Chapter 32 Cooperation
It was originally one of the purposes of John's trip to study Bi 1 and Bi 2 surgery with Bierrot, so he naturally agreed to Bierrot's invitation without hesitation.
Anything else, John really didn't think about it that much.
John undoubtedly had a deep respect for Bilrot's own words, just as he did with Bergman and Professors Liszt. But at the same time, he also knows that because of the limitations of the times, these well-known surgical bigwigs also have many shortcomings. For example, in addition to patient nutrition support, surgical disinfection technology and postoperative care, the operation itself has been improved by many people in later generations, so there are many places where John can help!
These two types of surgery are essentially much more complicated than appendectomy......
Seeing that John seemed to be very interested, Bierrot's mood became obviously happy, and he simply changed his mind and ordered another bottle of wine, ready to have a good chat with this old friend. It's just that when the waiter just left to get the wine, John suddenly smiled and asked, "Professor, I want to ask, are there many people who come to Austria from the United States to study medicine?" ”
"The United States?"
Bierrot was slightly stunned, then immediately reacted, nodded with a smile and said, "It should be a lot, as far as I know, there are more than ten in the Vienna General Hospital, right?" But ......"
"But what?"
Apparently noticing the hint of disdain in Professor Bierrot's eyes, John hurriedly asked.
After a slight hesitation, Bierrot shook his head and said: "Although most of these American doctors have already obtained medical doctorate degrees, I can responsibly say that their level cannot meet the requirements of European medical schools at all!" ”
When he said this, Bierrot subconsciously looked proud!
With a blink of an eye, John immediately understood what the other party meant. As one of the best surgeons in Europe of this era. Bierrot was previously a professor of surgery at the University of Berlin, and now at the Vienna General Hospital, both of which are among the top schools in Europe. After all, in every respect, the current medical education in the United States is lagging behind Europe in all respects. And the gap is not a little bit or a half, and it will be very difficult to get close, at least until the founding of the Hopkins School of Medicine.
But......
Smiling slightly, John quietly complimented in a low voice: "Professor, although compared with the students of your school, their foundation and ability may indeed be a little worse, but I think you should also be able to see that after studying in Europe, many people are actually quite good, right?" ”
"Hmm...... That's just as well. ”
After frowning, Bierrot had to nod his head.
Traveled thousands of miles across the Atlantic to Europe. Investing a lot of money every year in addition to time, these Americans didn't come to see how powerful and advanced the European continent was. In fact, being able to make up their minds to come to Europe to study medicine, in addition to being able to learn more advanced technology and obtain higher income, is probably the most important goal of these young people, who are not willing to do nothing for a lifetime like other American doctors!
If you are self-motivated and willing to work hard. Who can say for sure what the future holds?
John is well aware of how many of those international students who came to study in Germany and Austria and returned to the American continent in this era to be enshrined by American physicians in later generations. For example, the four giants of the Hopkins University School of Medicine are the most typical examples. In this respect, the United States of 1885 was much like China a few decades later.
At that time, the best physicians in China either returned from studying abroad, or they came from foreign mission colleges such as Concord, Xiangya, or St. John's, and received the same direct training from foreign teachers, just like the Americans do today......
After correcting your attitude. Bierrot frowned and asked, "Mr. Huntelaar, what do you want to ...... when you ask these American students?"
"Hehe, I want to recruit some talent."
After a short pause, John directly expressed his thoughts: "Professor Bierrot, if it is convenient, I would like to ask you to help collect information about these American students in the next period of time." And pass them a letter, is that okay? ”
"This ......"
After listening to John's request, Bierrot's eyes suddenly widened: "Mr. Huntelaar, you're not joking with me, are you?" Could it be that Charlotte Hospital intends to recruit these Americans...... Well, I'm sorry, but I don't discriminate against your people, but the University of Berlin graduates enough excellent medical doctors every year, so why bother to go far? And this plan of yours, does Professor Bergman agree? ”
Subconsciously, Bierrot thought John was here to recruit talent for Charlotte Hospital.
Although he suddenly realized that the young man in front of him was also an American, he changed his tone in the middle, but Bierrot was still surprised and full of disapproval in his heart. In his opinion, not to mention places like the University of Berlin, even the graduates of the Vienna Medical University far exceed any medical school in the United States, and in his heart, he has never looked down on the so-called medical doctors who are still trained by apprenticeships or two, three or ten months!
Do those people deserve the title of MD before they come to Europe for further study?
John, who has only put on an American skin in his life, naturally didn't care about Bilrot's words, he just showed a trace of dissatisfaction in his expression, and immediately shook his head and explained: "Professor, I think you probably misunderstood, I am not recruiting talents for Charlotte Hospital, but for the private hospital I am building in New York......"
"New York? Private hospitals? ”
After hearing this explanation, the expression on Professor Bierrot's face became more and more surprised.
"Yes, Professor!"
Nodding, John smiled and explained, "By this time next year at the latest, I will be resigning from Charlotte Hospital and the University of Berlin and going back to the United States to build my own hospital, so there is a need for a large number of doctors with formal training in Europe." I've done a lot of work in Berlin, and I'm here to ask you to do me a favor......"
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When John returned to the hotel from the restaurant, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
Although it was very late, he was in a very happy mood, and he did not feel the slightest sleepiness after washing up and going to bed, and couldn't help but lie on the bed and recall the cooperation intention he had just reached with Professor Bierrot - it was very simple, the professor helped him recruit the corresponding American students, and the Vienna General Hospital could also reach some cooperation with the hospital that John was building in the future.
Of course, this kind of cooperation is not the so-called cooperation of later generations.
In this era, doctors and hospitals did not have the consciousness to conduct cooperative research at all, and the level of medical care and communication conditions did not allow them to have such extravagant ideas. And even if they had, John would not have chosen this way, because even if the other party was the famous Bilrot and Bergman, or even Liszt, John had no intention of communicating with each other on an equal footing.
To put it bluntly, John's so-called cooperation is actually more about making Vienna General Hospital accept his many "new discoveries" in the future!
Exchanging the latest research results with each other by letter, and even sending doctors to each other for further training if necessary, these regular collaborative projects seem to be John asking Bierrot for help in order to make his hospital grow. After all, as one of the top hospitals in Europe, Vienna General Hospital is famous, and John's hospital has not even been built yet, so it is natural to see which is stronger and which is weak.
In fact, Bierrot himself thinks so.
It's just that no one knows, in John? In Mr. Huntelaar's heart, the positions of the two are completely reversed in the future......
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I really don't feel a little bit about these episodes lately. I want to end the plot in Europe and return to New York, but I don't want to skip some things briefly, which makes the plot stiff and boring. At least that's what I think, it's boring to write.
This is obsessive-compulsive disorder and must be treated. (To be continued......)