Hospital Playlist (슬기로운 의사생활)

-Hello, I'd like an iced hot cappuccino. -Me too.

"Iced hot cappuccino"?

Hot or cold?

Cold, please.

Thank you.

The new interns who are scarier than the devil have arrived.

They say

you should never get sick in March.

They were just med students up until February 28.

But as of March 1, they're interns.

They know nothing but suddenly become interns overnight.

I'm really hoping for a not-so-eventful year.

Only small blunders, nothing major.

Were you a troublemaker when you were an intern?

I sure was.

Once, I cried four times in just a day.

Even just doing an arterial blood test. By December, it was so easy.

But I wasn't used to it in March, so I tried it multiple times.

I got teary-eyed, and so did the patient.

And when patients were in pain,

I wasn't sure which pain medicine to use and how to notify the others.

The worst was when I had to call my professor.

Totally.

I had to call my professor,

but I could feel my heart racing like crazy.

I always wrote down what I was going to say.

I made a script

and read off of it, as if my professor was in front of me.

I remember how scared I was.

I even wrote down how it should be read.

I'd write "In a polite but urgent manner" in parentheses.

Professor, I'm really sorry.

-Hello. -Hello.

Hi. The scrubs look good on you.

Where are you interning?

-In OB-GYN. -I'm in Surgery.

Right, you should start with the four main departments.

Gosh, then when will we meet?

Hong-do, Cardiothoracic Surgery is calling you

"Yes!" And he runs over

But they say, "Yun-bok, not you"

Hong-do, I know you're coming to Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Yun-bok, I hope you make a wise decision too.

Cardiothoracic Surgery is trying to reduce the work hours.

The professors said

that they'll guarantee the quality of life of residents.

Is CS getting zero new residents this year?

Your coffee is getting cold. Drink up. Oh, it's cold.

Yun-bok, after you're trained in the four major departments,

come join us. Don't make me wait too long.

I hope to see you in the CS Medical Office.

Well, I've already made up my mind to join Neurosurgery.

Yun-bok, do you want some cake?

Let's go. It's on NS.

NS is rich. We have a lot of people.

Let's go.

Here! Fellow Jang Gyeo-ul.

Come join me.

Hello.

Hello.

That short coat looks great on you, Fellow Jang Gyeo-ul.

Thank you. It's the only thing that I get dry-cleaned.

Of course. You finally got it after coveting it for years.

I heard GS got three new residents this year.

-It can't be true. -It is true.

-Are you that excited? -Yes, I'm so excited.

I've always worked alone,

so I'm happy to have lots of interns and residents.

I'll be so good to them.

We had two interns join us last year,

but both of them had to work at our branches

in Jongno, Sokcho, and Sejong.

This year, they all came here.

Two in their second year and three in their first year.

One of them went to our Jongno branch, but four of them came here.

It's all thanks to you.

I bet all the interns applied because they saw how well you were doing.

No. There are new benefits now, and it's changed to three years.

It's not because of me.

By the way, did Cardiothoracic Surgery

not get a single new resident this year?

No.

But you have senior residents.

Yes, in their third and fourth year.

Gosh, poor Chang-min. He has to do everything again this year.

NS has four new residents this year.

Even the one who had left came back.

What was that?

-Hi. -Hello.

I can't have breakfast today. I have a conference. Bye.

I have to head out too.

Have this on the way.

My gosh, the coffee smells so good. Can I have a sip?

You got home late last night. I heard you come in.

Yes. Gyeo-ul was feeling under the weather,

so I was with her until pretty late.

Her brother is getting married soon.

He's already moved in with his fiancée.

What?

When are you…

getting married?

I'm planning to propose to her soon.

Can I live with you guys?

You're a freak.

You have steered off course.

Recalculating route.

No, this is a faster route.

You always get confused here.

But I forgive you.

To get to Yulje Medical Center, turn right in 300m

into the four-lane road.

No, I'm taking the three-lane road. It's the same.

INCOMING CALL CHAE SONG-HWA

I want an iced vanilla latte.

All right. Are you in the parking lot?

I'm five minutes away. Stay there. I want coffee too.

Okay, I'll be at the café.

Okay, see you in a bit.

Will you not regret this?

What? Coming back?

I won't regret it.

I got a serious reality check

and came back because I regretted leaving this place.

Why would I regret doing a fellowship?

I don't regret my decision.

Do you plan to stay with the goal of becoming a professor?

No. He wants to receive more training on surgery from Professor Chae

and leave again in two years.

My experience taught me that I still have a lot to learn.

I told you to wait until after the first year of your fellowship.

Why did you leave in such a hurry?

At first, I was told to specialize in spine surgery, so I said yes.

I'm not sure if this is a good thing,

but I was asked to take over

when the cerebrovascular disease specialist left.

Cerebrovascular disease intrigues me…

but I don't feel experienced or skilled enough for the surgeries.

The same goes for the spine. I had no experience whatsoever.

At the other hospital,

there were so many smart, experienced senior surgeons

that I felt I'd never get a chance to perform surgery on my own.

So I felt lost for about half a year.

Then Professor Chae told me there was a vacancy for a fellow, so I applied.

I hear you. I feel the same way.

I still don't feel confident when I have to perform surgery on my own.

The others and I talk about it every day in the on-call room.

"Can we perform surgery?"

I ask myself that too.

All right, let's stop being so hard on ourselves.

But don't you regret taking a pay cut?

Your salary was three times higher than what you'd make as a fellow.

You see,

you can make more money when you're a skilled doctor and surgeon.

Learning how to do aneurysm coiling and clipping

will broaden my surgery skills.

You were only gone for a year, but it sounds like you learned a lot.

I want to make a lot of money.

I'll earn a lot of money

so my parents who worked hard to pay for my education

can live comfortably.

I came back so I can earn more money.

Is money everything to you?

Yes, it is.

I need to earn more so I can give my parents more money

and buy a car and a house.

I still don't own a car.

That's nothing to boast about.

I don't either.

And I want to get married.

Why are you telling me this?

I need money to get married.

It won't happen with the money I have now.

Why must we witness his marriage proposal first thing in the morning?

I have money.

You don't need to spend a penny.

-Is this how you say it? -I don't know.

Well, I can't

get married empty-handed.

Then bring a spoon.

My gosh.

Come on. Let's go for a walk.

Sure.

Are we invisible to them?

I guess they can't see us.

One hot Americano and one iced vanilla latte, please.

-The regular size? -Well--

A regular hot Americano and a large IVL.

-Hi. -Hi, Professor Lee. You're late today.

It happens, you know.

We're friends on social media.

What?

You don't need to know.

Fine. Here.

Shall we drink it here?

-Do you have time? -Yes, I do. What about you?

I have about 30 minutes. I have a quick conference.

Then let's drink it quickly.

Surgery is nothing new. I always do it.

I advise them on their theses.

Right, I'm on the committee for the Brain Tumor Conference.