Preparation (5)
“I heard this from a classmate, and he said he was buying and selling interns.”
“Are you sure?”
“Almost 80 percent.”
Choi Ki-seok clicked his tongue at Lee Young-ho’s answer.
Interns train in different departments every month.
However, during the internship training period, if you do not want to go to a department that you have avoided, you pay a classmate to take the department, which is called buying and selling interns.
The price is usually between 2 million and 3 million won per piece.
The department avoided is, of course, the field of surgery.
The most avoided department is orthopedics, but you can experience a new world by assisting in surgery. This is because the work of putting bones together is incredibly difficult.
“So, if what you said is true, Sang-joong took money and went to thoracic surgery instead?”
“Yes.”
“Well, it’s not like we didn’t buy and sell in our time, but it’s bittersweet to have to deal with it myself.”
“Surgery is like that.”
“Anyway, aren’t you planning on doing thoracic surgery?”
Choi Ki-seok placed his hand on Lee Young-ho’s shoulder.
“I’m going to a neurosurgeon next month and a colorectal surgeon the month after that. I’ll just go to these two places and then decide.”
“You don’t necessarily have to have experience to know. When you come to the thoracic surgery department, I will treat you well. I will teach you techniques and procedures.”
“Because my senior is tempting me like this, it’s so….”
Lee Young-ho scratched the back of his head.
Choi Ki-seok realized that he was not making a flattering comment, but was genuinely shaken.
It seemed like it was because it was a mentor relationship.
“Think about it carefully. There will never be another opportunity like this.”
“Okay, I’ll make a decision as soon as possible.”
“Okay. Good luck.”
After talking with Youngho Lee, I went up to the ward.
Drurr.
“Doctor~”
As I opened the door to the hospital room and entered, Michael smiled and waved.
Also known as American Gesture. The movements are large and refreshing.
“How are you feeling?”
“It’s the same as before… It’s not bad.”
Michael stuttered in Korean.
“Are you bored staying in the hospital all day?”
“A little? But that’s fun. It’s a great time.”
Michael pointed his index finger at the TV.
A talk program is being broadcast where people from all over the world gather and have conversations.
“I’m having fun watching that too.”
“That’s right. But that American guy over there is strange. I think he speaks Korean better than me.”
“It’s true. Is that why you can talk?”
Choi Ki-seok tilted his head while looking at the microphone and the broadcast.
For some reason, the state of the American representative is a mess. I think they were chosen based on their appearance, not their language skills.
“I want to go out there too. I can do well.”
“You don’t know if the opportunity will come, so you have to get the surgery done well and take good care of yourself. Okay?”
“Take care of yourself? Take care of yourself?”
“Ah… taking care of one’s body means take care.”
“I learned something. Thank you.”
Mike wrote something in the notebook at his bedside.
Mike has been studying Korean frugally since being hospitalized.
“If you’re bored during the day, try talking to other patients.”
“I think they’ll hate me because I’m an American guy.”
“That’s not necessarily true. If Michael is bored, it means that the other patients are also bored. If you talk to him first, he might unexpectedly like you.”
“Doctor, if you say so, I will try.”
“Does the food fit your taste buds?”
“I’m really good at eating spicy food. That’s why I also like Korean food. But the hospital food doesn’t taste good.”
“What food do you like best?”
“Kimchi stew. It’s spicy and delicious. But hospital kimchi stew is not tasty and it’s hard to go out and buy it.”
Michael gave a sullen expression.
But it is that moment.
Tiring!
[The special mission ‘Oh My Kimchi Stew’ has been created.]
[Provide a kimchi stew that Michael will admire. If successful, a special reward will be given.]
[Yes. This is the taste (0/1)]
Choi Ki-seok, who confirmed the mission, could not help but laugh.
I never thought the scope of the mission would be this wide.
However, even if the mission is ridiculous, the essential content is to satisfy the patient’s needs and build rapport.
In other words, this is something that we as doctors need to pay attention to.
Ki-Seok Choi left the hospital room after finishing his conversation with Michael. And I immediately picked up my phone.
“Uh, it’s me. Everything’s going well, right?”
[….]
“Do I have to call first to hear your voice? Why don’t you call me?”
[….]
“Okay, man. Since I said something last time, come to the hospital sometime this week. I’ll prepare kimchi stew and some other Korean food. Anyway, there’s something like that.”
Choi Ki-seok hung up the call after getting an OK sign from the other person.
As I was walking around the rest of the ward and examining the patients, my steps suddenly stopped.
His eyes were fixed on patient Kim Se-chan.
He is 32 years old.
He was transferred from a local branch and is waiting for a heart transplant due to heart failure. As the Saber team’s first official surgery patient, he is receiving special care.
‘cheer up.’
Choi Ki-seok carefully entered the hospital room and encouraged the sleeping Kim Se-chan and his guardian.
He also received a heart transplant before starting a new life. And with his special ability, he was able to overcome the penalty of a heart transplant.
However, Kim Se-chan will not be able to live a life close to that of a normal person.
You will have to take immunosuppressants for the rest of your life and take care of your body.
Choi Ki-seok looked down at the patient and headed to the duty room.
First, after studying English for about two hours, I held a teddy bear in my hand.
Click!
I tightened the suture needle with the needle holder and started practicing suturing.
I was immersed in suturing and when I looked at the clock, it was 9 o’clock at night.
[Broken Stuffed Toy (7/150)]
Although we made some progress, the road to completing the mission was difficult.
Choi Ki-seok enjoyed a moment of relaxation while drinking mixed coffee.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
When I heard a knock on the door and asked him to come in, Kang Sang-joong appeared hesitantly.
“I have finished researching the chest tube drainage data you mentioned during the day.”
“What data?”
“I picked it myself.”
Choi Ki-seok looked through the data presented by Kang Sang-joong and tapped on the keyboard.
His expression gradually hardened.
“This costs 1,500 won, right?”
“Huh? What do you mean….”
“You downloaded it exactly as it was on Super Campus. There’s not a single mistake from the title to the content, right?”
Kang Sang-joong lowered his head at Choi Ki-seok’s point.
“It’s okay. Maybe if you’re busy.”
“Are you sure?”
“Actually, the content of the material in Super Campus is not bad. What matters is how much you have digested it. If you are familiar with the content, there is no need to research the material.”
“….”
“But I don’t think you would have studied CTD since you did research like this.”
Choi Ki-seok put pressure on Kang Sang-jung step by step.
I don’t like to harass my subordinates, but I couldn’t leave Kang Sang-joong alone.
Not only did he have a treatment attitude, but he showed no will to learn knowledge at all. The fact that he received money from another intern to come to the thoracic surgery clinic was also enough to motivate him.
“Shall we give you a question? Considering your level, I will give it a special OX quiz.”
“…yes.”
“The patient requires special management when the drainage rate is 80ml per hour. OX?”
“It’s X.”
“X are you sure? What if I’m wrong?”
“…When I think about it again, it’s like O.”
“Dang! Wrong. The correct answer is X. A sign of abnormal drainage is more than 100ml per hour.”
“Haa….”
Kang Sang-joong sighed as the ground fell.
Judging by the expression on his face, he seems to be upset about being caught fishing.
“You are truly ridiculous. Don’t you know that the very fact that you are doing OX to an intern is a joke? And if you want to know anything, know it straight away. Seonmu-dang is not the only one who catches people.”
Ki-Seok Choi took five OX quizzes in a row, and Sang-Joong Kang got only one question correct.
“Mourning.”
“Yes, teacher.”
“The name is being discussed, but your skills aren’t the best. Please, let’s live up to the name, okay?”
“Note… I will be careful.”
“From now on, I will give you homework every day, so after work, you will be the prosecutor, okay?”
“yes.”
“Stop it.”
At Choi Ki-seok’s gesture, Kang Sang-joong left the duty room.
Tiring!
[You have completed the hidden mission ‘Scary Man’.]
[Charisma increases by one level.]
[The player has been recognized as a fearful person by Kang Sang-jung. If the player instructs, the action power during the river is doubled.]
Ki-Seok Choi checked the status window and laughed.
Jiyiing.
His smile deepened as the call phone rang just in time.
It’s not an emergency room call, it’s Jeong Seol-hwa’s call.
[babe. I miss you.]
“Me too. Shall we meet at the hideout?”
[I’m already here.]
“I’ll be there soon.”
I hung up the phone and found a hideout.
Jeong Seol-hwa was drinking coffee with the radio turned on low.
“Come here.”
Jeong Seol-hwa patted the seat next to the sofa, and Choi Ki-seok sat next to Jeong Seol-hwa and drank the coffee she offered.
“My skill at making coffee is getting better. At this rate, I will become a barista instead of a doctor.”
“Shall we open a cafe later?”
Jeong Seol-hwa leaned against Choi Ki-seok.
Choi Ki-seok took a sip of coffee and stared at Jeong Seol-hwa. Every day was busy and difficult, but when I was with Jeong Seol-hwa, I was able to wash away everything.
I was once again grateful for her presence.
“How was your day today?”
“I was tired.”
Jeong Seol-hwa continued speaking with a helpless expression.
“And after PCI ended, I think my classmates and seniors changed a bit. They subtly kept me in check.”
“It’s worth it. Our folktales are so talented. We finished PCI in our first year and are monopolizing Professor Kim Cheol-woo’s love.”
Choi Ki-seok stroked Jeong Seol-hwa’s short hair with one hand.
“We need to treat and nurture talented people. I don’t know why we’re so anxious because we can’t put them down.”
“That’s what I said.”
“No one is bothering you these days, right?”
“huh.”
Jeong Seol-hwa nodded and continued speaking.
“Keep running my hair. It feels good.”
“Woojju. Did you feel good about our Seolhwa?”
“Yes, I like it.”
The two people looked at each other and smiled.
Ki-Seok Choi informed Seol-Hwa Jeong that he had CABG surgery yesterday. The Saber team and Yoon Ji-hye knew about his surgery in advance, so this was the first time he told others about it.
“Really! It’s awesome.”
Jeong Seol-hwa congratulated the work as if it were her own work.
Additionally, I passionately kissed his cheek.
Gurgling.
The source of the hungry sound that suddenly rings in the hideout is none other than Choi Ki-seok’s stomach.
“Didn’t you eat dinner?”
“I had a lot to do, so I forgot.”
“Then let’s go out and eat. I knew we had our first house, but I can’t make you eat food from convenience stores.”
“You might get a call from the emergency room?”
“You can eat somewhere nearby. If you get a call, you can go to the emergency room right then. Let’s go quickly~”
Jeong Seol-hwa dragged Choi Ki-seok’s arm.
Choi Ki-seok had no choice but to leave the hospital with Jeong Seol-hwa. It was his
second outing after 100 days on duty.
The sparkling signs and people walking on the streets were just amazing.
” “What would it have been like if we weren’t doctors?”
Choi Ki-seok looked back at the couple who had just passed by.
“We would have met each other much more comfortably than we do now, right?”
“I guess so. Actually, I imagine things like that a lot when I have some free time. “I wonder what it would have been like if the two of us weren’t doctors.”
Jeong Seol-hwa blushed and continued,
“After work, we would meet, have dinner together, and talk. Go on a trip to a nice place on the weekend. Just thinking about that makes me happy.”
“I hope so too.”
Choi Ki-seok smiled and stretched out one arm.
“What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?”
“You should fold your arms.”
“It’s near the hospital. “What if someone passes by?”
“This is the first time you two have been out since you became a resident. Let’s pretend to be a normal couple, even if just for a moment. “What if someone sees this?”
“As expected, my man. He’s cool.”
Jeong Seol-hwa hugged Choi Ki-seok’s arm tightly.
