In the early 1990s, the German authorities separated radiology into diagnostics and therapy so I obtained two more MDs. Then, in the mid-1990s, with the number of tests increasing, I had to appear before a board to be re-certified.
My wife stood by me like a rock in the rough ocean of mankind. The base was made but I had to brush my knowledge day by day to stay in the race.
If you want to keep your nose in front, if you want to compete with the best, you have to be on the cutting edge.
That was also when I started thinking about breaking out on my own or taking a shot at becoming chief of a hospital. I decided on private practice.
If we have a problem, we have to hope he has the time to fix it.
I liked what I saw and was lucky enough to get a job as an assistant doctor at the Essen University Medical College.
