Dr. John Garrett talked about his life in medicine, the workings of a hospital, and how government and non-government programs impact medicine. The interview took place in the Fast Track Emergency Room of the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington. Scenes of the emergency room were also shown. Dr. John Garrett has been at the Virginia Hospital Center for 20 years. He is chairman of the Board of Directors as well as chief of the Cardiac Surgery and of the Non Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery departments. Previously he was on the faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Auburn University, and Georgetown University Medical Center.