling Ceremony of the National Research Center
Professor Ma and Professor Shen were even more blunt, stating that they valued and were investing in Wu Ting himself, not in City First Hospital as a platform.
The three professors weren’t afraid of the City First Hospital leadership targeting Wu Ting or trying to make things difficult for him. On the contrary, they were determined to give Wu Ting their full support and favor.
They wanted to make it clear that the research center’s true purpose was its creation around Wu Ting to support his research activities.
This was a research center where academia purely reigned over the administration. If the leaders of City First Hospital tried to play any games, it would be playing right into the professors’ hands—they could just take Wu Ting and his projects and shut the center down.
This was also why Ma Mengchao had arranged for his doctoral student, Ling Ling, to join the research center. Besides conducting research, she was also there to keep an eye on things.
The decision to have Wu Ting speak at the unveiling ceremony was also meant to establish his absolute authority.
From its very inception, the research center was meant to bear Wu Ting’s mark.
After taking the stage and offering a few polite opening remarks, Wu Ting contrasted the leaders’ high-level overviews by getting down to specifics. He detailed the center’s upcoming project plans, as well as the research and surgical techniques that were currently underway or soon to be launched.
When they heard about the project Wu Ting and Dr. Yan Xi were working on, "Real-time Fluorescent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy,"
Ma Mengchao, Jin Yu, and the others were astonished. It had only been a few short days, and Wu Ting was already making another big move.
Ling Ling felt a pang of envy.
’I was only back in Qinghe City for a few days, and Wu Ting and Yan Xi have already come up with a new project?’
’They’re way too efficient.’
’This won’t do. After the ceremony today, I need to integrate into the research center as quickly as possible. I’ll fight to get my own project off the ground soon with Wu Ting’s help.’
’Now that Wu Ting is the official head of the research center, he has a responsibility to its research staff!’
Ling Ling certainly didn’t think she was in any way inferior to Yan Xi.
Jin Yu’s niece, Jin Yan, had also come to attend the unveiling ceremony.
For this formal event, she had put on some light makeup. With her baby face and killer figure, she was all the more alluring.
’Can working with Wu Ting really accelerate a project’s progress?’
Jin Yan hesitated for a moment, but decided to rely on herself. She would not stoop to relying on Wu Ting for guidance like junior doctors such as Yan Xi and Ling Ling.
Still, she could have some discussions with him; perhaps it would spark some inspiration. On the drive from Xiao City to City First Hospital the other day, she had listened to him and Yan Xi discuss academics the entire way.
’This Wu Ting really knows his stuff... but the nerve of that guy! From the moment he got in the car to the moment he got out, he didn’t say a single word to me. He didn’t even spare me a single glance!’
Jin Yan was still stewing over it.
Soon, amid the applause and cheers of the crowd, Wu Ting concluded his speech.
After the speeches by Professor Ma, Dean Sun, and Wu Ting were over, it was finally time for the exciting unveiling ceremony.
The three of them, acting as representatives, together unveiled the bronze plaque for the "Jin Country Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Research Center."
Beneath the center’s title was a line with the names of the participating institutions: Qinghe City Jiuhua Hospital, Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital, Xuanshang University Affiliated Hospital, and Fan City First Hospital!
A national-level laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment technology research center, jointly established by four hospitals!
Of course, it was still in its infancy, only in the first phase of the entire project.
After the ceremony concluded, Dean Sun led Professor Ma, the other dignitaries, and the media reporters on a tour of the newly renovated ward for the Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Research Center.
On the walls of the ward’s waiting hall, there was a display showcasing the expert staff.
It began with Professor Ma Mengchao’s illustrious biography, followed in order by Professor Shen Guofeng, Professor Jin Yu, and Director Shen Xiaofei.
And ranked fifth, strikingly, was the head of the research center and its future leading figure: Wu Ting!
Head of Research Center: Dr. Wu Ting
Young Expert, Emergency Department, Fan City First Hospital; Project Lead, National Natural Science Foundation (in preparation); Pioneer of Daytime Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy; Pioneer of Suspended Gasless Abdominal Laparoscopic Appendectomy; Pioneer of the renowned Wu’s Umbilical Hole Laparoscopic Technique in Fan City; Holder of the invention patent for the Wu’s Umbilical Knife...
Specialties: Non-invasive cosmetic laparoscopic techniques, young expert in the promotion of daytime surgery concepts, young expert in the field of tendon repair... skilled in combined therapies using National Medicine and modern medicine...
Despite his young age, Wu Ting’s biography was already filled with numerous achievements.
Combined with his handsome looks, he truly left a deep impression on anyone who saw his profile.
Furthermore, with the show "Path to Health" still on the air, Wu Ting’s fame in Fan City had once again reached its peak.
Reporters from both the provincial and city television stations made sure to get close-up shots of Wu Ting’s profile.
Dr. Wu was simply too newsworthy.
That evening, the news reported on the unveiling ceremony for the Jin Country Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Research Center at Fan City First Hospital.
The report emphasized the strong support for the research center from three top-tier domestic institutions: Jiuhua Hospital, Haijin Port Hospital, and Saint An Hospital.
The influence and credibility of these three institutions were beyond question.
The news segment also gave a great deal of screen time to Wu Ting—in fact, his total airtime was longer than that of any other individual featured.
His keynote speech was broadcast, with a particular focus on his introduction of several pioneering surgical techniques.
Later, during the tour of the center, a close-up shot panned across Wu Ting’s display board.
It was safe to say that during the unveiling ceremony, Wu Ting was the most watched, most talked-about, and most admired doctor.
On various social media platforms, the news was quickly shared and commented on by many independent accounts in related fields.
Director Yao Shi, a minor internet celebrity in Fan City’s local medical scene, also posted a dedicated video.
In it, he recounted his past interactions with Wu Ting and announced that the General Surgery Department at Kaiyi Hospital had established a good relationship with the Emergency Surgery Department at City First Hospital.
He added that the head of the national-level research center would be visiting Kaiyi Hospital’s General Surgery Department from time to time for surgical exchanges, and he welcomed patients with relevant conditions to come for consultations and appointments.
Amidst this overwhelming flood of commentary and attention, the Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Research Center at City First Hospital was about to face its first real test—the first, most crucial, and most important test of all.
The treatment outcomes for the first wave of patients would directly determine the success or failure of the project’s first phase and, at the same time, establish the research center’s reputation.
Whether it was the real deal or just a sham would soon be revealed.
The entire Emergency Surgery Department at City First Hospital was on high alert; every doctor was both nervous and excited.
Meanwhile, Cai Qi of the Hepatobiliary Surgery Department had already begun using the surgical recording of Wu Ting and Yan Xi for instructional purposes within the department.
With Wu Ting and Yan Xi joining forces, Dean Liu’s previous prohibition had become completely moot. Wu Ting’s Real-time Fluorescent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy was the trump card; they now had more than enough qualified chief surgeons to handle the first patient peak.
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