Chapter 6: Monsters
"So, Mr. Huntelaar, welcome to Charlotte Hospital Surgery!"
In Bergman's office, the professor of surgery at the University of Berlin held out his right hand to John and said with a smile on his face.
"It's my pleasure, Professor Bergman!"
John bowed slightly, stretched out his right hand and shook Bergman hard!
After the two sat down, Bergman paused for a moment and then continued: "John, your weekly salary is currently set at 25 marks, and the school has decided to hire you as a teaching assistant at the University of Berlin Medical School, and there is a corresponding subsidy...... This salary should be quite good. ”
"Thank you, Professor!"
There was a look of gratitude on his face, but secretly John pouted.
According to the gold content of the currencies of various countries, John's weekly salary was almost 6 dollars, not even comparable to the annual salary that old Huntelaar had given to his governess, Miss Philip, let alone Hans, the butler. You must know that the elder Huntelaar initially set a high salary of $8 for Miss Philip, and later it rose directly to $12, while Hans also received a weekly salary of $6 in New York, but because he accompanied John to Berlin, it doubled to $12, and the elder Huntelaar increased his annual salary by $300 before leaving Berlin!
In comparison, John's salary can be called shabby.
Of course, if we take into account the French aristocracy of Miss Philippe at that time and the special situation of Hans, the salaries of these two people really have no reference value, and Bergman himself is only about 40 marks, John's salary really cannot be considered low. Especially in the current situation where the status of doctors is not high, being able to get the same income as the housekeeper of a rich family in New York can already make many people envious.
Seeing that John had no opinion, Bergman nodded in satisfaction. Then he said, "Also, I asked them to make a separate office for you, and you can move in later." ”
"Huh? A separate office? ”
Upon hearing this, John's mouth opened wide in surprise
It is true that the salary of more than 1,000 marks a year is not in John's eyes, but this independent office makes him surprised and delighted! You know, the surgical building is in addition to Bergman's own office. There are so many other doctors who only share two rooms, which is really an extraordinary treatment!
"You deserve it."
Bergman raised his eyebrows and said with a somewhat complicated expression: "If anyone else can publish so many papers in The Lancet and German Medicine, I think I will not hesitate to prepare one for them!" ”
After saying that, Bergman brought up a thick stack of letters from under the table and put them on the table, and said to John Nunu: "You haven't been here for almost a month after the graduation ceremony, and these are all accumulated letters!" ”
"Uh, thank you, Professor."
Hearing Bergman say this, John was immediately a little embarrassed.
Because of the fetters of all kinds of miscellaneous things. John had taken a month's vacation since his graduation, and he didn't think much of it at first, but now Bergman was a little embarrassed to say that.
But I'm sorry to ask John to make it, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Professor Bergman, about the things I mentioned to you last time, about the operating room and the ward......"
"No problem!"
Bergman waved his hand and said, "I have already explained, Dr. Thomas and those two medical students will be under your management in the future." And you can convert the innermost utility room on the first floor into an operating room, and you can also take care of the two adjacent patient rooms. You can make your own makeover! ”
"Thank you so much, Professor Bergman!"
Hearing this, John had nothing to say, but could only bow deeply to express his gratitude.
The whole surgical building was a small space, two operating rooms and eight wards, and now Professor Bergman allowed him not only to renovate one operating room, but even to allow him and Thomas to have two wards to themselves. John couldn't have imagined this treatment before!
"Professor Bergman, what's going on?"
Until he walked out of the office with dozens of letters, John was still puzzled, he really couldn't figure out how this big guy could change so quickly.
Behind John, Bergman waited for him to close the door, narrowing his eyes slightly, and took a half-written report from his drawer. "For these reasons, I strongly recommend that Mr. John Huntelaar be promoted to associate professor of surgery and that he be given the privilege he deserves, despite his young youth and the fact that he has just received his MD......"
After writing for a while, Bergman's pen paused for a moment, as if he was considering specific words, but after a moment's pause, he became a little distraught, and couldn't help but take out the latest June Lancet magazine from the drawer and spread it out on the table. Opened the first page of the catalog. Quietly looking at the title of the paper on this page of contents, Bergman's expression gradually became complicated.
In this issue of The Lancet, the name of John Huntelaar appears four times!
One is on surgical sterilization standards, one on lumbar puncture techniques for aspirating cerebrospinal fluid, one on new local anesthetics procaine and lidocaine, and the last on lumbar puncture for local anesthesia......
Four papers, in the same issue!
God can testify that Bergman had never seen such a crazy thing that a man's name could appear four times in an issue of a magazine like The Lancet! And more importantly, almost every article carries a lot of weight, and even if you spread out the table, it's enough to make each of them the most important chapter in a magazine!
And......
These are not the two previous papers on blood typing and abdominal shock!
There are not many people who pay attention to the theory of human blood group, except for the top surgeons who will try to improve the blood transfusion technology, only the physiologists who study blood will seriously study it, so it has not caused much repercussions since the beginning of the new year, just like the Nobel laureate who invented the theory of human blood group in history. As for the abdominal impingement method, it is not the routine work of doctors, it is used to deal with emergencies, and there are very few people who pay attention to it.
But this four papers are definitely the focus of all surgeons!
In the paper on surgical sterilization standards, John did not stick to what he had originally talked to Bergman, but focused on the application of gloves, hats, masks and other items, as well as the key points of operation before, during, and after surgery, which were relatively much more practical. If it is proven to be able to significantly reduce the rate of postoperative infection, it will undoubtedly be adopted by surgeons around the world.
The lumbar puncture technique fully reflects John's understanding of human anatomy, and also shows his imagination and insight beyond ordinary people. Although Bergman himself does not understand the exact purpose of aspirating a patient's cerebrospinal fluid, according to John's thesis, it will play an important role in the diagnosis of diseases of the central nervous system in the future.
As for the two papers on local anesthetics, they are destined to cause a sensation in the surgical community!
Although gas inhalation anesthesia technology has been born for decades, the problem of gas preparation and use is still difficult, and it is even more difficult to control the dosage, and the high mortality rate of lvfang anesthesia, the irritation of yimi, etc., make it difficult for surgeons to be satisfied with the effect of gas anesthesia, and the emergence of procaine and lidocaine can perfectly solve these problems, making it possible for surgeons to control the time and depth of anesthesia. In addition, the effect of local anesthesia is like a stroke of genius, which will definitely make many surgeons crazy!
It can be said that any single paper is enough to propel John from an ordinary medical doctor to the position of a surgeon, and Bergman can already determine what a huge storm this journal will set off when it is seen by many surgeons!
Thinking about the coming moment, and looking at the "Lancet" magazine in his hand, Bergman's eyes gradually lost focus, and his mouth was dry and he muttered in a low voice: "John Huntelaar, what kind of monster are you......" (to be continued......