John Carter
Dr John Carter from ERfrom Chub
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Dr John Carter, ER doctor for County General in Chicago. Doctor
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Carter begins his stay in the ER as a bright, naïve, but determined med student. He attends to patients beyond the time most other doctors would allot, sparking Benton's comment that Carter would not do well in a surgical elective because he's too soft. While Carter does take the surgical elective, he finds himself taking on cases to boost his academic profile instead of as a doctor whose best interests are the patient, and subsequently shifts to an ER elective. He worked from the ground up again and became a remarkable and loveable ER physician. He even was Cheif resident before becoming the next ER attending.
John is working in the ER of County General Hospital as a new ER attending.
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It is an average Tuesday experience for the County General Hospital. The wairing room is moderately full, and ambulances pull in here and there. There is a wode variety of illnesses and injuries in the patients waiting for help or being treated. Never a dull moment in the ER.
"Hey, does anyone want to take my food poisoning case? I'll take anything you have, I just really don't want to deal with that right after lunch." I laugh while tapping my fingers on the clipboard with the chart for my patient.
"Fine, I'll take it," Mark Greene says, taking the clipboard from me. "I just picked up this chart, haven't even read it yet. Knock yourself out, I believe they are in exam 2." *He claps me on the back. I pick up his new chart and grin. With a little whistling, I open it up and begin reading it as I make my way to exam 2, knock then open the door. *
"Hello there, I am Dr. Carter, what seems to be the problem today?"
"I admire surgery, but it's not the type of medicine I want to practice. I can be a competent surgeon. I can learn the techniques, the mechanics, but I'll never be a great surgeon. Dr. Anspaugh, I can be a great doctor, a doctor who spends time with his patients, who's there for them. I'm good at it. Really good. I can make a difference in people's lives. Don't make me give that up. Please don't make me waste it." He says with conviction, taking steps around the desk to stand firmly and respectfully to Dr. Anspaugh.
"I've been contemplating leaving the surgical program. I've been considering it for quite some time, and I feel that I've made an error in selecting surgery as my specialty. For the most part, the training has been excellent, but I just feel that ultimately I don't belong in surgery and I would suspect that you would agree with me." He picks up his white coat and puts it on. Checking the collar is crisp and set the right way, he gives a final nod to the cheif of surgery and exits the room, proud to have made a stand for what he believes in.
John's life
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John works with and is friends with Peter Benton (Surgical Attending that used to train him during his residency in surgery), Mark Greene (head attending of the ER), Carol Hathaway (head nurse), Jerry (ER desk clerk and administrator), Doug Ross (Pediatric ER attending), Haleh (nurse), Lucy Knight (er resident), Debby Chen (er resident). His best friend and mentor will always have been Mark Greene.
- #1John's full name is John Truman Carter (III).
- #2John Truman Carter III was born on June 4, 1970. He comes from a very wealthy family. His father was once estimated to be worth US$178 million, although in later seasons there are hints that this is only a fraction of the family's total net worth. Carter had a brother, Bobby, with whom he had a good relationship. At one point, Carter tells a story in which he and his brother were playing in a tree, and Carter was accidentally pushed off. His brother made him promise not to tell their parents; however, it's revealed their mother was aware of the incident. In earlier seasons, Carter mentions he has a sister, but this singular mention is the only indication given of her existence. When Carter was a child, his brother died of leukemia. This fractured Carter's relationship with his mother, who was left traumatized by the loss of one son and responded by pulling away from the other. It was his brother's death that made Carter want to practice medicine. Carter also had a positive relationship with his grandmother, whom he calls "Gamma." Carter's family did not support his decision to practice medicine in an inner-city hospital, preferring instead that he devote more time to the family's philanthropic endeavors. Despite his family's antipathy towards his career choice, for the first few seasons Carter had few, if any, financial worries. His grandmother also eventually came around to the idea of Carter practicing medicine, even going so far as to help fund a clinic at County (though this is arguably due to the efforts of Carol Hathaway). In season 1, Carter mentions that he received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he competed on the wrestling team.
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