NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 51: Joining the Pioneer, Director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department

Larry Miller was stunned:
"Bring your two friends?"

"Yes, it's Mr. Sean and Ms. Jiang Muyan who helped me yesterday."

Jiang Ming nodded and said that the reason he talked about this matter first was because it was something he had to do.

Let's talk about the salary and benefits later, let them stay first! This is what he promised them when he watched the game!
Larry Miller said without much concern:

"That's no problem, I know they are also very good doctors, and they are fully qualified and capable of serving as team doctors.

Besides, our Trail Blazers medical team only has 8 people now, plus you 11 people, it is not as large as the Rockets medical team you were in before, so there is no problem at all. "

"only."

Larry Miller blinked, took a sip of coffee and said:

"But their treatment is definitely not as good as yours, and it is also likely not as good as the big hospitals they worked in before. Can they accept it?"

"Can you tell me roughly what range it is in? I can also ask for their opinions."

Although Jiang Ming knew roughly what range it was in,
As the world's top basketball league, the NBA has very complete rules. From drafts to competitions, from competitions to awards, everything is clearly recorded with rules and regulations.

From superstars and ordinary players to league staff, there are clear regulations for everyone.

But to be on the safe side, I'd better ask the president.

"Okay, I have a document here. I'll show it to you. I was pressed for time just now and didn't have time to make you coffee."

President Larry took out a document from his desk and handed it to Jiang Ming while making coffee for him.

The fact that he was the only one who came to "interview" Jiang Ming this time actually shows one thing: the other senior executives of the Trail Blazers all agreed to let Jiang Ming join the company, so he was so relaxed and there was no pressure from below.

What he showed Jiang Ming was not just the document on the entry standards for team doctors, but also the salary standards for various professions in the NBA, including equipment technicians, trainers, caddies, locker room assistants, cleaners and other staff.

Everyone in these professions is indispensable in the NBA, but superstars are more often exposed under the spotlight, while the people behind them are silently contributing and doing their most basic jobs.

Team doctors are such a presence, they protect every player.

Jiang Ming also quickly found the team doctor's page:
The first requirement for NBA team doctors to enter the industry is that they must have an independent medical qualification certificate, which is something that every doctor needs to have. Although he is only a doctor for a team, he still falls under the category of doctor.

Secondly, due to the particularity of the sports industry, NBA team doctors need professional counterparts, and not all doctors can be team doctors.

The major you study must be related to sports medicine, and the school you graduate from is also very important. A diploma from a prestigious university is a must.

On the contrary, Jiang Ming himself does not meet this requirement at all, and the Rockets did not even mention this requirement when they interviewed him.

But Jiang Ming feels that few teams will fully follow this rule. After all, more than one team doctor is needed, and not all players have sports medicine injuries.

The third condition is to have very rich on-the-spot experience.

Because in the game, many things happen suddenly, and you need to make a quick judgment based on the player's injury, whether he needs to go back to the locker room for a more in-depth examination or just needs a rest.

Of course, sometimes players will ask for a solution on the spot, and as a team doctor, you also need to have a response plan based on the situation and make a judgment whether it can be done.

Jiang Ming saw the Trail Blazers’ own note behind this: (It is best to have more than 3 years of experience in the hospital.)
This actually directly cuts off the possibility for medical students who have just graduated from college to become team doctors directly.

If students want to come to the NBA, they can only work as intern assistants for free, just like the medical students that Rockets' Maffei teaches part-time, and then see if they can get permanent jobs after graduating in a few years.

The fourth is the ability to communicate. Players are usually anxious when they get injured on the court. If they think the injury is not serious, they want to get back into the game as soon as possible.

So sometimes they won’t listen to advice, and the team doctor needs to communicate well.

this.
After reading this, Jiang Ming knew that if Sean came alone, he would definitely be PASSED. He was totally incapable of doing this. The players might not be anxious because of the performance on the court, but were instead anxious about Sean's language and organizational skills.

These four are the general entry requirements written in black and white, but in fact, there should be many differences when it comes to each team. For example, the Trail Blazers do not recruit Indians by default, the Lakers do not accept Boston doctors, and so on.

Only Jiang Muyan fully meets the requirements here, while he and Sean can only be considered barely qualified. The attached salary list is also clearly written.

An ordinary doctor like Sean earns 20 to 30 yuan a year.

Expert doctors like Jiang Muyan earn 30 to 50 yuan a year. However, the experts here should refer to the experts in the US medical system. I don’t know if they recognize those selected by South Korean hospitals. Anyway, Chinese expert directors are not counted here.

I had specifically asked this question when I was in the Rockets. At that time, I naively wanted my parents to come over and show their skills. However, after asking about the salary, I immediately gave up the idea. This amount of money was not even as much as my father's income from making flying knives.

It is not mentioned here how much chiefs like Jensen and Thomas earn, but they should be in seven figures. A chief of surgery like Jensen must earn more than someone like Thomas Reese who is in charge of internal medicine.

Of course, I also wrote at the end that, regardless of professional titles, if one has good medical skills, a high professional level, and super awesome papers, then one's annual income can reach seven figures.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ming sent a message to Sean and the other person who were waiting in the lounge:
"If this is the annual salary standard, can you accept it?"

"can."

Both of them replied immediately.

Jiang Ming also asked Larry Miller directly:

"Mr. Miller, how much annual salary are the team prepared to give us?"

Larry Miller handed the coffee cup to Jiang Ming, raised his own coffee cup and took a sip, saying:

"The two of them make 30 per year, and you make 100 million per year, and we want to sign you for a minimum of three years."

hiss!
It’s so cool to have Microsoft as your backing!

Jiang Ming thought that this was the maximum amount he could give.

At this time Larry Miller continued:
"And now that you've said you're going to have two assistants, why don't you just manage them directly? How about opening a special Chinese medicine department and having you be the director?"

"Yes, but they can't be called assistants. They are colleagues."

"It's up to you. You're the boss anyway. You're not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Surgery or the Department of Internal Medicine. You're directly managed by the management. Is that okay?"

"Okay, they and I agree."

Larry Miller was typing away on his laptop keyboard, apparently contacting the employees in the legal and contract department to draft a contract.

After two days of hard work, Jiang Ming finally smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.

This is truly worthy of the name of the founder of traditional Chinese medicine!!
Just as Larry said, this is the first Chinese medicine medical team in NBA history!!!

The promotion of Chinese medicine starts from today!!!
Veterinarian Jiang is here!

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(End of this chapter)