Saudi Arabia, a country that made its fortune from oil, exudes local tyranny.
Jeddah is naturally infected with this unique temperament. Where cars pass by, you can see the splendid buildings, the fountains on the sea in the distance, and the Kingdom Tower under construction.
The Kingdom Tower is said to be over 1,000 meters tall. If completed, it will be taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, becoming the world's first building over 1,000 meters tall.
Everywhere tells people that this is a place where wealth gathers.
The driver took them to a hotel near the hospital, settled their luggage, and immediately went to a Chinese restaurant for dinner without stopping.
Yang Ping is very satisfied with this arrangement. He is not opposed to foreign food, but he definitely doesn't like it. What he likes most is his own Chinese food.
This restaurant is owned by a Sichuanese, and its business is very booming, because there are also many Chinese in Jeddah, and they can feed them just by taking out work meals from a large construction site nearby.
And during holidays, workers at these construction sites gather here for dinner.
Not far from Yang Ping's table, there were several people in work clothes eating, with the words China Construction Seventh Bureau written on them.
I heard from the boss that the projects they are building are worth more than one billion yuan.
These workers were finishing their meal and packing their bags to leave. The shop owner gave them a few bottles of Laoganma.
"How long will you stay here? How about getting two bottles?" The shop owner was very enthusiastic.
Yang Ping shook his head: "You're too polite, we are only here for a short stay."
"They usually have a bad appetite, so they rely on this to appetize." The shop owner explained.
The food in this Sichuan restaurant is very on point. It is really good to be able to eat such on-point Sichuan food abroad.
Time was tight. After dinner, without making too many stops, Professor Li took Yang Ping back to the hotel.
Yang Ping took a shower, changed his clothes, took a short rest, and then followed Professor Li to IMC Hospital.
This is the largest hospital in Jeddah. The newly built heart center has gathered a large number of the world's top doctors.
Of course, most of these top doctors form a team to make money. They sign contracts with hospitals, and as long as they dedicate a few days each month to perform surgeries, they can get a huge commission.
Of course, there are also people who are invited by charitable organizations to perform surgeries, but this is rare.
Some low-qualified doctors simply come here to practice, because they won’t have many opportunities in the main hospital, but here they have more opportunities to practice.
The Saudi Red Cross often sends helicopters to surrounding countries to pick up patients and then send them here for treatment. All expenses are paid by the charity.
Professor Li comes to Saudi Arabia almost every month and is very familiar with it. He is a contract doctor here and has a mission from the International Red Cross.
Most of the nurses here are recruited from the Philippines, and there are also some Korean nurses. Women are not allowed to engage in nursing work in Saudi Arabia.
I followed Professor Li to the doctor's office in the heart center. The office is very spacious and can accommodate dozens of people working at the same time.
"Everyone stop what you are doing and let me introduce you!"
Professor Li clapped his hands.
The doctors wearing blue scrubs immediately stopped what they were doing, and the doctor who was discussing the surgical plan also calmed down and raised his head.
"This is Dr. Yang, whom I invited from China. He will perform the surgery on the mirrored child."
After the brief introduction, there was a commotion in the office and some people started whispering.
They all know that Professor Li Zehui invited a top cardiac surgeon from China.
And because of this, the relationship between Professor Li Zehui and his senior brother, Professor Dodge of Cleveland, was very tense.
Because Professor Dodge insisted on performing this operation, Professor Li Zehui refused forcefully.
Li Zehui and Dodge are the top doctors at the Cleveland Heart Center. This doctor can actually perform surgeries that they cannot do.
Apparently, he is still a very young doctor.
"Hello, Dr. Yang!"
The first person to stand up and shake hands was a white man with a height of over 1.8 meters and a strong build. He greeted Yang Ping in English.
Yang Ping responded to him in English and then shook hands with him.
"Dr. Dodge, the attending physician at the Cleveland Heart Center, can perform heart surgeries on children and adults." Professor Li Zehui introduced.
In the United States, the professional titles of doctors are not that complicated. There are only two levels--resident doctor and attending doctor.
Resident doctors, called Residents, are undergoing training and are not qualified to practice medicine independently; attending doctors, called Attending, have completed training and can practice medicine independently.
There is no process for evaluating professional titles for doctors in the United States, and the attending doctor is lifelong.
Each attending doctor has full autonomy over the diagnosis and treatment process of the inpatients in his charge, and other attending doctors have no right to interfere. Even the department director and dean have only administrative duties and have no right to interfere with the diagnosis and treatment plans of other attending doctors.
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Different residency programs have different training years, and different disciplines have different training times. The internal medicine system generally takes 3 to 4 years, and the surgical system takes 5 to 7 years. For example, thoracic surgery and neurosurgery, these training times are longer, seven years.<
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Some require subsequent subspecialty training, such as cardiac surgery.
Therefore, in Cleveland, as a doctor's level, Li Zehui and Dodge are both attending doctors.
And some can be called so-and-so professors, which is another evaluation system, the teaching evaluation system of the college, and has nothing to do with practicing medicine. It can be understood that if you have the ability to practice medicine, or have the idea, you can go to the school to get one.
Professor Dangdang, this is extra and has nothing to do with the doctor’s professional title level. It is understandable to be part-time.,
Like Li Zehui, Dodge can perform heart surgeries on children and adults.
Surgeons who can perform both pediatric and adult heart surgery are very rare in the world. They are simply rare treasures.
"Which hospital in China does Dr. Yang work for? Anzhen or Fuwai?"
Dr. Dodge only knows Anzhen or Fuwai for cardiac surgery in China, but compared with the Cleveland Heart Center, these two hospitals are mediocre.
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Yang Ping shook his head: "No, I'm from Sanbo Hospital."
"Three bets?"
Dodge muttered several times and said: "Sorry! I haven't heard of the cardiac surgery department at Sanbo Hospital."
Yang Ping was not angry at Dr. Dodge's directness. He said frankly: "Our cardiac surgery has just started, and my main business is orthopedics, not cardiology."
Dodge was shocked, his eyes immediately widened, and his lips opened slightly. If there weren't so many people around him looking at him, he would have stretched his mouth to the limit.
Orthopedics!
Hire an orthopedic surgeon for heart surgery?
What a joke!
Did you hear that correctly?
Dodge turned his attention to Professor Li Zehui to confirm whether he had heard wrongly, but that he was really so crazy.
Hire an orthopedic surgeon to perform heart surgery!
Professor Li Zehui looked very calm: "Dodge, you heard it right. Yes, Dr. Yang's main specialty is orthopedics, but that does not prevent me from asking him to perform the little guy's surgery. I endorse him, and it complies with the medical regulations here.
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Professor Li spread his hands in a very Western-style manner and shrugged.
The entire office is full of cardiac surgery experts, and even some rookies would not consider themselves inferior to an orthopedic surgeon.
All the expectations that these doctors had just had dissipated in an instant. It was impossible, absolutely impossible for an orthopedic surgeon to perform heart surgery.
Not to mention this kind of top-notch surgery, even if it is an ordinary pediatric heart surgery, how can an orthopedic surgeon possibly perform it?
Some people even laughed, and others started busy with the work at hand.
"I'm sorry, Dr. Yang, some things have to take a while, but this does not prevent me from asking you to perform the surgery. I have the final say on this matter." Professor Li expected this scene to happen.
The first Mirror Man was a little girl. Dodge insisted on operating the surgery, but the little girl died on the operating table.
Dodge believes that this is nothing. No one in the world can successfully complete this kind of surgery. As a pioneer, his courage is worthy of praise.
But Li Zehui doesn't think so. He thinks there is a more powerful doctor in the world, and that is Yang Ping.
So this time, no matter what, he wouldn't let Dodge touch the patient.
He even issued an order to subordinate doctors: no one should be allowed to contact this patient.
This order made Dodge very angry and made the relationship between them very tense.
When they come to this hospital, Dodge and Li Ze will always cooperate happily. Just because of this matter, the two have quarreled several times.
"Okay, I won't delay your work. I wish you a happy job!" Dodge said to Yang Ping in a very gentlemanly manner.
Then he said to Li Zehui: "Let's find a time to talk again, and you should give me some explanations."
Dodge suppressed his anger. Li Ze would never let him touch this patient, but he invited an orthopedic surgeon to perform the surgery. He even thought there must be some conspiracy.
"Dodge, I am not your junior doctor. I am fully responsible for any decisions I make. I don't need to explain to you." Li Ze would take Yang Ping to his desk. When passing by, he would whisper in Dodge's ear and lower his voice.
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"Each of us is responsible for Cleveland's reputation."
Dodge also lowered his voice.
Professor Li didn't want to waste time on this matter, so he turned to Yang Ping and said, "Dr. Yang, let's look at the medical records and then go to the ward to see the patients?"
"Marshall!"
Li Ze will call a doctor by name.
The doctor named Marshall has already moved the medical records over, and the image-reading electronic screen on his desk is also covered with pictures.
