The Cowboy | Shoot from the Hip
6/4/202647 min
Way before Wyoming, John Schneider was the hotshot trainee everyone noticed. With his cowboy boots, swagger and decisiveness under pressure, he seemed to have a bright future ahead of him. But the first hints of what was to come were already starting to show.
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First 90 secondsLaura Beil· Host0:00
Audible subscribers can binge all episodes of Dr. Death: The Cowboy early and ad free. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app or by subscribing on Apple Podcasts. [gentle music] While the people of Wyoming's Big Horn Basin were scratching their heads over that strange flyer, whispers were spreading even farther. In hospital corridors and conferences, one name kept coming up.
Larry Chinn· Guest0:29
I would hear from other friends. I might see someone at a meeting and say, "Oh, you know, did you hear about John?" I'd be like, "No. Why would I hear something about John?"
Laura Beil· Host0:39
At the time, Dr. Larry Chinn was a neurosurgery professor thousands of miles away in New York, but he knew the name John Schneider instantly. They'd done their medical training together. He could still remember the first time they met.
Larry Chinn· Guest0:55
I was walking over to the interns' dorm, and I remember seeing a guy, and he was very heavily muscled, short guy, huge biceps and pecs, wearing a tiny white sleeveless tank top T-shirt that barely concealed his massive muscles.
Laura Beil· Host1:19
[laughs] But it wasn't just his pecs that made John stand out.
Larry Chinn· Guest1:24
He clearly had done really well in medical school, and he was talented.