Dean Volkert

Doctor Dean Volkert (username Volkert.D)Institute concourse terminal entries; terminal, View Access Logs is a scientist in the Institute in 2287.
==Background==
Although everyone in the Institute is a doctor of some sort, Volkert is the closest that they have to a dedicated physician and medical care specialist.The Sole Survivor: "You're the doctor here?"Dean: "Everyone's a doctor here. But if you mean physician, then yes, I'm about as close as we've got to one."(Dean Volkert's dialogue) He's responsible for maintaining medical records and ensuring every member of the Institute remains in good shape to advance the cause of science.Dean: ""(Dean Volkert's dialogue)
He has a gruff bedside mannerAll responses to requests for healing have the script note "A doctor examining a patient, beside manner is a bit gruff." and has a particularly low opinion of the surface's medical practitioners, considering them little more than butchers.Dean: ""(Dean Volkert's dialogue) His dedication to his patients' well-being puts him in a strenuous relationship with the rest of the BioScience division, as he spends most of his time (up to sixteen hours a day) practicing medicine and administrating the clinic at the expense of other tasks the department, or his colleagues, assign to him.Institute scientist: ""Dean: ""Institute scientist: ""Dean: ""Institute scientist: ""Dean: ""(Institute scientist's and Dean Volkert's dialogue)Clayton: ""Dean: ""Clayton: ""Dean: ""Clayton: ""(Clayton Holdren's and Dean Volkert's dialogue)Clayton: ""Dean: ""Clayton: ""Dean: ""Clayton: ""(Clayton Holdren's and Dean Volkert's dialogue)
He even has unrestricted access to Hydroponics (for medicinal purposes) and will simply take any plants he needs from the plantations, much to Isaac Karlin's annoyance.Isaac: ""Dean: ""Isaac Karlin: ""Dean: ""(Isaac Karlin's and Dean Volkert's dialogue) Volkert also carries out medical experiments, testing new compounds on synth workers. He does not consider synths to be human, or even persons, and treats his test subjects with clinical detachment, expecting them to record any symptoms they experience in full detail.Dean: " "Synth: ""Dean: " "Synth: ""Dean: ""(Synth worker's and Dean Volkert's dialogue)
Perhaps the most difficult relationship is with his son, Brendan Volkert. Unlike his father, who can spend endless tiring days delving into theoretical bioscience (antigens and immunogens, thoretical gene and virotherapy treatments, producing oncolytic viruses through genetic modification), Brendan struggles with science and complex theoretical topics. In an effort to impress his father, Brendan feigns interest in his father's biological pursuits. Dean accepts it, hoping that his son will follow in his footsteps one day.Brendan: ""Dean: ""Brendan: ""Dean: ""Brendan: ""Dean: ""Brendan: ""Dean Volkert: ""(Brendan Volkert's and Dean Volkert's dialogue)Brendan: ""	Dean: ""Brendan: ""	Dean: ""Brendan: ""Dean: ""Brendan: ""Dean Volkert: ""(Brendan Volkert's and Dean Volkert's dialogue)Brendan: ""Dean: ""Brendan: ""Dean: ""Brendan: ""Dean: ""Brendan: ""Dean: ""(Brendan Volkert's and Dean Volkert's dialogue) He sincerely hopes this will stop Brendan from disturbing other Institute members from their duties, as he is sick of fielding complaints from Evan Watson of Advanced Systems regarding Brendan's attempts to ingratiate himself with Rosalind Orman, his love interest.Dean Volkert: ""Brendan Volkert: ""Dean Volkert: ""Brendan: ""Dean: " "Brendan: ""(Brendan Volkert's and Dean Volkert's dialogue)
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Institutionalized: Volkert is met during the quest, and introduced as a free healer: His services are free of charge, but can only be used when the player character is wounded or irradiated.
* Pinned: Volkert will be encountered giving a health exam to Father, who will cut the appointment short to talk to the player character.
* Nuclear Family: Volkert will be present at Father's deathbed, directing the Sole Survivor to see him before he passes, and directing them to Allie Filmore after Father's death.
==Inventory==
==Appearances==
Dean Volkert appears only .
==Bugs==
* The healing service he provides does not cure addictions.
* Like every other physician, he provides healing up to one's maximum Hit Points minus one point.
* After the quest A House Divided, he will no longer offer his services and ignore the player character when interacting with him. To fix this, he must be forced into combat, which will refresh his AI. This bug also causes him to be stuck on his terminal and interacting with the terminal won't force him off it.
==References==
Category:Fallout 4 human characters
Category:Fallout 4 doctors
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