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“Promotion and substantiation are assessed by two different panel of people,” C waved his hand, “After all, I believe a simple fixture is more valuable than an expensive consumable. But that’s beyond the point. I think your worry is if we do away with academic staff of small divisions, our students would not be taught in those subjects. Is that right?”

Dr. W nodded.

“Don’t worry, girl,” the professor said, “Our students will be taught on those areas by our colleagues from the government side. After all, most of our students’ time are spent in peripheral hospitals, learning general medicine.”

“In that case, the most cost effective way of training medical students is to  close down the entire medical school and ask the Hospital Authority to take up the duty. The university can spend all money on employing basic scientists and have all the high impact research!” The young doctor found herself more cynical than ever.

“Oh… ah… That’s actually what we are trying to do!” The professor exclaimed.