"Then...Professor Pasent, can we go back?" David Thomas asked.
Professor Pasent shook his head and said, "I have something to do with Dr. Zhou."
David Thomas couldn't help but worry again, what kind of trouble was going to happen again? He saw Professor Pasent walking towards Zhou Qiao, so he quickly followed.
I just heard Professor Pasent say to Zhou Qiao: "Dr. Zhou, your surgical performance today is very good. I am surprised, how can you have such superb surgical skills at such a young age?"
Zhou Qiao smiled slightly and said: "We have a story about an oil seller in China. He can pour oil into a small gourd mouth with ease. When someone asked him, he said, 'I don't have him, but I am familiar with it.'", Translation It's just a matter of skill and proficiency in English. "
In fact, the oil seller not only poured the oil into the mouth of the gourd, he also placed a copper coin on the mouth of the gourd. The oil passed through the small hole in the center of the copper coin, but the money did not get wet. It was just a bit troublesome to translate, so Zhou Qiao simplified it.
Professor Pasent nodded: "Indeed, just practice more."
However, he immediately shook his head. More practice also requires talent. He has taught many students, and everyone's talent is different, so their subsequent achievements are also different.
But I have never encountered a student like Zhou Qiao.
Well, not really. He thought about it. He actually had a student who was very talented. His name was Murphy Des Moines. He was smart, his hands were extremely dexterous, and he could learn anything quickly. If he trained more, his future skills would definitely be better. Will be weaker than this Dr. Zhou.
However, Murphy Des Moines... has a somewhat withdrawn personality and suffers from severe autism. Compared with the smiling Dr. Zhou, she is far behind!
Of course, when God closed one window for her, he must also open another window for her!
Perhaps because of savant syndrome, Murphy Des Moines is a child genius in learning, especially in the medical field!
She graduated from UCLA at the age of 16. She is only 19 years old this year. She has already obtained a doctorate from UCLA School of Medicine, has already obtained a residency license, and can speak Latin and Greek fluently. And seven or eight languages.
However, the social disorder is extremely serious, and I don’t know if I can find a hospital that can take her.
Thinking of that genius student, Professor Parsent couldn't help but sigh, feeling worried. How could a good medical talent have such an unfortunate childhood, full of misfortunes?
Professor Parsont also thought about using some connections to get her to come to the UCLA Hospital where he was in charge. However, the interview was messed up and other colleagues objected!
Because Murphy Des Moines has virtually no ability to communicate with patients or colleagues! This is a pretty fatal problem!
It's not easy for him to force it in.
"Professor Pasent, thank you very much for your affirmation." When Zhou Qiao learned that the task force was preparing to close the team, Zhou Qiao couldn't help but bow to express his gratitude (farewell).
Professor Pasent came to his senses and said, "I have another unwelcome favor."
"Uh, tell me!" Zhou Qiao thought, as long as it's not too much, there's no problem.
In China, gifts are often given quietly after such a trip. It's just that in the United States, he doesn't understand the market and can't operate casually. No one gave an opinion.
Elena and Ava are relatively simple. They have been working in their own clinics since graduation, and they don’t understand these worldly things at all.
Professor Parsont smiled and said: "If you don't mind, I want to take the surgery video with me! Well, go back and use it as a teaching plan to explain it to the students. I think there is a lot to comment on and worth learning about your surgery." The place!"
Zhou Qiao couldn't help being surprised and said without hesitation: "No problem, no problem, that's such an honor!"
Several other medical doctors also came over and made similar requests.
Zhou Qiao naturally would not refuse. That's good for him!
Of course, Professor Pasent also needs to communicate with this community hospital, but with Professor Pasent's status, obtaining the other party's consent is not a problem at all!
Elena and Ava are also happy for Zhou Qiao!
"I didn't expect that Qiao was so good. The videos of the surgeries he performed could be used as teaching plans in prestigious schools!" Elena's blue eyes were watery, and she looked at Zhou Qiao affectionately. My legs were very weak from standing for too long in the operating room.
The same goes for Ava.
The task force is gone.
Calm has returned to Iris Clinic.
Postoperative pathological examination showed that the previous neoadjuvant chemotherapy had a significant effect, with only 2 positive lymph nodes found and no residual tumor cells found in the pancreatic head area.
Mrs. Clark's postoperative recovery was quite smooth. On the third day, there were no complications in her body, and the drainage fluid showed a decreasing trend. So Zhou Qiao ordered the drainage tube to be removed, but hospitalization still had to continue.
It is estimated that he will have to stay for about ten more days before he can be discharged from the hospital.
Jessica took a rare three-day leave to accompany her mother at the Iris Clinic. However, although she was on leave, she brought her laptop with her. She still had to open it occasionally, reply to some emails, and participate in some video conferences when it was convenient. .
Many times, we have meetings with colleagues in the Asia-Pacific region in the middle of the night to discuss the progress of the project.
Jessica actually has a lot of freedom at work. There are no strict clock-in and clock-out times. She just has a worksheet on Daptiv. She doesn’t fill it out every week. She fills it out on the last day of the month to ensure that she works about 160 hours a month. It’s time!
Of course, there must be some false reporting of time when trying to fish, and Americans don't care about this, as long as they complete the things within their responsibilities.
The bill that has come out after the operation is about US$116,000. The part that Mrs. Clark needs to pay out of pocket is about US$4,600. Mr. Clark has paid part of the previous chemotherapy, and there is still the remaining amount. It was about four thousand dollars, and Jessica helped pay for it.
She came back after traveling thousands of miles, so she couldn't just look at it without paying for it.
The same is true in China. When parents are hospitalized and their children don't pay, is it okay?
Mr. Clark refused, saying that he had money and asked Jessica to keep the money, but Jessica refused and rushed to swipe the card!
Mr. Clark is actually very pleased that this is a good daughter who knows how to be grateful.
Of course, there is also the cost of consolidation chemotherapy, which is relatively small, only a few hundred dollars, and the Clarks' pension can completely afford it.
From this order, Zhou Qiao estimates that he can make a net profit of about 45,000 US dollars, after tax, which is a serious income.
Mrs. Clark purchased a mixed insurance, which included federal medical insurance and supplementary medical insurance from the insurance company. Although the payment was received in a certain order, it took about two weeks after the bill was received to be credited to the clinic's account.
Zhou Qiao's charges are considered low in the industry and are in the middle and lower reaches of the federal "standard". Therefore, medical insurance institutions will rarely raise objections.
If it exceeds the pricing range of medical insurance and insurance companies, for example, by a lot, then many steps will be added during settlement, some of which may not be reimbursed.
These troublesome things are often only encountered by unscrupulous clinics. Zhou Qiao's Iris Clinic is the conscience of the industry and a breath of fresh air in the American medical community. For such a good clinic, Medicare and insurance companies are quite happy to give money!
But Zhou Qiao feels that he has actually earned quite a lot! Anyway, it is easier to make money than opening a clinic in China.
Now the clinic has an average of a dozen patients a day, and sometimes there are more than 30. Surgery has to be delayed for most of the day. Zhou Qiao is a little busy by himself, so he plans to recruit people.
It's just that I haven't found the right one yet.
