The finals of the nation's first "Crescent Cup" minimally invasive cardiac surgery formula competition for young doctors were held at the Boston City Hall, the capital of Massachusetts.
Boston City Hall is a landmark building in Boston. However, it was once synonymous with ugliness and was controversial among the people.
After World War II, various countries gradually recovered from the war and began to engage in construction. Especially some big cities in the United States, such as New York and Chicago, the urban appearance is changing with each passing day.
Only Boston has remained unchanged for decades. In addition, Boston's economic development was sluggish at that time, and the appearance of the city was old, especially the low skyline, which looked particularly shabby.
Some writers at the time described this as a city that was dying!
After Kennedy took office in 1961, the U.S. economy began to see significant growth, and the entire society was filled with enthusiasm for positive change. Against this social background, the Boston city government decided to stimulate social and economic development through a series of renovation plans for public buildings, and to announce a new era for the city.
Boston City Hall Plaza was the largest public space in Boston at the time and an important node connecting Washington Street, Quincy Market and the Marina District. In addition to its special political significance, it became an important representative in this recovery plan.
At that time, the Boston city government held a design competition. Through a public evaluation, a well-known designer won the first place and then construction began.
The design plan may have been really "trendy" in that era, and many architects praised it, otherwise they wouldn't have won the championship.
It took six years to complete. After it was completed, architects and some so-called experts have touted it as a model of American Brutalist architecture. It has complex structural features, is made of concrete inside and outside, and the atrium and elevated walkways can overlook the lower part. The lobby space is one of the most important municipal buildings in the United States and a world-famous Brutalist building that will go down in history.
However, ordinary people did not buy it. The citizens felt it was extremely ugly and criticized it one after another. It was simply the ugliest and ugliest building in the entire United States! none of them!
Whenever outsiders come to travel and talk to local people, when they mention this building, the local people will without exception give a comment - "ugly."
“I don’t know what those fat-headed guys at City Hall thought after spending so much money to build such an ugly thing.”
People criticized the large size at the top and small size at the bottom, the heavy and dull space, the empty square, and the rough surface. This is not a Brutalist style, it is clearly poor and ugly!
Who builds a house without even painting the walls? Anyway, the whole Dabai, putty! Just bare cement exposed? Both inside and outside!
What about tiles? Can’t even lay a tile?
Therefore, in 2015, the Boston city government couldn't bear it anymore. It didn't want to be embarrassed anymore, and it really couldn't keep up with the trend of the times. So, it once again solicited proposals, renovated it, and rearranged its functions and layout.
This time, the functional layout of the building was adjusted into two parts. The area below the fourth floor is open to the public, and the area above the fifth floor is the office area.
Many recreational spaces, public art spaces, iconic water features, green plants and other facilities and landscapes have been added. Most importantly, many lights and lighting have been added to make the colors, especially the colors at night, colorful and vibrant.
After renovation, it was barely worthy of its identity and status as a cosmopolitan city.
This is the first national minimally invasive cardiac surgery formula competition for young doctors. After the organizing committee decided, the competition venue was chosen here.
It was originally planned to be held at the Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard University, but there were too many patients there and I was afraid it would affect the normal operation of the hospital. Therefore, after a meeting and discussion, we finally chose a public area - the lobby of the southwest entrance of Boston City Hall.
The lobby is three stories high and is usually used for concerts, dinners, or commemorative events.
There is also an open atrium garden inside, and citizens can pass through this atrium from one end of the building to the other side.
This place, together with the City Hall Square outside, is very large. In addition to the more than a thousand contestants, judges, staff, reporters from various media, and many citizens and friends came to watch the competition.
On the day of the competition, young elite doctors from all over the United States gathered together to communicate and greet each other, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Only those players from California hid in a corner in obscurity and did not dare to go out and chat with others.
Mick Wells of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center took advantage of the fact that he was ranked third in California, so he went out for a spin, and soon came back with his face covered.
"Dr. Mick, why are you looking like this?" Next to him, James, a doctor from John Muir-Walnut Creek Medical Center, asked.
"Forget it, you will be ridiculed when you go out. There are no partitions in this hall. It is not safe to sit here." Mick Wells muttered.
Sure enough, soon, many doctors from other hospitals came over to say hello. We are all in the same circle, they are all well-known top hospitals, and we have met each other several times during daily academic exchanges and so on.
It's only right to come and say hello and have a chat. You said, why are you hiding?
"Hello, oops, isn't this our colleague from California? Doctor Mick, why were you running so fast just now? I haven't even finished chatting with you yet! Where did we talk just now..."
"Sorry, I'm not feeling well and want to go to the bathroom. Henry, please say hello here." Mick Wells said to his companions, and then ran away.
Companions: "..."
Next, they finally realized Dr. Mick's embarrassment.
Damn it, these people are just here to stir up trouble, overtly and covertly trying to make trouble for Californians.
James from Walnut Creek Medical Center was so angry that he couldn't help but sneer and said: "If you have the skills, you can only beat our Dr. Zhou from California!"
It means, if you are all suppressed by Zhou Qiao, then don't laugh at the third brother. You are no better.
"Haha, Dr. Zhou is a medical cosmetologist. Dr. Isner from the Cleveland Clinic, although he is only 38 years old, is highly praised by some academicians for his accomplishments in the field of cardiac surgery. He is said to be the best young doctor in the country. No one is exaggerating.”
"We at the Mayo Clinic also have young experts gathered here."
“We at Massachusetts General Hospital are very confident that we will win the championship this time!”
"Even our Brigham and Women's Hospital has the hope of winning the championship, Dr. Zhou? Stop bragging. I've seen his record. He only scored 600 points in the first round of simulated competition. It seems like there are no 600 points in other states." of."
"That's right, there aren't many people with 600 points. I heard that there are almost 200 people in each state with perfect scores!"
"Everyone, stop talking, stop talking, the game is about to begin, and the host is about to speak!" Henry quickly changed the topic.
The host's opening remarks interrupted this unpleasant chat. Doctors in California are so relieved that they are so frustrated. Especially Dr. Mick Wells, who had just come back from the bathroom and was hiding from him without daring to show his face. He felt that he had embarrassed Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
When did anyone from Brigham and Women's Hospital dare to comment on Cedars-Sinai Medical Center?
The doctors at the UCLA and San Francisco Medical Centers were a little resentful, asking why Dr. Zhou didn't come yet? If you had participated in the name of either of our two medical centers, you wouldn't have been like this!
Although they felt a little aggrieved, they were still convinced of Zhou Qiao's level. After all, they know Zhou Qiao best. I thought to myself, how could Dr. Zhou only do cosmetic surgery? What kind of difficult surgery have you never done?
Zhou Qiao did not act with the doctors in California because the hotel he stayed in was better, and he was accompanied by two beautiful women. Who would want to be with a group of older brothers and sisters in their thirties and forties?
The European and American elder brothers in their thirties and forties are too greasy and bald; the elder sisters in their thirties and forties are too bloated, and their figures are not as eye-catching as Murphy and Stephanie?
Zhou Qiao and the others arrived a little late and happened to meet the doctors from Maryland. Stephanie saw her former colleagues from Johns Hopkins Hospital, and they all stayed in the same hotel, so she greeted them.
Then there happened to be an empty seat next to her, so Stephanie pulled Zhou Qiao to sit down.
Murphy followed Zhou Qiao, and she would sit wherever Zhou Qiao sat. She also doesn’t want to join the doctors in California. The main reason is that the UCLA Medical Center “has a grudge against her” and ruthlessly rejected her last year, which made her autism worse. They said they didn’t have any grudges in their hearts. ,That is impossible.
It is normal to be rejected when looking for a job, but to be criticized for being useless and saying that you are incompetent will cause a lot of trouble to the hospital. Who wouldn't feel angry after hearing this? What's more, she is a genius. She got a doctor of medicine at the age of 19. How can she not be arrogant?
Except for Professor Eric Parsont, Murphy disliked everyone else in the hospital and didn't want to pay attention to them.
Besides, Murphy is always very cold and indifferent.
After the host opened the event, big shots at all levels spoke, and even invited the governor of Massachusetts to come over and show his face, express his support for the event and encourage the doctors.
Reporters took photos, TV stations broadcast live, and sponsors advertised. Afterwards, the host announced the rules of the competition.
It’s pretty much the same as the sub-division, except for one extra thing.
Because in the first round of simulated competition, the full score was 600, and when the division was divided into divisions before, there were almost 2-4 perfect scores in each state. In other words, among the more than 1,000 people present, there were enough one or two hundred people who could get full scores again. , if the game doesn’t go wrong.
This is the upper limit of simulated competition, not the upper limit of the contestants.
Therefore, after discussion by the organizing committee, the length of the competition was also included in the reference range this time.
If the total scores of the two rounds of the competition (simulated competition + surgery video) are tied, they will be sorted according to the duration of the first round, with the shorter ones at the front and the longer ones at the back. Then take the top twenty and advance to the finals!
As soon as this rule came out, many people became nervous. Because some people are born with slow hands, if they do it slowly without comparing time, they can get 600 points. However, if they compete with others for time, they will easily make mistakes while busy, and they may not get 600 points.
Someone raised objections, and the explanation given by the organizing committee was: "Sometimes the condition is urgent, and saving people is like putting out a fire. Naturally, the one who is quick and has good surgical quality wins!"
This reason does make sense. The patient is about to die, but if you are still slow, the patient will die before you finish.
Some people think that if the surgery video is too long, will it affect the score? However, the surgery video had been submitted long ago, and it was too late to regret it now.
Another thing is, will hand speed also be considered in the final live broadcast of the finals? If this is the case, Pingbai will add a lot of difficulty and variables to the game!
Zhou Qiao and Murphy looked at each other and smiled, not caring. It has no impact on them at all, and it even adds an advantage. Because Zhou Qiao's hand speed is of course incredible, and Murphy, who has performed thousands of surgeries in his dreams, has already perfected it. In addition, Zhou Qiao added some points to her body, including finger flexibility and body flexibility.
Stephanie also smiled slightly. In terms of finger dexterity, she also thought that among so many doctors on site, she could be ranked in the top ten.
Maybe girls’ hands are naturally more dexterous.
Zhou Qiao glanced at Stephanie and encouraged: "Do it with your heart, believe in yourself, you can do it!"
Zhou Qiao didn't say this out of pure comfort, but because he really saw Stephanie's progress.
During the competition in the California Division, only one of Stephanie's six surgical techniques reached the intermediate master level, and the other five were all elementary master levels. But then she received so many patients in the clinic, and each one All surgeries were left to her. Stephanie was indeed very talented and had a strong learning ability. Under Zhou Qiao's guidance, she was able to improve her surgical skills in just twenty days without going through the system. It has been promoted to three intermediate master levels and three high master levels.
I have to say he is a monster. There are no ordinary people when it comes to medical seeds!
Of course, there is still a big gap compared with Murphy.
According to Zhou Qiao's estimation, as long as all six techniques reach the intermediate master level, he can get full marks in the first round of simulated competition.
Among the doctors present, excluding Zhou Qiao and Murphy, after systematic detection, only two people reached the master level in all six techniques, and no more than fifty people reached the master level in more than one type.
After all, they are young doctors, most of whom are still at the intermediate master level or below.
Stephanie is somewhere between fifteen and twenty. Coupled with Stephanie's naturally fast hand speed, there is still hope of reaching the top ten.
For this finals, the organizing committee has prepared a hundred simulation equipment, with a total of 1,200 contestants, which will be completed in twelve rounds. The estimated time is two to three days, and there will be no rematch.
Then the organizing committee also informed everyone of good news, that is, the evaluation of surgical videos has ended long ago, and the scores have been prepared. We are just waiting for the results of this simulated competition to come out, and after summarizing, we can immediately get the ranking. !
Except for the top twenty who enter the final battle, all the remaining doctors will receive a finals elite doctor medal carefully prepared by the organizing committee. Made of pure gold!
As soon as this news came out, the atmosphere at the scene once again pushed towards Gao Chao.
That is, be careful in this simulated competition. You only have one chance, so you must do your best! Secondly, the participation awards are all doctor’s commemorative medals made of pure gold, so how precious are the final championship and runner-up prizes?
However, the organizing committee has not disclosed it yet. It only said that it will give everyone a surprise when the time comes, creating a lot of mystery.
But for most people, it’s just to get a participation prize and study with the prince!
However, no one gave up and everyone was in high spirits.
Soon, the game begins!
Because this time it was "accelerating", each player used their fastest hand speed, which resulted in some who were not technically proficient, or whose hand speed was slow, and made some mistakes that they should not have made, resulting in low scores. than expected.
For example, a doctor at the Presbyterian Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia yelled at the end of the game because he only scored 599 points, while in the previous divisional competition, he scored 600 points!
The same was true for a doctor from Houston Methodist Hospital. In the first round of the division, he had a perfect score of 600. This time, his performance was a bit panicked, with only 596 points. Mainly because the players next to him were too good. He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that the opponent had passed the test. The progress was too much ahead of him. I panicked, my hands shook, and then, damn, my points were deducted!
The system automatically deducted it, and I have no place to explain it. It’s frustrating!
After the game, Mick Wells came back with his head held high, because this time, he made no mistakes and scored a perfect 600!
The most important thing is that the time is much longer than last time. Last time, it took him a full hour and five minutes. This time, he may have held it in for too long and was ridiculed too much. His frustration turned into The strength inspired absolute fighting spirit, and he was so good that he achieved a good result of forty-nine minutes!
In the last California division, Murphy, who ranked second, spent fifty-five minutes, which means he surpassed Murphy!
Mick Wells finished the game and looked at the score and time popping up on the screen. Even he couldn't believe it!
But immediately, he was full of energy and happy, and returned to the area where the doctors in California were. When he was leaving, he met doctors from other states who had ridiculed him before, and they couldn't help but raise their eyebrows at each other.
Stephanie noticed Mick Wells' results popping up on the big screen and couldn't help but look at Murphy worriedly: "Can you surpass him this time?"
Murphy curled his lips slightly and said nothing.
In fact, she wasn't worried at all because she didn't give her full performance last time. Murphy's fingers are dexterous, and all six techniques are at the peak of the master level. He becomes stronger when he encounters a strong one.
Murphy whispered: "You should worry about yourself."
"Hmph." Stephanie hummed softly, saying that she didn't know a good person's heart. Will I lose to you? Well, even if you lose, you shouldn't be thrown off too much. I can win a prize too!
Stephanie thought about her progress these days, took a deep breath, and suddenly felt confident. She knows her own progress, but she never talks about it. She was holding her breath too!
(End of chapter)
