I run a clinic in the United States

Chapter 216 Top [-] in California
Iris Clinic, the oak tree in front of the door has lush leaves and the breeze blows, as if a kind uncle is waving to everyone.

The bark of this cork oak tree is an excellent raw material for making wine corks.It can be peeled for the first time only after it has grown for 25 years, and then every 9 to 10 years.Peeling requires a very high level of skill and must not harm the growth of the tree.It is a recyclable and renewable resource.

Cork means 100% natural wood.

Luo Ya still has many heart disease patients transported there.

Zhou Qiao originally used it for Murphy and Stephanie to practice, so he did not charge the patient for treatment.However, Luo Ya still transferred the money.

Because those people are the family members of her employees.Reimbursing their medical expenses is also a benefit.For some who have just joined the organization and have insufficient qualifications or merit, according to the group's regulations, they cannot be fully reimbursed, but there is at least a [-]-[-]% discount.

Then the remaining part of the fee will be deducted from the other party's future salary every month.

Of course, most of them were reimbursed in full.

When Murphy was performing the surgery and Stephanie was acting as his assistant, she was shocked to find that Murphy's surgical skills had improved by leaps and bounds. Before, the two were about the same, but it seemed like overnight, Murphy became comparable to Zhou Qiao. , throwing her far away.

Murphy logged into the simulation training e-sports game again, competed against others, and managed to win the top spot all the way!

Stephanie, still at No. 7, barely managed to reach No. 6, but would soon fall down and be overtaken by others.This made her angry and frustrated.

"Qiao~, did you secretly teach her the secret?" Stephanie quietly found Zhou Qiao and whispered with some resentment.

She looked like she was on the verge of tears, pitiful and pretty, leaving Zhou Qiao speechless.

"..." Yes, Zhou Qiao did give Murphy a "little start".

"I know, I was sorry to you before and stole your secret medicine ingredients. But after all this time, do you still hold grudges? Can you truly and completely forgive me?" Stephanie looked at Zhou Qiao with tenderness. , my heart said, what do you need me to do to eliminate the grudge in your heart?As long as you ask for something, I can agree to any action!
Really, anything!Even the perverted ones!

You mention it, please mention it quickly~
Thinking of this, she inadvertently straightened up her already towering peaks.

Zhou Qiao's heart was pounding, but he was really a little embarrassed. It wasn't that he favored one over the other, but that he didn't have a real-life relationship with Stephanie, and the two parties didn't really have an in-depth and friendly exchange at a distance, so, There are no points available to upgrade her medical skills.

Although dream diagnosis and treatment has spiritual integration, it is far from enough and does not meet the triggering conditions set by the system.

Murphy is her own source of points, as are Elena and Ava.

With this kind of points, except for Zhou Qiao, who gave himself unlimited medical skills, the rest of the people had to use them "for their own special use."There is nothing he can do.You can't say, if you want to improve your medical skills, come on, let me do that.

You can't speak, can you?
He could diagnose and treat Stephanie in her dreams, but without the "medical dimension training ground" provided by the system, there was no way to implant medical skills into her dreams.Even if it is implanted, it will not have that almost real effect.

It's like the system has ready-made "module programs" that can be used.But if you ask Zhou Qiao to write a code and add it to the "Dream Diagnosis and Treatment" module, how is that possible?

Stephanie has “no money” in her account!

"There are still a few months until the National Finals. Otherwise, you will be the one to perform all minimally invasive heart surgeries in the future!" Zhou Qiao said.After all, Murphy has already mastered his skills and is only a hair behind him.

Without Zhou Qiao, there would be absolutely no problem for Murphy to win the championship.

And with Stephanie's current level, it is certain that she will be among the top [-] in California.The only thing to consider is the finals in Massachusetts.

"Okay. But, Joe, you have to coach me!" Stephanie begged.

"Okay, okay. Don't worry, haste makes waste in everything." Zhou Qiao comforted.

As for the subsequent surgery, Stephanie was completely responsible for it, and Murphy had no objection.Because she has the confidence, Stephanie can't catch up with her no matter how hard she chases.

She also has little-known virtual 3D modeling, which gives her inherent advantages that others cannot match in actual operations.

Murphy spends his time editing videos and practicing his presentation skills.

She had been autistic before and didn't communicate much with others, so her ability to express herself was very lacking.There is one item in the finals, the live broadcast. It is not just about immersing yourself in the surgery, but you also need to face the judges to introduce and explain.

During the operation, you have to answer various questions raised by the judges at any time.

What if you are not good at eloquence?
This is her shortcoming.

And Stephanie has an advantage in this regard.Stephanie is so good at talking. With that little mouth, she provides psychological counseling to people every day, and she can talk about life and death.

And she noticed that Stephanie's tongue was very flexible, far beyond her comparison.

People who are eloquent have flexible tongues.

Murphy has always had objections to Zhou Qiao getting Stephanie back. Sometimes she secretly thinks that it may be because Stephanie is so good at talking and using sweet words to deceive Elena and Zhou Qiao.

……

There are two other small things that make Zhou Qiao slightly happy. One is that Iris Clinic's qualifications for cardiothoracic surgery have also passed the review.Iris Clinic now has four specialties: internal medicine, surgery, psychological counseling and cardiothoracic surgery.

The second thing is that he also received the M.D. certificate issued to Zhou Qiao by the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine.Originally, the other party wanted to invite him to participate in the doctorate awarding ceremony, but Zhou Qiao was too busy, and then this "certificate" was a bit low-level for his current rank, which was to make up for the lack of academic qualifications.Therefore, after discussing with the other party, I sent it quietly and very low-key.

Since it was not a big event, Zhou Qiao did not organize team building or celebration activities.

But everyone at the clinic was very happy when they found out, especially Murphy. They even teased him and forced him to call him senior in private!

Zhou Qiao did call, not in public, but in the new house, when they were "candidly meeting each other", which made Murphy smile and his interest increased a lot.

Murphy's body temperature soared on the spot, and his gene transcription changed.

Of course, in order to express its gratitude to the University of California, Los Angeles, Joya Biomedical Group made a generous donation to the school of medicine.Although the other party didn't mention it, Zhou Qiao was not such an ignorant person.

Is this a doctorate in medicine?Not really.

A doctorate in medicine from such a prestigious school cannot be bought with money.They are two things that are not directly related.If you don’t believe me, try it.

Although it has only been a few months, the sales volume of the secret medicine is very large and the profits are very huge.And many pharmaceutical manufacturers have applied for patent rights.Therefore, Qiaoya Biopharmaceutical Group has grown bigger and bigger like a snowball, and I believe it will become a behemoth within a few years.

The significance of making a small donation to expand influence is not worth mentioning.

……

September 9th, Labor Day in the United States.Zhou Qiao gave the clinic staff a day off.

If it were a public hospital, more or less people would be on duty, but in a small private clinic like his, that wasn't necessary.The main thing is good benefits and easy work.Of course, this is based on the clinic's increasing profitability.

Zhou Qiao took Murphy and Stephanie on a flight to Los Angeles.

This time, because there was no need for surgery, which was the first round of simulated competition and surgery video competition, I did not bring Elena and Ava.

The surgery video has been submitted a long time ago, but it will take some time for the final results to come out. After all, it is said that there are more than 1800 contestants in the entire California!

California is the most populous state in the United States, with approximately 4000 million people.It is the third largest in the United States by area.

Throughout California, there are more than 400 hospitals alone, plus numerous private clinics, there are still quite a lot of doctors.

The distribution of medical resources in the United States is actually extremely uneven.For example, in the small town where Grandma Luo Ya lives, her uncle is the only doctor, and the conditions are very backward.

Even in developed California, there are some small towns that no one cares about, and their population is losing year by year, and they are concentrated in big cities or surrounding areas.

San Francisco, for example, has a population of only 80, but with the surrounding areas stretching for hundreds of kilometers, there are millions of people in the huge Bay Area. It can be called an international metropolis and is one of the most prosperous places in the world.

California's Bay Area is one of the most expensive areas in the United States.

The qualifying rounds (simulated confrontation) and finals (surgical video review) of the California Division were both held at the UCLA Medical Center.

Although San Francisco is good, Los Angeles is more prosperous than San Francisco.

Zhou Qiao and Murphy were both familiar with this place, but Stephanie didn't come much.

They opened three rooms next to the UCLA campus.Needless to say, it is definitely more open.

It is worth mentioning that because of this competition, a large number of out-of-town doctors poured in, causing surrounding hotel prices to soar.More than twice as expensive as usual.

Fortunately, Zhou Qiao is now a rich man, so he doesn't worry about the price at all in front of two beauties.

On the first day of arrival, after checking in, it was all about eating and drinking.This time they did not go for a big meal, but looked for various snacks on the streets.

I have to say that the fried chicken and waffles in Los Angeles are one of a kind. One is salty and the other is sweet. The waffles are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The fried chicken is juicy and tender. When paired together and garnished with fragrant maple sugar, it is simply addictive.

Murphy has lived here for many years and is still studying here. According to her, this food is the soul of black people in the South and is also known as "healing food." Even former US President Obama and even football stars David Beckham has come to taste this delicious food more than once.

The local taste in Los Angeles is relatively authentic, but the taste in other places is slightly worse.

There are also many coffee shops on the streets of Los Angeles, with various styles. A regular chain store like Starbucks looks very ordinary inside.

There is a central market with a history of more than a hundred years. There are many vendors and various meals in it. It is somewhat similar to a domestic food street. Three people can eat to their heart's content.

There are delicacies from all over the world.Zhou Qiao especially loves one of the cheese pancakes, which is a classic must-eat dish in El Salvador.

There were a lot of people like Zhou Qiao and others hanging out, eating and drinking, but there were also some more sophisticated players who were still reading in the hotel, or logging into the simulation training server, practicing hard on their skills.

Hope to perform well in tomorrow's game.Tomorrow's simulated competition, although it is a different device and is very different from the computer, is still similar. It only adds some physical devices and a bionic "silicone doll", which is somewhere between real surgery and e-sports games. .For contestants like them, it is not particularly difficult.

After all, those participating in the competition have all undergone real-life surgeries.

You’ve done it with real people, why are you still afraid of simulations?
Mick Wells looked at "Angel Kiss" who topped the California Division e-sports rankings, clicked on his profile and looked at it for a long time, thinking, who is this person?Could it be from UCLA Medical Center?Or UCSF Medical Center?Or Stanford Health Care?

Because he himself is from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and he knows that the online names of his colleagues are not called "Angel's Kiss" at all.

Before coming here, the director of the department and the dean of the medical center had expressed encouragement and support to him, telling him that he must win the California division championship, because the director and the dean were very angry, why should the competition venue be chosen in California? UCLA Medical Center?
Is it just because the other party ranks third in the latest US hospital rankings?
However, when it comes to the field of heart alone, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's cardiac surgery is the number one specialty in California!
Not only because those fifty sets of expensive analog equipment were given to the other party, but also because of the influence issue!Uninformed people would think that in the field of cardiothoracic surgery, UCLA Medical Center is number one!
As for other hospitals or clinics, Mick Wells feels that no one has the strength to remain at the top of the list.

"No matter who you are, in the official competition, I will definitely defeat you and win the first place!" Mick Wells secretly vowed.

In fact, the ranking of this kind of hospital changes every year.

For example, UCLA Medical Center ranks third this year on the latest honor list of America's Best Hospitals, becoming the top-ranked hospital in California.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, is No. 6, second in California.

The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center has dropped a lot in the latest ranking of the best hospitals in the United States, ranking No. 9 among the best hospitals in the United States. However, it is still the No. [-] hospital in San Francisco and the No. [-] hospital in California. 's hospital.

Stanford Health Care Hospital ranks No. 12 in the list of the best hospitals in the United States, which is also down from previous years, but still ranks fourth in California.

……

Victoria Fevis is a cardiothoracic surgeon from Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Although she has participated in and performed several minimally invasive cardiac surgeries, her skills are average, and her mentality is relatively peaceful because she is well aware of her own strength. .

She and her companions, like Zhou Qiao and others, went around eating and drinking.

"In this competition, we focus on participation. The most important thing is to get to know more of our peers and communicate more with them." Victoria told her peers.

Victoria Fewes passed by Zhou Qiao and the others in the Central Market. Neither of them knew each other and did not know that the other party was also a contestant. However, Victoria couldn't help but glance at Zhou Qiao a few more times.

"What, Victoria, do you have a crush on that Asian guy?"

"No, I'm just curious about how an Asian can be surrounded by two beauties!" Victoria said quietly.

"Haha, maybe he is gifted?" A group of people secretly joked and gestured with their hands, saying that Zhou Qiao must be this big.

Then some people don't believe it and say how can it be possible for Asians? You are talking about black people.

The competition venue on the second day was not at the UCLA Medical Center because there were too many contestants, more than 1800 people. Although the medical center had large conference rooms and lecture halls, it couldn't accommodate them.

So, a huge gymnasium was borrowed from the UCLA campus.

Because of this, in addition to the contestants, organizer staff, reporters from various media, many teachers and students from the University of California came to watch and join in the fun.

Especially teachers and students in medical schools.

There were even some of Murphy's junior brothers and sisters inside.Although, those junior brothers and sisters are older than her!

For someone like Murphy, who received a doctorate in medicine from a prestigious school at the age of 19, he is ranked high even in the history of the University of California, and is qualified enough to be included in the list of geniuses in the history of the school.

Some teachers who know her will mention her when teaching students and use her as a positive role model to inspire their students.

After Zhou Qiao brought Murphy and Stephanie to the competition venue, he randomly found a seat and sat down.Because we don’t know when it will be their turn to play.

Since Murphy and Stephanie were at odds with each other and were competing openly and secretly, it was impossible for the two to sit together, so they sat down on the left and right sides of Zhou Qiao. For a while, many people envied Zhou Qiao.

Victoria Fewes and her companions walked in. I went over and saw Zhou Qiao in the crowd at a glance.I thought to myself, what a coincidence, this person is also here to participate in the competition?Or just the audience?
Maybe it's the audience.

Because they are too young, this should be a sophomore at the University of California, no, a freshman, right?The plump one is probably a sophomore or junior in college.

The plump figure is Stephanie.

"Victoria, what a coincidence, I bumped into the handsome guy from yesterday. Why don't you come up and strike up a conversation?" the companions joked.

Victoria shrugged and said, "I'm about to go. Are you going?"

"Haha, let's go there together!"

Victoria and her three companions came to Zhou Qiao and the others. Victoria pointed to the empty seats and asked, "Is there anyone here?"

Zhou Qiao smiled: "No."

"Then we'll sit down. Thank you." Victoria quickly sat down with her companions.

Then, after a while, Victoria started gossiping and asked Zhou Qiao: "Little handsome boy, are you here to participate in the competition too?"

Zhou Qiao nodded, pointed at the two beauties beside him, and said, "All three of us!"

"Oh my god~"

"Such a young, young player!"

Victorica and her companions were stunned.There are actually such young players competing.I guess, well, which hospital's intern is here, like myself, to "participate"?

Therefore, Victorika and her companions felt more cordial and chatted with Zhou Qiao and the others.

Zhou Qiao's communication skills were good and he was relatively talkative, while Stephanie was eloquent. Soon, the two of them were chatting enthusiastically with these people.

Only Murphy sat alone and with a cold demeanor.Although her condition has improved, she naturally regains her cold temperament when there are many people.

Fortunately, Zhou Qiao did not ignore her. He looked at her from time to time, secretly pinched her and smiled at her.

"So you guys are from Iris Clinic, I've heard of it. Are you the Dr. Zhou who performed skin repair on the governor's daughter?"

Zhou Qiao smiled: "I'm not talented, I'm the one below."

Victoria was stunned and shouted loudly: "Aren't you a medical cosmetologist? Why are you here to participate in the heart surgery?"

Then, many people around him noticed and recognized Zhou Qiao.Everyone expressed confusion.

Some people also gave a thumbs up to express their courage.

After all, for a medical beauty practitioner to be able to participate in such a competition, it is indeed a sign of progress.

Zhou Qiao smiled modestly and said, "Our clinic actually has a lot of business. We basically do all kinds of surgeries."

Victoria nodded: "That's true." After all, it's a small clinic that sees all patients and doesn't distinguish them so carefully.

This also confirmed from the side that Zhou Qiao and the others were indeed here to "participate".

Soon, the game began.

Various big shots spoke, reporters interviewed, took photos, and even a TV station broadcast it live.Sponsors also advertise.After going through the necessary procedures, the first round of simulation competition begins.

The contestants who are randomly selected by the computer go on stage and go to the competition venue in the center of the stadium. They use the simulation equipment inside to perform all six spells specified in the competition. The intensity is relatively high and the time is relatively long. The total score is 600 points.

This score accounts for 50% in this divisional competition, and the other 50% comes from the surgery video.

Since it accounts for a full half, it is also very important. No one does not want to get high scores, even Victoria wants to be as high as possible.Although I know that I can't enter the top twenty, or even the top one hundred, being higher up will give me face after all, and I can get the favor of the director when I return to the hospital.

There are a total of fifty sets of equipment, so there are 50 people in the first batch. Each person takes at least one and a half hours. At this speed, it will take many days of competition to determine the final ranking.

In particular, there may be many players with the same score, which will require another duel.

Then, in order to prevent someone from performing poorly, the organizing committee thoughtfully prepared a "resurrection" opportunity for everyone. Each player can have a chance to challenge the top twenty players.

If you defeat the opponent, you can push him down and take his place.

However, it is estimated that there will not be many people participating in the resurrection match. After all, with how much ability you have, who doesn’t have some B in mind?

How confident does a player from an ordinary hospital have to be able to challenge geniuses from hospitals like Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and University of California Medical Center, which are among the top ten hospitals in the United States?

In other words, most players focus on participation, and the final top [-] in the California division will most likely come from these well-known hospitals with high rankings.

Mick Wells was one of the first to play. He scored a good score of 599 points. There was only one small flaw and he was deducted one point by the system. Suddenly, the whole audience exclaimed!
Everyone never expected that the winner would be decided so quickly in the first round!
Although the game has just begun, unless someone behind can get full points.

However, the difficulty level of perfect score is too difficult, right?Almost impossible.

Mick Wells looked around proudly, facing many reporters and media interviews, and he smiled brightly and proudly: "I am from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the cardiac surgery department of our hospital, originally from California. First!"

The director of cardiac surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was also present. He heard Mick Wells’s speech at the guest table and was quite satisfied. He smiled at several old friends from other hospitals around him and said, “No. I’m so sorry that Cedars-Sinai Medical Center came out on top so quickly!”

　Thanks to "Plumps of Smoke" for the tip.Asking for a monthly ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)