Chapter 85

When Wu Xiaoming encountered such a situation, he naturally went to find his uncle, Zheng Yuanmeng.

"I think Director Cheng is targeting me. Although I did misdiagnose this time, hasn't everyone made mistakes? If it were a misdiagnosis with Gao Zhanting, there would be no problem, but when it happens to me, I get a public reprimand. It’s obvious he’s targeting me," Wu Xiaoming said, looking very aggrieved.

Zheng Yuanmeng frowned, "You need to be patient. You did misdiagnose, and getting a public reprimand, I can't really say anything about it. I will talk to Director Cheng privately. Also, you need to be more careful and try to get along well with your colleagues in the department. Otherwise, it will affect your future evaluations and awards. After all, the results will be announced in the department."

"I understand, Uncle. In the past few days, I have published a few articles, one of which is in a core journal," Wu Xiaoming said proudly.

"Good job. With a core journal paper, you will have a competitive edge in future evaluations and awards. But you also need to improve your medical skills. Otherwise, you will still be at a disadvantage in the department. The hospital is now very strict about medical skills and ethics. If you make a mistake, you will lose everything," Zheng Yuanmeng said, not wanting to take a stand for his nephew in this matter. If he did, it would have a significant impact on him.

Zheng Yuanmeng was quite satisfied with his nephew. If Wu Xiaoming performed well, it would also be beneficial for Zheng Yuanmeng.

After the meeting, Cheng Guanhua called Qin Chuan to his office.

"Qin Chuan, how is the paper? If it doesn't work out, you can submit it to a regular journal. As long as it's an SCI in China, it's fine," Cheng Guanhua showed more concern for Qin Chuan than usual. It wasn't because of any other reason, but because the current Qin Chuan reminded him of himself when he first entered the hospital. However, Qin Chuan's environment was much better. Now, the social environment has changed, and many people no longer focus on medical skills. Qin Chuan, who maintained the simplicity of a medical worker, was very precious.

Qin Chuan then remembered that he hadn't paid much attention to the journal during the National Day holiday. "Oh, I almost forgot. I'll check my email later to see if there's any response."

"You need to take this seriously! Your medical skills are already quite good, but you lack experience. This will be a disadvantage in future evaluations and awards. A high-quality academic paper will be very helpful to you, so I strongly support you writing academic papers. We don't do things superficially," Cheng Guanhua knew that if Qin Chuan didn't stand out, the recommendation for the emergency department this year might go to Wu Xiaoming, which would be very detrimental to the department. As long as Qin Chuan's work was solid, Cheng Guanhua would not let Deputy Director Zheng succeed.

"I'll check it later," Qin Chuan said a bit embarrassedly.

"Remember, take it seriously. This is no joke," Cheng Guanhua was both angry and fond of Qin Chuan. The more he looked at him, the more he saw his younger self. Qin Chuan didn't care much about honors, which led to many disadvantages. As someone who had been through it, he didn't want such a young person to follow his old path.

Qin Chuan returned to the department, opened his computer, and checked his email. Sure enough, there was a new email, including a response from the "Journal of Preventive Medicine."

Qin Chuan opened the email and saw that it was a confirmation letter from the "Journal of Preventive Medicine" accepting his paper. The journal highly praised the content of the paper, requiring almost no revisions. They only asked Qin Chuan for a brief personal introduction. Qin Chuan didn't know why they needed this, but he sent his real information, along with some relevant introductions about Tan Shan Central Hospital and the emergency department.

In fact, the "Journal of Preventive Medicine" asked Qin Chuan for this information because the paper had very high value. Some of the journal's special experts, after reviewing Qin Chuan's paper, found that the emergency methods mentioned were very innovative. One of them had encountered a similar patient and tried the methods in the paper, finding them very effective. For emergency doctors, this was a life-saving skill. After that, the expert strongly recommended the paper to the journal. If it were just one expert's recommendation, the journal might not have paid much attention to a paper from China. Due to some reasons, the journal was particularly cautious about papers from China, as many had been found to be plagiarized or fabricated. Chinese scholars needed a large number of papers to enhance their academic status.

Demsy, the expert who strongly recommended Qin Chuan's paper, was the chief physician of the emergency department at Johns Hopkins Hospital. After reading Qin Chuan's paper, he was very impressed by the new methods. He didn't expect Chinese doctors to have such innovations in seemingly mature emergency techniques. This was a blessing for doctors in the emergency field, as they often faced life and death situations. An emergency doctor might encounter thousands of deaths in their career, sometimes even multiple deaths in a single day. While some things were beyond their control, improving medical skills could help save more patients.

Demsy immediately called the "Journal of Preventive Medicine" and requested that Qin Chuan's paper be published as a featured article. A featured article means it would be the cover story. Although the "Journal of Preventive Medicine" was not a top-tier medical journal, getting a cover story was still very difficult. Moreover, a cover story would be recommended to the American Medical Association.

Soon, other special reviewers of the "Journal of Preventive Medicine" also strongly recommended the paper. Many of them were friends of Demsy, who introduced them to the practical emergency techniques in the paper.

"This is the most valuable paper I've seen this year. I think its value is enough to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. So, as the cover story of the 'Journal of Preventive Medicine,' it is more than sufficient," said Dr. Ed, an emergency medicine expert at Duke University Medical Center.

Dr. Patrick from the Cleveland Clinic said, "I can't think of any paper that deserves the cover more than this one."

Dr. Alan from the Mayo Clinic was blunt, "This paper being submitted to the 'Journal of Preventive Medicine' is like a pearl being thrown into the dark. It should be published in the top-tier medical journals."

Thus, the "Journal of Preventive Medicine" began to take the paper seriously. If they missed such a valuable paper, they would regret it. The review process had already taken almost a month, and if they didn't respond soon, the author might request a withdrawal, putting them in a passive position. Of course, for a regular paper, they wouldn't care. But losing a paper recommended by so many experts would be problematic. If a paper rejected by the "Journal of Preventive Medicine" was published in a higher-tier journal and became highly influential, it would be a big issue.

The "Journal of Preventive Medicine" would not let such a thing happen. They quickly and carefully replied to Qin Chuan. However, the email was sent during China's National Day holiday. Qin Chuan was busy with gatherings, overtime, and occasionally comforting his step-sister, so he didn't remember his paper. The journal was very anxious and even prepared to publish Qin Chuan's paper in the next issue of the "Journal of Preventive Medicine" immediately after sending the acceptance letter.

Finally, Qin Chuan opened his email.

"Hey, it's accepted." Qin Chuan couldn't help but feel a bit excited. After all, this was his first academic paper, and it was being published in an international journal.

"Qin Chuan, what are you looking at? Why is it all in English?" He Xiaokang glanced over as he passed by.

"Checking out some foreign medical journals," Qin Chuan said casually.

"You're really playing it high-end. I guess I'm really out of it. I'll be left behind by you sooner or later," He Xiaokang said with a laugh and walked away. During the holiday, he had spent a lot of money and effort, but it was all voluntary. Because of this holiday, he might not have to celebrate next month. Fang Ping and he were already at the stage of discussing marriage.

Qin Chuan's English was on par with that of an American medical student. In less than an hour, he had prepared the required materials and sent them. To his surprise, the journal responded immediately. A reply email came back right away.

Sophia, the editor of the "Journal of Preventive Medicine," had set up an email alert on her computer. As soon as Qin Chuan's email popped up, she let out a joyful scream.

Her colleague, Vega, was startled and almost deleted the manuscript she was editing. "Sophia, what's wrong with you? You almost crashed my computer. If that happened, all my morning's work would be wasted."

"Don't be so dramatic, Vega. If you knew the news, you'd be excited too. The Chinese medical genius has replied. He agreed to publish his paper as the cover story in our journal. He also sent his information. It's unbelievable that he's just a young graduate from medical school," Sophia said.