Resident Playbook (2025) s01e01 Episode Script
Episode 1
1
[theme music playing]
RESIDENT PLAYBOOK
[pilot over radio] EMS control
EPISODE 1
[EMT 1] BP's falling.
BP 80 over 60,
heart rate 130, respiratory rate 30.
[EMT 2] Put another IV line
in the other arm, initiate a fluid bolus.
-On it.
-Ma'am! Can you open your eyes?
Can you hear me?
Ma'am, can you hear me?
[EMT 3] Transferring the patient.
Three, two, one.
[nurse] Ma'am, can you tell me
where you are? Can you open your eyes?
-Her BP's falling.
-[monitor beeping]
[tense music playing]
Starting CPR.
[professor] What's going on?
TA patient in mental stupor,
went into cardiac arrest.
I'm performing CPR.
-Open her up.
-Right here?
There's no time,
we don't want a table death.
Open her up now!
Uh you want me?
-But, I'm just an intern.
-Pull yourself together!
[gasps]
[professor] If we can't stop
intra-abdominal hemorrhaging,
we'll lose her, understand?
Well, what are you waiting for?
[breathing heavily]
[squelching]
-[steady beep]
-We'll operate concurrently.
I'll reduce intracranial pressure.
Dr. Oh, you perform cardiac massage.
But I I'm not even wearing my gloves.
Nobody gives a damn.
Right now, you know what matters?
I'm sorry. What matters right now?
What matters now
is that you just gave up as a doctor.
You threw in the towel.
You aren't a real doctor.
[steady beep]
[dramatic music playing]
[exhales softly]
[gasps]
You just gave up as a doctor.
You threw in the towel.
Dr. Oh? What are you even doing here?
You're not a real doctor.
Oh Yi-young! Oh Yi-young,
you're not a real doctor.
-[professor] Oh Yi-young.
-[woman] Miss Oh Yi-young.
[voices echoing]
[woman] Miss Oh Yi-young.
[soft music playing on speakers]
[massage therapist] You all right?
[gasps]
Were you dreaming?
Oh, yeah.
-A nightmare.
-Oh, dear.
What was that about?
[sighs] Everything is all right.
Something huge would have to happen
to make me ever go back there.
As part of the special treatment
we offer our VIP clients,
I'll be finishing up our session
with a massage using gold-infused oil.
Thanks.
How much will this cost?
It's the same price as always. [chuckles]
Oh.
Which is how much?
Mmm!
A hundred?
Mmm.
Ma'am?
A million won?
You added foot care as well today,
so it comes to 1.2 million won.
Wait a minute.
-I just realized I don't have any money.
-Hey, of course you do.
My dad lost all his money last year.
Hey, I'm sure you still have
some hidden away.
I don't think so.
I think I maxed out my overdraft.
Oh.
I understand.
You've spent it all.
So you don't have any money.
So that means you're broke today,
the next day, and the day after that.
Yeah.
[sighs]
Ah. Then there's no other option,
is there?
What? [gasps]
[mysterious music playing]
If you have no money,
you'll have to pay with your body.
That's just the way it is.
Wait Wait a minute.
Hey, what are you doing? No!
In this world,
there are things we have to do
even when we don't want to,
Dr. Oh Yi-young. For example,
paying for things.
No, I I have money, I do.
I'm telling you.
[muffled] I do have money, I swear!
-[cries]
-No, you don't. You have nothing at all.
-Right, shall we get the kidneys first?
-[shrieking]
-Music.
-[nurse] Yes, Doctor.
[Yi-young shrieking]
-[phone ringing]
-[saw whirring]
No, no! Please don't!
No! Stop! No, no, no!
[muffled screaming]
[phone ringing]
[Yi-young] No, I don't
[phone continues ringing]
Hey, wait Is that a saw?
A saw?
-Huh?
-[phone ringing]
Oh, no, not the saw!
Huh?
[gasps]
[phone ringing]
Hel
Hello?
Sorry, I'm driving right now.
What was that? Can you repeat that?
[bell chiming]
[woman] Miss Oh Yi-young,
I see that you've been
using our overdraft service,
and your repayment's due next week.
We tried contacting you a few times,
but it seems you're very busy.
Oh.
Yes. Kind of.
Right, so your current options are,
either repay your overdraft sum
-of 50 million won
-Oh, I've spent 50 million won?
Uh your balance stands
at -46,407,000 won.
If you're unable to repay it right now,
you may extend the repayment period.
Oh, I would like that.
Certainly, ma'am, let's do that.
If you can return by next week,
-bring along a certificate of employment
-I don't
have a certificate, though.
A Withholding Tax Statement
for last year would be fine, too.
-Don't have that either.
-Can I ask what you do for work?
Uh, so when do you think
that you might find
It's not that I don't want to work,
but that I'm not able to.
And I did give it a shot,
but I'm not really suited for employment.
It's very hard, you see.
[chuckles softly]
Not suited, I see
what you mean. [chuckles]
[sighs]
Well, in cases like yours
[ominous music playing]
starting from the repayment due date,
your credit card issuer might suspend
your card or lower your credit limit.
Ow!
The bank might request that the court
investigate your assets,
after which, you may face
provisional asset seizure or a lawsuit
leading to the seizure
-of your assets, ma'am.
-[cash register dings]
What did, um,
you say you needed from me again?
Certificate
Certificate
of Employment.
of Employment.
Certificate of Employment.
Certificate of Employment.
[sighs]
[theme music playing]
RESIDENT PLAYBOOK
[classical music playing]
[whimsical music playing]
Okay.
[woman] Hurry up!
What's taking you so long?
[sighs]
You're wearing that?
Oh, Joo-young,
these pants are totally in.
Oh, all right then.
We gotta go, hurry.
[Yi-young] I don't
have a choice, do I?
No, you don't.
[footsteps]
[Joo-young] At least you know
your way around from your internship days.
[Yi-young] True,
I guess I won't get lost.
You can let go. I'm not a kid.
Not falling for that.
I'm not letting go until you walk in.
Just relax, you're gonna do just fine.
You're being responsible,
earning some money.
Oh! [gasps] This is a good way for you
to make some friends as well.
[scoffs] Friends-schmends.
Like the one who screwed Dad over?
He stole a billion won each year
they were friends.
Yi-young, you're really one to talk.
Have you forgotten? You're also bankrupt,
have no home, no car,
just huge amounts of debt.
I could just [grunts]
Okay. Fine, but having to come
back here is just humiliating.
You're in no position
to say anything now.
Has it not sunk in for you?
Dad can't set up a private clinic anymore.
Besides, who's gonna hire you
after your screw-up last year?
You think a university hospital
or a small clinic would want you?
Guess not. That's why I'm back here.
If it weren't for me, you wouldn't know
about this hiring round.
You should be thanking me, Yi-young.
All right, fine.
I'll go inside.
[Joo-young sighs]
Give it a chance
until you've paid your debt.
-Quit after that.
-[Yi-young whines]
Hey, don't make that face at me.
I'm serious.
Listen, if you quit before you've
paid back all the money you owe,
then I'll see to it you'll be sleeping
inside a casket. All right?
[sighs] Go inside. Go!
All right.
[sighs]
[playful music playing]
[Yi-young sighs]
Don't you dare.
[playful music continues]
[sighs]
Just one year.
Just make it through one year.
That's all I'm asking.
[elevator dings]
[man] Hold the elevator, please!
[footsteps running]
[man] Wait, wait. Hey!
-[automated voice] Going up. Floor six.
-[man] Thank you.
[elevator dings]
-[doctor] Excuse me, sorry.
-[doctors] Excuse me.
So nice to see you back here.
[scoffs] Yeah.
Hmm. They moved medical offices
to the fifth floor.
Please act like you don't know me.
Just trying to help,
since you don't know your way
from an R4 to an R1.
Let the other R-ones tell me.
I can do fine without you.
Isn't it weirder
to make a big deal out of it?
Got it.
-Just don't come crying to me later.
-I would never go to you.
[elevator dings]
Yeah, wrong way.
[hip-hop music playing]
[sighs]
MEDICAL OFFICES
THIS IS A RESTRICTED AREA
FOR RESIDENTS ONLY
Got it, on my way, thank you.
Right, exactly.
Check her charts to be sure.
OB/GYN
R1 MEDICAL OFFICE
[Yi-young sighs]
-[knocking at door]
-[door opens]
-[doctors] Hello.
-Hey, everyone. Whoa.
I can barely recognize you in your gowns.
Sit down, sit down.
Thank you.
My name's Ku Do-won, R4.
This here is Dr. Ki Eun-mi, R3,
and Dr. Cha Da-hye, R2.
These two ladies will be
your lifeline. Say hi.
Welcome, everyone. [chuckles]
Since it's your first day,
how about a little introduction?
Uh
What the
Whoa, hey. Is this real?
Ah, that was a long time ago.
A top student picked
our OB/GYN department?
Uh, what exactly do you mean
by "top student"?
I was valedictorian, the KMLE top scorer.
[chuckling] Whoa!
[chiming]
Kim Sa-bi, nice to meet you.
I became interested in obstetrics
after reading Professor Seo's paper
last March,
on the development
of a preeclampsia prediction algorithm
using machine learning.
My choice was
reconfirmed last month,
when she published a paper
on pregnancy complications,
and in-utero fetal programming.
-Nice to meet everyone.
-[all clapping]
-[Do-won] We could all learn from you.
-The professor published another one?
-No idea.
-Next up [sighs]
Hey, this one here must be a first.
Yep.
It's pretty unusual.
You guys went to the same high school?
Do you know each other?
-Huh.
-[whimpers softly]
We both went to Baejin High School.
Oh. Nam-jung?
It's Nam-kyung.
That's what I said.
Junior year, same class.
It was senior year, you forgot.
That's right. Sorry.
Jung Nam-kyung?
Pyo Nam-kyung.
[chuckles]
Dr. Pyo Nam-kyung, looks like
you only dyed half of your hair.
Why? Did you run out of money or time?
This is "in" right now. Ah.
And if I do this, it's totally hidden.
So when the professors are around,
I'll keep it down.
When they're not, I'll do the ponytail.
Alternating between them.
That's a lot of effort.
Introduce yourself.
-Ah.
-Yeah.
Hello everyone, I'm Pyo Nam-kyung.
I might look like a Seoul girl,
but I'm really down to earth,
so I'm really looking forward
to getting to know you, yay!
-Yes, we are too.
-Thank you so much.
Next up
Dr. Oh Yi-young.
I'm Oh Yi-young, and I'm 28 years old.
Yep.
-[Da-hye chuckles]
-Oh, so Dr. Oh Yi-young, uh,
was an intern here two years ago,
then a resident,
and then she moved to a small clinic.
[Eun-mi] Mm-hmm.
What I mean is,
she's repeating her R1.
[group] Ah.
-Well, she's back, that's what matters.
-[group chuckles]
You're colleagues now,
I hope you all get along. Hmm?
Last but not least is
Oh!
That's me, Doctor.
Dr. Um Jae-il,
your gown's inside out.
That's not really an easy thing to do.
-Oh, right.
-Uh, but introduce yourself.
Hello, everyone.
I'm Um Jae-il. I'm 28 years old.
My stage name, Um Jay.
Stage name, what?
Were you an actor?
Um Ji? Like the Korean slang
for "thumbs up"?
No, no. Um Jay, you know,
Um J-A-Y.
We've never had a foreigner.
-[Eun-mi] No.
-I'm not a foreigner.
-Huh?
-I'm kind of a one-hit wonder.
Like Sugar Man?
Uh, there was this boy band
Wait, I know.
That one with Cha Eun-woo.
Not that one.
Oh, I know it. What's that man's name?
-Yim Si-wan. From that group?
-Yes.
Not ZE:A, no.
Hi Boys was my group.
You know 'em?
Ah! This might ring a bell.
Uh
Basically, you were
in a boy band in a past life.
Could you introduce yourself?
Right. Uh,
I may not be the smartest one here,
but I assure you, I'm strong,
and I will work myself
to the bone if I have to.
Thank you, everyone.
Good. [clears throat]
Well, that's all.
Welcome, everyone!
Round of applause!
Round of applause.
Anyway, since this is
your first day on the job,
the senior members of our team
are all here to help.
Since they have a lot on their plate,
don't ask too many questions
or make the same mistakes twice.
[residents] Yes.
Don't hesitate to ask
if you need help, or if you're unsure.
[residents] Yes.
You mess up and I get involved,
that's a screw-up of colossal proportions,
so let's hope our paths don't cross today.
Understood?
[residents] Understood.
-Dismissed!
-Dismissed!
[upbeat music playing]
[Do-won] Good luck.
-Thanks so much, Doctor.
-Thanks, Doctor.
All right, I'm in gynecology,
so I'm going up.
Good luck.
Oh, right. I'm up there, too.
Hey, see you later.
[Jae-il] Hello, how are you?
I'm actually a little offended. We were
the top two students in our high school.
It was a legendary rivalry.
We were rivals back then?
I guess we weren't.
[scoffs] Don't tell me
you believe the guys in our class
who said I followed you
all the way over here?
That's all news to me.
-The OR?
-Mm-hmm.
-Whose surgery is it?
-Professor Seo Jung-min's.
Wow, you're attending her surgery
on your first day?
You don't know?
I thought you interned here before.
I don't remember.
So, I'm only telling you this
because we went to high school together.
There's this infamous doctor
that's notorious around here.
She has Asshole syndrome.
Professor Seo Jung-min.
She'll whittle you down
with words and glares.
-Are you for real?
-Mm-hmm.
Once she decides
she dislikes you, you're done.
[sighs] She'll try
to make your life miserable.
You know what
the fourth-year residents call her?
[mysterious music playing]
[Yi-young] Oh, hello.
[Seo] Looks like
we have a new R1. Welcome.
I trust you've studied videos
of this surgery before?
Yes.
Tough luck getting me on your first day.
Have you heard that they call me
-The Witch?
-Yes.
Who told you that?
Another R1, Pyo Nam-kyung.
What a helpful colleague. Lucky you.
Your vision's probably all clouded
and blurry right now, huh?
[Yi-young] Yes.
You can't see properly
and things are out of focus?
Yes, but how did you know that, though?
Good question.
How could I have known that?
Nurse, help her.
[Yi-young] Oh.
[chuckles] Oh, thank you.
Nurse, there's contamination.
[Seo] She's under general anesthesia,
let's get the baby out quickly.
As soon as the patient's intubated,
I'll make the incision. So, Miss R1,
you pay close attention.
Oh, okay.
Proceeding to timeout.
Dr. Joo, confirm
the patient's details.
Patient ID 1921-0681,
patient name, Sung Hui-yeong.
Diagnosis and procedure?
[Seo] Diagnosis
is placenta previa totalis,
we'll perform
a low-flap transverse C-section.
-Do you have a fetal cord blood sample?
-No, we do not.
-Do I have all the information?
-[doctors] Yes.
-[Joo] Starting anesthesia now.
-[Seo] Thank you.
SURGERY IN PROGRESS
[soft acoustic guitar music playing]
[Seo] Place the Richardson.
Mayo.
Pull. Three, two, one.
Place the bladder blade.
Metzenbaum.
Scalpel.
[Do-won]
Starting fundal pressure.
[grunts]
[Seo] And the baby's out.
-Hello there!
-[baby crying]
[doctor 1] Time, 10:23. Sex, female.
[Seo] How's the baby doing?
[Joo] Good. Apgar score's nine,
blood oxygen saturation's good,
heartrate's over 100.
Hey, rookie.
First day, and you already need a change
of gloves. Full schedule, huh?
Do-won, wrap up, please.
Got it.
-Good work, everyone.
-[doctors] Thank you, Doctor.
Oh Yi-young? Is that her name?
The one who had that clinic disaster.
Yeah, that's her.
Gosh, I feel kinda sorry for her,
getting Professor Seo on her first day.
I think she's already on her bad side.
Ugh, she's unlucky.
We can't all be lucky.
That's the reality of everyday.
-At least it's all over for her now.
-[sighs]
It's not over yet, though.
We still have deliveries. Right?
[sighs]
How is she gonna cope?
[doctor 2] She doesn't have a choice.
She's just gotta deal.
[chuckles]
-[button clicks]
-[object clatters]
[phone chiming]
[tense music playing]
Step aside!
Emergency patient coming through!
You're going too slow, please hurry up!
Oh, I see it! Hurry!
It's here, hurry! Ah!
The baby's coming! [shrieks]
[phone ringing]
Yes?
I'm heading over now. Be right there.
Where have you been?
Here you go.
You're the first to ask.
Right.
I wish you all the happiness in the world.
Oh, I just checked
Mr. Yoon's biopsy result.
Oh, I see.
What is this?
I signed it.
Don't go selling it online, please.
Doctor, please,
we're very busy right now.
We don't have time
to mess around like this.
It's Miss Cho Seon-yeong's test results.
Also, you can check biopsy results
on the computer.
-You don't have to go in person.
-Oh.
I really wanted to know the results.
I thought it'd be faster
to check in person.
But they weren't ready.
[woman over PA] This is an announcement.
The elevators on the south ward are
undergoing maintenance at this time
[phone chimes]
[woman] No way! Are you a doctor now?
You're so amazing!
Even your brain is sexy.
-Doctor.
-Oh, right, hello.
Hello. So, I was told to exercise
after I got out of surgery,
that's why I've been walking around here.
But I don't know,
it's just my chest feels tender,
and my shoulder has pain.
Do I need to worry?
Uh, may I have your name, please?
It's Yoon Jeong-seon.
The pain in my shoulder still lingers
How do I put this?
Since this morning my chest feels tight.
It's hard to breathe.
Your shoulder
and your chest both hurt,
uh, and you're feeling
short of breath, is that right?
That's right, Doctor.
Should I be concerned at all?
Uh Oh, one second.
[line ringing]
Dr. Cha, I'm really sorry,
I know this is my fifth call,
but I think a patient here has
an aortic dissection.
[Da-hye] Huh? What?
[softly] An aortic dissection.
Okay, I'll be right there.
And what about the chest CT?
Oh, CT.
Uh, have you had a chest CT yet?
What's a chest CT?
Hold on, who are you talking to right now?
Uh, the patient is
standing in front of me.
The patient with the aortic dissection
is standing right there
in front of you, is that correct?
Yes, she's in front of me.
-Doctor!
-Yes, Doctor.
Seriously, is this some kind of joke?
Oh, come on!
[phone chimes]
[sighs]
I'd prefer it if he were
just really lazy,
but this guy's like
the biggest busybody ever.
-Isn't that good?
-He's always doing stuff!
Checking on patients,
asking questions, taking notes,
checking again, asking again,
taking more notes.
And he's always wrong.
We used to be like that, too.
You don't remember?
-I don't think I was like that.
-Yes, you were! I never forget.
Look, I'm pretty sure he has
one strong suit at least.
He does try really hard.
What's his weakness?
He tries way too hard.
We're at the finish line now.
We've come so far.
-Mmm.
-[phone ringing]
INCOMING CALL
R1
[sighs]
Yes, Doctor, what's the problem?
So that means
th that you won't know anything
until you've done the surgery?
Right.
In point 2-1 of the "Explanation
of the Medical Procedure,"
it states "After incision,
the organs to be removed will depend
on the extent of the disease
within the abdominal cavity."
Right.
Uh, Doctor,
it's [cries]
This isn't
a really difficult operation, is it?
[sniffles]
If we find a tumor,
then the extent of the procedure
might be increased as needed.
[crying]
[sneezes]
[chiming]
Excuse me.
From what I've read, the book states
the surgery will take four to five hours,
with a complication risk of around 30%.
Please, sign right here.
[crying]
[patient] I'm sorry.
SIGNATURE: PARK CHANG-SUN
I've finished just in time for dinner.
Enjoy your meal, ma'am.
[playful music playing]
Is this too little? Want more?
No, thanks.
There's a long line. Keep moving.
Want some spinach?
Keep going.
-Beef patties?
-I want five.
Fi
Right.
-Bean sprouts?
-Yes, three.
-Tofu?
-Just one.
It's your lucky day. We usually don't
get to eat between surgeries.
So eat up.
What time are we off today?
At the rate we're going
we'll probably go overtime.
[groans]
How can we start on time
but still go over? I don't get it.
Eat up.
[Seo] There's bleeding.
Hey, wake up. Newbie!
-Hand me a tissue, please.
-Tissue?
Oh, uh, what is it called?
Kleenex. Tissue?
[Seo] There're no tissues in an OR.
You want top gauze.
You're far too relaxed
for an R1 on her first day.
I'm sorry.
[Seo] Cut.
You wanna save it?
You should throw it away.
I gotta spell everything out for you?
[intriguing music playing]
Ah.
[Seo] Why are you putting that there
instead of throwing it out?
Where did you learn to do that?
-At this hospital.
-Hey!
You leave foreign objects around,
they'll end up inside the patient.
Get rid of it!
[intriguing music continues]
I'll keep it and dispose of it
when I leave.
No, just take it, leave right now.
Leave this room immediately!
-[whirring]
-[soft squelching]
[Yi-young] Ugh, geez.
[Seo] Who told you to move?
Didn't I tell you to stay
in that spot and observe us?
I see everything, you know.
Right.
[Seo] Cut.
Seriously?
-[sighs]
-[dispenser whirring]
[sighs]
Uh, Doctor. Knock-knock.
-Excuse me.
-Get over here.
What is it now?
Uh I've just been to see
Miss Lee Suk-ja in room 1014.
Yeah, so?
Her BP looks normal.
And the JP?
I'll go back and check.
[Da-hye sighs]
Yeah, you go do that.
Uh, Doctor. [panting]
Knock-knock, knock-knock.
That was pretty quick.
It's right over there.
Uh the JP drain,
not much drainage, and the color's good.
Great, thank you.
Oh, uh, Doctor,
Miss Kim Min-suk in room 1012,
says she has clear nasal discharge.
But ever since her surgery,
her head hurts.
She has no fever,
but continuous clear nasal discharge.
What about it?
Uh, could it be
Could it be
Skull fracture, possibly?
The last one was an aortic dissection,
and this time, it's a skull fracture?
Yes, in my opinion it could be.
Mm.
Miss Kim Min-suk in room 1012
had an operation yesterday,
so she's been on bedrest.
Where and how would
she have injured her head?
How could she? And where?
Why?
That, I don't know,
but I learned in school
that it can cause cerebrospinal fluid
to leak through the nose.
I've been checking
her discharge every half hour.
-Dr. Um
-Yes?
I really didn't wanna say this to you,
but come on!
Doesn't your nose run?
-Uh, sometimes.
-Your nose is runny sometimes, of course.
Everyone has a runny nose.
My nose runs,
your nose runs
-Uh, Ju-yeon!
-Yes?
-You ever get a runny nose?
-I do.
See? Even hers runs, too.
Patients' noses run, doctors' noses run,
nurses' noses run.
Everyone gets a runny nose
from time to time, you know.
[growling] Oh, my God!
[grumbles]
Ma'am, it's okay, don't you worry.
I've got everything under control.
-[patient] Doctor
-Everything will be okay, all right?
Don't worry, your baby is safe.
That's not the issue.
Huh?
I think you might be
overreacting a little.
[crying] I know.
It's because I'm scared, too.
I'm so sorry.
[dramatic music playing]
Pyo Nam-kyung?
Yeah, I think so. Where are you going?
To get a consent sign-off.
Of all the residents here,
I'm the best at getting sign-offs.
Good for you.
Uh, so you're not
gonna sign the form?
I'm not signing it.
You can take it.
Oh.
Would you prefer
to sign off on it later?
Doctor, I'm not going through with it.
I believe that isn't an option.
So would you be able to sign it today?
I have a question for you.
Doctor, may I please ask you something?
All you doctors,
you're incredibly clever.
That consent form there is full
of long and difficult medical words,
but you know them all
and explain them well,
and you're so good
at answering all of our questions.
So there's something I'd like to ask you.
I wanna know
[crying]
what I even did
to deserve this horrible disease?
What?
'Cause I
[crying]
didn't drink alcohol,
and I never smoked.
I always tried my best
to do good,
and I was always a hard worker,
and I never did anything to tempt fate.
So then why has this awful thing
happened to me
multiple times?
[poignant music playing]
Because Mm
If I just knew the reason,
I wouldn't feel
so resentful about everything.
Why is this happening?
Can you tell me?
Mm
the the thing is
that a cancer relapse
and being
a good person are really
unrelated to one another.
I see.
[whimsical music playing]
[yawning]
[Yi-young sighs]
Hey, guys, good news.
A blind date?
Oh.
Nope!
This is actually much better than that.
Better than that? Like what?
Professor Seo Jung-min
gave me her card.
Why?
She said we did well,
to get ourselves some food.
What'll it be, huh? What should we get?
Sorry, I've got plans tonight.
See you tomorrow. See ya.
What? How can you have plans
at this hour of the night?
I need to return this book
so maybe next time.
Hey, isn't that your book?
Where are you returning it?
I'm not hungry right now.
Knock yourself out.
I'm not gonna eat alone.
Let's do it another time.
Uh-huh.
Take it easy.
[yawns]
[stomach growls]
[pensive music playing]
-[sighs]
-[elevator dings]
Oh, why didn't you tell me?
We could've carpooled.
[button beeps]
Professor Seo Jung-min's
always on edge on surgery days.
She wasn't trying to be mean to you,
don't worry.
Just tough it out.
[yawning]
I'm sure you must be really tired.
For the record, no work-talk at home.
Right.
Why does it have to be a secret
that the two of us
Why does it have to be so awkward?
You know what I mean?
What's the point of telling them all
when I could quit at any point?
You can't quit anytime soon.
You're wrong.
I could even quit tomorrow.
I don't think so.
Ugh, can you not?
You're so annoying. [tuts]
Oh, my gosh.
[elevator dings]
[keypad beeping]
[keypad chimes]
[keypad chimes]
[playful music playing]
Ugh.
Really?
I didn't do anything.
Your foot's on my foot.
[gasps] Oh.
That wasn't me.
-It was a rat.
-[Joo-young] They're everywhere.
There you go. That totally explains it.
Honey, try this.
It's expensive.
Have a little, huh,
before Yi-young
and this jerk scarf it all.
You should have some too.
Joo-young, just watching you eat
makes me feel kinda full already.
Seung-won,
you should get an echocardiogram
as soon as possible.
It's not normal to still be this in love.
-Ow.
-Hey!
Be nicer to your brother-in-law.
He's not one of your pals,
don't talk to him like that.
Do-won, it's time you start working
on your table manners.
Stop kicking my sister-in law.
You're making her uncomfortable.
I'm sorry. I'll take the blame.
Just think of it as the price
you pay for crashing here.
[Joo-young] Do-won,
how was she today?
She do all right?
She didn't get into trouble, did she?
Yeah, no, she did well.
She was good. Yeah.
Joo-young, do you wanna hear
-what happened today?
-Don't you dare.
Right.
Just say it.
The professor said to discard
some suture thread,
but she didn't know where to put it,
so she went, "Oh! Uh"
-And after that
-What did I say?
She did her best.
Don't tell me
she's already gotten
on the wrong side of the professor?
-She has to hold onto this job.
-Who says I want to?
[scoffs]
You have to pay off 50 million.
You think that's chump change?
You're broke, yet you behave
as if you have all the money in the world.
Seriously. You need to pinch pennies
and not be so reckless.
You spend like there's no tomorrow,
who do you think you are?
Even if you gave up your salary,
you'd have to work there for a year
to repay the principal.
You're such an idiot!
Jeez.
Even if I'm in debt,
I have a right to privacy.
I'm done.
Do-won, have some more fish.
You think you'd have gotten
a job in a major hospital
if it weren't for Do-won?
You told me about
the short-staffing problem
you guys were having.
All I said was that our department
had a shortfall this year
and was taking applicants.
I didn't know
Yi-young was gonna apply for the job.
Mm.
And I had no clue
she was gonna be accepted.
[scoffs]
So this is abuse of power.
It's what you call nepotism. Bad stuff.
I don't have any power.
If chatting with your sister-in-law
counts as power
Does that count? Or not?
Listen to yourself.
You don't have school ties, connections.
How else did you get in?
Yeah, don't worry.
The timing worked out for you,
Yi-young. You totally got in yourself.
Don't indulge her.
That's why she's here.
-Exactly who indulged me?
-Mom and Dad.
Okay, who else? No one!
-Everyone. Grandma, uncles, auntie!
-[phone rings]
Hello, Dr. Ku.
Oh, Eun Sang-mi, the mother I'm watching?
Uh, yeah, I'll leave right away.
Hey, Do-won, at least finish
what's on your plate.
[door closes]
-Off to the hospital.
-Bye.
Again?
I gotta cover for a colleague
who's on vacation.
[Joo-young] Here.
Drink this.
Dr. Oh,
I'll see you tomorrow.
[Joo-young sighs]
Poor guy can't finish a meal
without getting called in.
He hasn't slept in a few days
I don't think.
Great point. It's a terrible job.
That's not what I Seriously.
[upbeat music playing]
Check the lab results on the EMR.
You see those monitors?
Keep an eye on the baby's heartbeat
and whether the mom's having contractions.
If anything looks unusual, call.
You gotta call me, okay?
Pull an all-nighter?
Hmm. [sniffles]
If you're unsure about anything,
ask the nurses.
Okay.
I'm off to the OR for a bit.
-What, I'm on my own?
-You wanna come with me?
No, I don't.
Miss Lee Yeong-seon
is Professor Seo Jung-min's patient.
Ugh, not the Witch again.
Watch the monitors.
Miss a deceleration, we're dead.
Why do I always get stuck with her?
[nurse] Doctor.
The doctor
isn't here right now.
Doctor, could you come over, please?
No one's in here.
Doctor?
[dramatic music builds]
Yes, coming.
This will be cold.
[woman groans]
Why did you decide
to take your vacation now?
You know I'm embarrassed, okay?
I don't wanna tell them myself.
I've told them your name. No one cares.
The physician?
Oh.
I see.
Mm-hmm.
D Doctor, wait! Could
Here. Over here.
[chuckling] Hang on.
Could you
Doctor,
seriously, thank you so much.
It's just, uh
I'm saying it's my first time
but it's my second.
[giggles]
NOT THE BOYFRIEND FROM LAST TIME
Oh.
Oh, right.
Don't worry about it.
Honey!
Honey!
Oh, I'm so
I'm so nervous about this.
I don't know how some women
can just pop babies out like that.
I'm so scared. [whimpers]
I'm really nervous too.
Doctor, is the baby coming soon?
Do you know if everything's okay?
Uh, well, her cervix hasn't
started dilating at all yet.
If this was her second or third delivery,
things could progress
but since it's her first,
it might take a little longer.
I can give you more information
once I talk to the professor.
-Uh
-Thank you.
Okay, Doctor, thanks so much.
Thank you.
Oh, and if she'd had a C-section
[whimsical music playing]
or natural delivery
then we might treat
her symptoms differently,
but since this is new to her,
let me know as soon as possible
if her pain worsens.
I will, thank you, Doctor.
-Thank you.
-Doctor, just a minute.
[camera shutter clicking]
[camera shutter clicks]
-Are you done?
-[camera shutter clicking]
Yes. Dig in.
Ugh, this supervisor's so obnoxious.
Did I deserve to be chewed out
for being half an hour late?
Ugh. It's not my fault
for planning a vacation in March.
Let's use the scalpel on this thing.
Who brought this cake in?
A patient's husband. A thank you.
What could a clueless R1 do
to deserve this?
Sure it's not for the doctor?
What did you do today?
Did you do anything special?
No, not really. Just what I was told.
Oh, uh-huh.
So, guess you just got lucky then.
Guys, can I ask you something?
Hit me.
Ask away.
A patient with recurrent ovarian cancer
won't sign the surgery consent form.
How do I persuade her?
Pass it to the senior residents.
They'll help.
I think I should take care of it myself.
Oh!
If it's recurrent ovarian cancer,
you should ask Professor Jae-hui.
I can't ask a professor
how to get a form signed.
That's humiliating.
I've asked her 16 questions, so
Oh, God, it's a half hour.
-I gotta check the urine.
-[Nam-kyung] Ew.
[groans] That's disgusting.
[phone ringing]
Ugh, now what? Oh.
Yes, Doctor?
Oh, okay, I'll be right there. Bye.
Gotta go, bye.
[door closes]
I'm in obstetrics now.
[phone ringing]
[Yi-young sighs]
Yes?
Oh, you want me to do it?
Oh.
Right. I'm coming.
[intriguing music playing]
Oh, I've got it!
Miss Lee, this is gonna be uncomfortable
and it might be very painful.
I'm sorry in advance.
Over four centimeters,
active notification, open all the way,
full notification,
check if the water's broken.
Huh? Oh!
[Yeong-seon] Huh?
Oh! Whoa, what? Why? Why? Why now? Why?
What?
It's
fully dilated.
I'll tell the professor
that she fully dilated all of a sudden.
What? What did you just say?
She's fully dilated.
Ms. Lee Yeong-seon is about to give birth.
Hi, this is Dr. Seo. Remove the patient
you brought to the delivery room.
I'm putting someone else in first.
[tense music playing]
[sighs softly]
A fully dilated patient with no epidural,
and yet, calmly asking me
if I've had anything to eat today
with a smile on her face.
I'm sorry.
I hope you know
just how furious I am with you.
I'm sorry.
Miss Lee, I've just taken a look.
You're only two centimeters dilated.
Oh, I see.
But we'll keep an eye on it, okay?
Our first-year resident here must
really want to meet your baby.
She jumped the gun.
[chuckles dryly]
Oh, March sure is a fun month.
Where have all the residents gone?
Right here.
No, I meant the resident fourth-years.
[Seo] Dr. Ku. This is unacceptable.
I'm sorry.
-Supervise the R1s, got it?
-[sighs]
[Do-won] Yes, will do.
[melancholy music playing]
[sighs]
[phone ringing]
Yes, Doctor.
We still don't have it?
I'll head over.
[sighs]
[Do-won] Okay, here.
[patient crying softly]
[sobbing]
Their surgeries have all been successful.
And now they're doing great.
They're healthy.
I have full faith that you can
get through this. I know you can.
Did she sign it?
Uh-huh.
The relapse is what really scared her.
She said she needed to think.
Oh.
You beat me to it.
I'd just found a technique
to get sign-offs.
-Hm, is that a thing?
-Yes.
Berek and Hacker's Gyno-Oncology.
It's all laid out in this book.
Hmm.
The "Quality of Life
Communication Skills" chapter.
Ensure there are
no physical barriers between you,
maintain level eye contact
with the patient.
If the patient begins to cry,
promptly offer a tissue.
What you did a minute ago.
So I was gonna do those things
to get her to sign off.
I didn't think a thing like that
would be in a textbook.
You worried she'd refuse surgery.
Yeah, well
Shoot. I really wanted
to be the co-signer.
What a bummer.
Well, she agreed to it.
That's a relief.
I guess that's true.
Although, if she'd signed off earlier,
I wouldn't have wasted time
doing this research.
The whole thing would've been done sooner.
My plan had been to get the consent forms
signed by 6:00
and then notify the professor.
-Sa-bi.
-Yes?
Was your goal to get
the most forms signed?
Why would that matter?
Getting praise for being the top student
might've mattered at school,
but this is a hospital.
It doesn't matter what you want.
It matters
what the patient needs from you.
Even med students know that.
If you still don't get it
after reading it in a textbook,
then it was a waste of time.
You got this, okay?
[pensive music playing]
Doctor.
What is it now?
Miss Yeong Bo-mi in room 1019
has had low urine output
since this morning.
Okay, so?
[sighs]
I hear she lost a lot of blood
during yesterday's operation,
and today her urine's very dark.
How's her urine output been
for the last four hours?
It's been
I can go in and have a look.
It's around 80.
Uh
It was 20ccs an hour earlier this morning.
I know I have a lot to learn,
so I checked on her every hour
from 4:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Vitals were looking good,
JP drainage looked normal,
but just to be careful,
I ordered a CBC
and am waiting for it to come back.
Four o'clock
in the morning?
Yes.
Uh
In conclusion,
the patient appears to be dehydrated,
and fluid hydration might be necessary,
but I wanted to get your input first.
Go ahead and do it,
administer IV, Dr. Um.
Um, yes, right away.
Where are you going?
[Jae-il] Be right back,
after I explain the order!
Hey, no, wait! Wait, issue the order here
on the computer before
[sighs]
Oh, well.
[keyboard clacking]
Nurse, I've just issued an order
for Miss Yeong Bo-mi.
Got it.
[uplifting music playing]
R1 UM JAE-IL
[Do-won groaning]
Tell me
nothing's gone wrong.
Nothing has gone wrong.
[sighs]
[Do-won] Then
tell me nothing's gonna go wrong.
Can't promise that.
[phone ringing]
[Do-won grumbles]
Who's calling you this time?
[screaming]
[tense music playing]
I know this is strange, but she's
she's fully dilated. The baby's coming.
-Try to relax. You'll be okay.
-I examined her. Full dilation.
-[Yeong-seon screaming]
-And she's in severe pain.
-Much worse than before.
-Doctor, please!
Doctor, Doctor, Doctor, I'm dying.
Everyone's busy. I'm the only one here.
She's fully dilated now!
[Do-won] You're sure about this? [sighs]
You know what fully dilated means?
I'm certain this time.
I can even see the baby's hair.
-[screaming]
-Please come here!
If you're wrong again, Professor Seo will
-That doesn't matter, call her!
-[Yeong-seon] Doctor!
-Oh, come on, hurry!
-Doctor!
Wheel her into the delivery room.
I'll be there in three.
-Okay.
-[screaming]
-Off to the delivery room.
-Yes, Doctor.
Miss Lee, short breaths.
[mimics paced breathing] Okay?
Don't push too hard.
Hang in there, please just hang in there.
Okay, Doctor.
I I don't know
cause I've never
done this before, but
This is my first time too, actually.
What? [cries]
Lee Yeong-seon's fully dilated,
at station three. Come immediately.
[Seo over phone] Be right there.
You guys gotta time your calls better.
I'm sorry, should've called earlier.
If it looks like the baby's coming,
just start the delivery without me.
Yes, will do.
Hurry, hurry.
Miss Lee, just hang in there.
Doctor, we're going to room 2.
Doctor, I think the baby's coming now.
Miss Lee, hold on a little longer.
[groaning]
I really can't hold it anymore!
Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no.
Oh! Oh, I see it. Hey, wait, wait!
Stop the cart! I need gloves!
[groans]
[tense music playing]
[groans]
[emotional music playing]
[baby crying softly]
Oh.
The baby's here.
[emotional music continues]
[baby crying loudly]
What is that sound?
This isn't my patient, right?
Tell me it isn't.
You've gotta be kidding me right now.
[gasps]
[breathing heavily]
SURGERY IN PROGRESS
[Seo] We do get cases where the baby comes
incredibly quickly,
but there's barely any tearing,
the baby's crying healthily,
all looks great.
No need to worry.
Thanks. I'm not worried at all.
Congratulations.
I just feel bad. Since I put
that doctor in a pretty tough spot.
I'm sorry, Doctor.
-Wrap up for me.
-[Do-won] Yes.
[Seo] Well done, Miss Lee.
Good work with this.
[Yeong-seon] See you, Professor.
[Seo] Dr. Oh Yi-young!
You messed up again.
I'm sorry.
My patient didn't even make it
into the delivery room,
she had her baby in the hallway.
You see
The baby came quickly
'cause this isn't her first.
That isn't relevant here.
With first-time moms, things can
also progress extremely quickly.
Any baby can be born suddenly
and unpredictably.
Is that really news to you, Doctor?
Now, I want
to hear you explain your mistakes.
Uh,
I made
two big mistakes.
Firstly,
I didn't monitor her
because dilation was minimal.
Secondly,
I failed to recognize
the progression of labor,
which led to failure
to predict the time of the birth.
I think those two
were my biggest errors.
Come on, you're all talk.
I'm really sorry.
When you get home,
you should say a prayer.
For what?
That mom and her child are in good health.
Oh, right.
If you mess up one more time,
watch out.
That's when you get to meet the Witch.
R1 MEDICAL OFFICE
OB/GYN
[sighs]
My tarot draw's awful today.
-[sighs] And tomorrow's is just as crappy.
-[phone chimes]
[sighs]
Anyone got a charger?
[gasps]
Here.
Whoa. Okay, Jae-il.
I'm feeling so drained.
No surprise.
My input and output are both zero.
My electrolytes are messed up.
You had cake earlier.
So I don't know about your output,
but your input definitely isn't zero.
[can clicks open]
It's just a figure of speech.
Besides,
that cake
we had it ages ago.
You have less empathy than Bixby AI.
[phone chimes]
We can leave now.
[Jae-il] Yes!
Doubt you'll get any sleep, Yi-young.
Delivering your first baby
makes you think of your mom.
Even as interns, everyone called
their mom right after, right?
I did. Didn't you?
No, I didn't.
For parous deliveries, it only takes
a few hours to go full dilation.
Why'd she progress so quickly?
Were there risk factors involved?
That's what you wanna know?
Is it hard to carry
a baby that's so slippery?
I don't know,
I just put my hands out.
I knew it. [scoffs]
So you didn't really deliver
the baby, then. It just came out.
This doesn't really count as your first.
Still, it's her first.
I'm jealous.
Congrats, Yi-young.
[Yi-young] Right,
see you tomorrow.
Hey, hey. Isn't it cool that we're all
going through this together?
That's why I never went solo.
I'm more of a group person.
-You know what?
-Can't it wait?
Just hear me out.
I thought of something interesting.
Listen, listen.
"O" from Oh Yi-young, "B" from Kim Sa-bi,
"G" from Pyo Nam-kyung.
Where is this going?
And I'm Um Jay.
J- A-Y. "Y."
O, B, G, Y.
OBGYN!
Goo oo oose bumps
Isn't that insane?
[Nam-kyung chuckles dryly]
I guess not.
All right then.
God, I'm starving.
None of you've eaten? Aren't you starving?
Should we go get dinner?
[all] I've got plans.
Another time?
Fine. Another time. Cool.
I have plans too.
That's great.
-See you tomorrow.
-Mm.
-Thank you
-Mm.
Mm.
[mellow music playing]
Honey, look.
She's booking it.
-I wonder why?
-Huh?
[Seung-won] I've never seen her
run like that.
I didn't have to wake her up today.
Do you think she's running late?
-Like she's cared about that before.
-Yeah, that's true.
Mm. They say delivering
your first child changes everything,
Do-won once told me,
witnessing a birth as a young intern is
what made him go into OBGYN.
[gasps] No way. Does that mean
she'll become a real doctor like Do-won?
That's not happening.
[sighs]
I guess not.
Oh Yi-young has always been an open book.
I can always tell what she's thinking.
And I think she's hooked on OB/GYN.
I really think she's gonna stick with it.
But it's only been three days.
I wonder how long before she quits.
She has to last a month
at least, don't you think?
Huh? That's all?
[professor] You haven't heard,
since you were away on vacation,
but we had an unbelievable delivery.
Our R1 standing right here,
she delivered a baby
in the hallway.
[fellow] Ah. You're the one
I've heard about.
[Yi-young] Ah, yes.
[professor] Professor Seo chewed you out?
Well, that's to be expected in year one.
[sighs] She's always had that temper.
Everyone who witnesses a birth
for the first time is like,
"Professor, I wanna go into obstetrics."
That always happens.
Oh, is that so?
So you're not interested?
Not really, no.
[laughs]
It's probably too early for her.
Ah.
I rarely let people do this, but
since this is going well,
and to celebrate your first delivery,
here, I'll let you do the last stitch.
Oh! No, thank you.
Oh, are you scared?
It's fine, I'm right here watching.
I'm fine too, thanks.
I
I'll do it, but next time.
[professor] What's she saying?
She's joking, Professor.
[chuckles nervously]
[fellow] Professor, let me finish up here.
You can take a break,
while I take care of the rest.
[professor] Okay, later.
[fellow] Bye, Professor.
-Bye, have a good day.
-Bye.
-Wait a second.
-Yes?
What was that R1's name? In the OR?
Oh.
Oh Yi-young, I think.
[ominous music playing]
Ah.
Oh Yi-young.
So that's who Oh Yi-young is.
Good job, nice work.
Thank you, Doctor, you too.
[upbeat music playing]
RESIDENT PLAYBOOK
[Seo] The warning signs
have been there.
The residents who become escapees.
[Yi-young] I'm broke
but not a pushover.
-[sighs]
-You're not cut out to be a doctor.
-[professor] They're all the same.
-Help me just this once.
[Joo] R1, isn't this going a bit too far?
[doctor] Gotta use your brain.
[man] Why do I hear complaints
about their dressings?
-You see
-What?
Hey! Are you sure
you're cut out for this?
[Sa-bi] Is this what you mean
by "getting on her bad side"?
So are you giving up?
[doctor] You are
unbelievably bad at this job.
Excuse me?
Can we be honest
with each other, Doctor?
[fellow] Whenever this doctor's involved,
things go wrong.
Yeah, go on.
[Sa-bi] Come on.
-You don't know your own patients?
-[Nam-kyung] You're a pain in the ass.
You're 50 million won in debt.
Don't forget.
Maybe try something else.
I don't think I can be a doctor.
Tell her, it's none of my concern.
[sighs] I can't do this.
[Jae-il] What am I even doing here?
It's the perfect day
to make a run for it.
[upbeat music continues]
[theme music playing]
RESIDENT PLAYBOOK
[pilot over radio] EMS control
EPISODE 1
[EMT 1] BP's falling.
BP 80 over 60,
heart rate 130, respiratory rate 30.
[EMT 2] Put another IV line
in the other arm, initiate a fluid bolus.
-On it.
-Ma'am! Can you open your eyes?
Can you hear me?
Ma'am, can you hear me?
[EMT 3] Transferring the patient.
Three, two, one.
[nurse] Ma'am, can you tell me
where you are? Can you open your eyes?
-Her BP's falling.
-[monitor beeping]
[tense music playing]
Starting CPR.
[professor] What's going on?
TA patient in mental stupor,
went into cardiac arrest.
I'm performing CPR.
-Open her up.
-Right here?
There's no time,
we don't want a table death.
Open her up now!
Uh you want me?
-But, I'm just an intern.
-Pull yourself together!
[gasps]
[professor] If we can't stop
intra-abdominal hemorrhaging,
we'll lose her, understand?
Well, what are you waiting for?
[breathing heavily]
[squelching]
-[steady beep]
-We'll operate concurrently.
I'll reduce intracranial pressure.
Dr. Oh, you perform cardiac massage.
But I I'm not even wearing my gloves.
Nobody gives a damn.
Right now, you know what matters?
I'm sorry. What matters right now?
What matters now
is that you just gave up as a doctor.
You threw in the towel.
You aren't a real doctor.
[steady beep]
[dramatic music playing]
[exhales softly]
[gasps]
You just gave up as a doctor.
You threw in the towel.
Dr. Oh? What are you even doing here?
You're not a real doctor.
Oh Yi-young! Oh Yi-young,
you're not a real doctor.
-[professor] Oh Yi-young.
-[woman] Miss Oh Yi-young.
[voices echoing]
[woman] Miss Oh Yi-young.
[soft music playing on speakers]
[massage therapist] You all right?
[gasps]
Were you dreaming?
Oh, yeah.
-A nightmare.
-Oh, dear.
What was that about?
[sighs] Everything is all right.
Something huge would have to happen
to make me ever go back there.
As part of the special treatment
we offer our VIP clients,
I'll be finishing up our session
with a massage using gold-infused oil.
Thanks.
How much will this cost?
It's the same price as always. [chuckles]
Oh.
Which is how much?
Mmm!
A hundred?
Mmm.
Ma'am?
A million won?
You added foot care as well today,
so it comes to 1.2 million won.
Wait a minute.
-I just realized I don't have any money.
-Hey, of course you do.
My dad lost all his money last year.
Hey, I'm sure you still have
some hidden away.
I don't think so.
I think I maxed out my overdraft.
Oh.
I understand.
You've spent it all.
So you don't have any money.
So that means you're broke today,
the next day, and the day after that.
Yeah.
[sighs]
Ah. Then there's no other option,
is there?
What? [gasps]
[mysterious music playing]
If you have no money,
you'll have to pay with your body.
That's just the way it is.
Wait Wait a minute.
Hey, what are you doing? No!
In this world,
there are things we have to do
even when we don't want to,
Dr. Oh Yi-young. For example,
paying for things.
No, I I have money, I do.
I'm telling you.
[muffled] I do have money, I swear!
-[cries]
-No, you don't. You have nothing at all.
-Right, shall we get the kidneys first?
-[shrieking]
-Music.
-[nurse] Yes, Doctor.
[Yi-young shrieking]
-[phone ringing]
-[saw whirring]
No, no! Please don't!
No! Stop! No, no, no!
[muffled screaming]
[phone ringing]
[Yi-young] No, I don't
[phone continues ringing]
Hey, wait Is that a saw?
A saw?
-Huh?
-[phone ringing]
Oh, no, not the saw!
Huh?
[gasps]
[phone ringing]
Hel
Hello?
Sorry, I'm driving right now.
What was that? Can you repeat that?
[bell chiming]
[woman] Miss Oh Yi-young,
I see that you've been
using our overdraft service,
and your repayment's due next week.
We tried contacting you a few times,
but it seems you're very busy.
Oh.
Yes. Kind of.
Right, so your current options are,
either repay your overdraft sum
-of 50 million won
-Oh, I've spent 50 million won?
Uh your balance stands
at -46,407,000 won.
If you're unable to repay it right now,
you may extend the repayment period.
Oh, I would like that.
Certainly, ma'am, let's do that.
If you can return by next week,
-bring along a certificate of employment
-I don't
have a certificate, though.
A Withholding Tax Statement
for last year would be fine, too.
-Don't have that either.
-Can I ask what you do for work?
Uh, so when do you think
that you might find
It's not that I don't want to work,
but that I'm not able to.
And I did give it a shot,
but I'm not really suited for employment.
It's very hard, you see.
[chuckles softly]
Not suited, I see
what you mean. [chuckles]
[sighs]
Well, in cases like yours
[ominous music playing]
starting from the repayment due date,
your credit card issuer might suspend
your card or lower your credit limit.
Ow!
The bank might request that the court
investigate your assets,
after which, you may face
provisional asset seizure or a lawsuit
leading to the seizure
-of your assets, ma'am.
-[cash register dings]
What did, um,
you say you needed from me again?
Certificate
Certificate
of Employment.
of Employment.
Certificate of Employment.
Certificate of Employment.
[sighs]
[theme music playing]
RESIDENT PLAYBOOK
[classical music playing]
[whimsical music playing]
Okay.
[woman] Hurry up!
What's taking you so long?
[sighs]
You're wearing that?
Oh, Joo-young,
these pants are totally in.
Oh, all right then.
We gotta go, hurry.
[Yi-young] I don't
have a choice, do I?
No, you don't.
[footsteps]
[Joo-young] At least you know
your way around from your internship days.
[Yi-young] True,
I guess I won't get lost.
You can let go. I'm not a kid.
Not falling for that.
I'm not letting go until you walk in.
Just relax, you're gonna do just fine.
You're being responsible,
earning some money.
Oh! [gasps] This is a good way for you
to make some friends as well.
[scoffs] Friends-schmends.
Like the one who screwed Dad over?
He stole a billion won each year
they were friends.
Yi-young, you're really one to talk.
Have you forgotten? You're also bankrupt,
have no home, no car,
just huge amounts of debt.
I could just [grunts]
Okay. Fine, but having to come
back here is just humiliating.
You're in no position
to say anything now.
Has it not sunk in for you?
Dad can't set up a private clinic anymore.
Besides, who's gonna hire you
after your screw-up last year?
You think a university hospital
or a small clinic would want you?
Guess not. That's why I'm back here.
If it weren't for me, you wouldn't know
about this hiring round.
You should be thanking me, Yi-young.
All right, fine.
I'll go inside.
[Joo-young sighs]
Give it a chance
until you've paid your debt.
-Quit after that.
-[Yi-young whines]
Hey, don't make that face at me.
I'm serious.
Listen, if you quit before you've
paid back all the money you owe,
then I'll see to it you'll be sleeping
inside a casket. All right?
[sighs] Go inside. Go!
All right.
[sighs]
[playful music playing]
[Yi-young sighs]
Don't you dare.
[playful music continues]
[sighs]
Just one year.
Just make it through one year.
That's all I'm asking.
[elevator dings]
[man] Hold the elevator, please!
[footsteps running]
[man] Wait, wait. Hey!
-[automated voice] Going up. Floor six.
-[man] Thank you.
[elevator dings]
-[doctor] Excuse me, sorry.
-[doctors] Excuse me.
So nice to see you back here.
[scoffs] Yeah.
Hmm. They moved medical offices
to the fifth floor.
Please act like you don't know me.
Just trying to help,
since you don't know your way
from an R4 to an R1.
Let the other R-ones tell me.
I can do fine without you.
Isn't it weirder
to make a big deal out of it?
Got it.
-Just don't come crying to me later.
-I would never go to you.
[elevator dings]
Yeah, wrong way.
[hip-hop music playing]
[sighs]
MEDICAL OFFICES
THIS IS A RESTRICTED AREA
FOR RESIDENTS ONLY
Got it, on my way, thank you.
Right, exactly.
Check her charts to be sure.
OB/GYN
R1 MEDICAL OFFICE
[Yi-young sighs]
-[knocking at door]
-[door opens]
-[doctors] Hello.
-Hey, everyone. Whoa.
I can barely recognize you in your gowns.
Sit down, sit down.
Thank you.
My name's Ku Do-won, R4.
This here is Dr. Ki Eun-mi, R3,
and Dr. Cha Da-hye, R2.
These two ladies will be
your lifeline. Say hi.
Welcome, everyone. [chuckles]
Since it's your first day,
how about a little introduction?
Uh
What the
Whoa, hey. Is this real?
Ah, that was a long time ago.
A top student picked
our OB/GYN department?
Uh, what exactly do you mean
by "top student"?
I was valedictorian, the KMLE top scorer.
[chuckling] Whoa!
[chiming]
Kim Sa-bi, nice to meet you.
I became interested in obstetrics
after reading Professor Seo's paper
last March,
on the development
of a preeclampsia prediction algorithm
using machine learning.
My choice was
reconfirmed last month,
when she published a paper
on pregnancy complications,
and in-utero fetal programming.
-Nice to meet everyone.
-[all clapping]
-[Do-won] We could all learn from you.
-The professor published another one?
-No idea.
-Next up [sighs]
Hey, this one here must be a first.
Yep.
It's pretty unusual.
You guys went to the same high school?
Do you know each other?
-Huh.
-[whimpers softly]
We both went to Baejin High School.
Oh. Nam-jung?
It's Nam-kyung.
That's what I said.
Junior year, same class.
It was senior year, you forgot.
That's right. Sorry.
Jung Nam-kyung?
Pyo Nam-kyung.
[chuckles]
Dr. Pyo Nam-kyung, looks like
you only dyed half of your hair.
Why? Did you run out of money or time?
This is "in" right now. Ah.
And if I do this, it's totally hidden.
So when the professors are around,
I'll keep it down.
When they're not, I'll do the ponytail.
Alternating between them.
That's a lot of effort.
Introduce yourself.
-Ah.
-Yeah.
Hello everyone, I'm Pyo Nam-kyung.
I might look like a Seoul girl,
but I'm really down to earth,
so I'm really looking forward
to getting to know you, yay!
-Yes, we are too.
-Thank you so much.
Next up
Dr. Oh Yi-young.
I'm Oh Yi-young, and I'm 28 years old.
Yep.
-[Da-hye chuckles]
-Oh, so Dr. Oh Yi-young, uh,
was an intern here two years ago,
then a resident,
and then she moved to a small clinic.
[Eun-mi] Mm-hmm.
What I mean is,
she's repeating her R1.
[group] Ah.
-Well, she's back, that's what matters.
-[group chuckles]
You're colleagues now,
I hope you all get along. Hmm?
Last but not least is
Oh!
That's me, Doctor.
Dr. Um Jae-il,
your gown's inside out.
That's not really an easy thing to do.
-Oh, right.
-Uh, but introduce yourself.
Hello, everyone.
I'm Um Jae-il. I'm 28 years old.
My stage name, Um Jay.
Stage name, what?
Were you an actor?
Um Ji? Like the Korean slang
for "thumbs up"?
No, no. Um Jay, you know,
Um J-A-Y.
We've never had a foreigner.
-[Eun-mi] No.
-I'm not a foreigner.
-Huh?
-I'm kind of a one-hit wonder.
Like Sugar Man?
Uh, there was this boy band
Wait, I know.
That one with Cha Eun-woo.
Not that one.
Oh, I know it. What's that man's name?
-Yim Si-wan. From that group?
-Yes.
Not ZE:A, no.
Hi Boys was my group.
You know 'em?
Ah! This might ring a bell.
Uh
Basically, you were
in a boy band in a past life.
Could you introduce yourself?
Right. Uh,
I may not be the smartest one here,
but I assure you, I'm strong,
and I will work myself
to the bone if I have to.
Thank you, everyone.
Good. [clears throat]
Well, that's all.
Welcome, everyone!
Round of applause!
Round of applause.
Anyway, since this is
your first day on the job,
the senior members of our team
are all here to help.
Since they have a lot on their plate,
don't ask too many questions
or make the same mistakes twice.
[residents] Yes.
Don't hesitate to ask
if you need help, or if you're unsure.
[residents] Yes.
You mess up and I get involved,
that's a screw-up of colossal proportions,
so let's hope our paths don't cross today.
Understood?
[residents] Understood.
-Dismissed!
-Dismissed!
[upbeat music playing]
[Do-won] Good luck.
-Thanks so much, Doctor.
-Thanks, Doctor.
All right, I'm in gynecology,
so I'm going up.
Good luck.
Oh, right. I'm up there, too.
Hey, see you later.
[Jae-il] Hello, how are you?
I'm actually a little offended. We were
the top two students in our high school.
It was a legendary rivalry.
We were rivals back then?
I guess we weren't.
[scoffs] Don't tell me
you believe the guys in our class
who said I followed you
all the way over here?
That's all news to me.
-The OR?
-Mm-hmm.
-Whose surgery is it?
-Professor Seo Jung-min's.
Wow, you're attending her surgery
on your first day?
You don't know?
I thought you interned here before.
I don't remember.
So, I'm only telling you this
because we went to high school together.
There's this infamous doctor
that's notorious around here.
She has Asshole syndrome.
Professor Seo Jung-min.
She'll whittle you down
with words and glares.
-Are you for real?
-Mm-hmm.
Once she decides
she dislikes you, you're done.
[sighs] She'll try
to make your life miserable.
You know what
the fourth-year residents call her?
[mysterious music playing]
[Yi-young] Oh, hello.
[Seo] Looks like
we have a new R1. Welcome.
I trust you've studied videos
of this surgery before?
Yes.
Tough luck getting me on your first day.
Have you heard that they call me
-The Witch?
-Yes.
Who told you that?
Another R1, Pyo Nam-kyung.
What a helpful colleague. Lucky you.
Your vision's probably all clouded
and blurry right now, huh?
[Yi-young] Yes.
You can't see properly
and things are out of focus?
Yes, but how did you know that, though?
Good question.
How could I have known that?
Nurse, help her.
[Yi-young] Oh.
[chuckles] Oh, thank you.
Nurse, there's contamination.
[Seo] She's under general anesthesia,
let's get the baby out quickly.
As soon as the patient's intubated,
I'll make the incision. So, Miss R1,
you pay close attention.
Oh, okay.
Proceeding to timeout.
Dr. Joo, confirm
the patient's details.
Patient ID 1921-0681,
patient name, Sung Hui-yeong.
Diagnosis and procedure?
[Seo] Diagnosis
is placenta previa totalis,
we'll perform
a low-flap transverse C-section.
-Do you have a fetal cord blood sample?
-No, we do not.
-Do I have all the information?
-[doctors] Yes.
-[Joo] Starting anesthesia now.
-[Seo] Thank you.
SURGERY IN PROGRESS
[soft acoustic guitar music playing]
[Seo] Place the Richardson.
Mayo.
Pull. Three, two, one.
Place the bladder blade.
Metzenbaum.
Scalpel.
[Do-won]
Starting fundal pressure.
[grunts]
[Seo] And the baby's out.
-Hello there!
-[baby crying]
[doctor 1] Time, 10:23. Sex, female.
[Seo] How's the baby doing?
[Joo] Good. Apgar score's nine,
blood oxygen saturation's good,
heartrate's over 100.
Hey, rookie.
First day, and you already need a change
of gloves. Full schedule, huh?
Do-won, wrap up, please.
Got it.
-Good work, everyone.
-[doctors] Thank you, Doctor.
Oh Yi-young? Is that her name?
The one who had that clinic disaster.
Yeah, that's her.
Gosh, I feel kinda sorry for her,
getting Professor Seo on her first day.
I think she's already on her bad side.
Ugh, she's unlucky.
We can't all be lucky.
That's the reality of everyday.
-At least it's all over for her now.
-[sighs]
It's not over yet, though.
We still have deliveries. Right?
[sighs]
How is she gonna cope?
[doctor 2] She doesn't have a choice.
She's just gotta deal.
[chuckles]
-[button clicks]
-[object clatters]
[phone chiming]
[tense music playing]
Step aside!
Emergency patient coming through!
You're going too slow, please hurry up!
Oh, I see it! Hurry!
It's here, hurry! Ah!
The baby's coming! [shrieks]
[phone ringing]
Yes?
I'm heading over now. Be right there.
Where have you been?
Here you go.
You're the first to ask.
Right.
I wish you all the happiness in the world.
Oh, I just checked
Mr. Yoon's biopsy result.
Oh, I see.
What is this?
I signed it.
Don't go selling it online, please.
Doctor, please,
we're very busy right now.
We don't have time
to mess around like this.
It's Miss Cho Seon-yeong's test results.
Also, you can check biopsy results
on the computer.
-You don't have to go in person.
-Oh.
I really wanted to know the results.
I thought it'd be faster
to check in person.
But they weren't ready.
[woman over PA] This is an announcement.
The elevators on the south ward are
undergoing maintenance at this time
[phone chimes]
[woman] No way! Are you a doctor now?
You're so amazing!
Even your brain is sexy.
-Doctor.
-Oh, right, hello.
Hello. So, I was told to exercise
after I got out of surgery,
that's why I've been walking around here.
But I don't know,
it's just my chest feels tender,
and my shoulder has pain.
Do I need to worry?
Uh, may I have your name, please?
It's Yoon Jeong-seon.
The pain in my shoulder still lingers
How do I put this?
Since this morning my chest feels tight.
It's hard to breathe.
Your shoulder
and your chest both hurt,
uh, and you're feeling
short of breath, is that right?
That's right, Doctor.
Should I be concerned at all?
Uh Oh, one second.
[line ringing]
Dr. Cha, I'm really sorry,
I know this is my fifth call,
but I think a patient here has
an aortic dissection.
[Da-hye] Huh? What?
[softly] An aortic dissection.
Okay, I'll be right there.
And what about the chest CT?
Oh, CT.
Uh, have you had a chest CT yet?
What's a chest CT?
Hold on, who are you talking to right now?
Uh, the patient is
standing in front of me.
The patient with the aortic dissection
is standing right there
in front of you, is that correct?
Yes, she's in front of me.
-Doctor!
-Yes, Doctor.
Seriously, is this some kind of joke?
Oh, come on!
[phone chimes]
[sighs]
I'd prefer it if he were
just really lazy,
but this guy's like
the biggest busybody ever.
-Isn't that good?
-He's always doing stuff!
Checking on patients,
asking questions, taking notes,
checking again, asking again,
taking more notes.
And he's always wrong.
We used to be like that, too.
You don't remember?
-I don't think I was like that.
-Yes, you were! I never forget.
Look, I'm pretty sure he has
one strong suit at least.
He does try really hard.
What's his weakness?
He tries way too hard.
We're at the finish line now.
We've come so far.
-Mmm.
-[phone ringing]
INCOMING CALL
R1
[sighs]
Yes, Doctor, what's the problem?
So that means
th that you won't know anything
until you've done the surgery?
Right.
In point 2-1 of the "Explanation
of the Medical Procedure,"
it states "After incision,
the organs to be removed will depend
on the extent of the disease
within the abdominal cavity."
Right.
Uh, Doctor,
it's [cries]
This isn't
a really difficult operation, is it?
[sniffles]
If we find a tumor,
then the extent of the procedure
might be increased as needed.
[crying]
[sneezes]
[chiming]
Excuse me.
From what I've read, the book states
the surgery will take four to five hours,
with a complication risk of around 30%.
Please, sign right here.
[crying]
[patient] I'm sorry.
SIGNATURE: PARK CHANG-SUN
I've finished just in time for dinner.
Enjoy your meal, ma'am.
[playful music playing]
Is this too little? Want more?
No, thanks.
There's a long line. Keep moving.
Want some spinach?
Keep going.
-Beef patties?
-I want five.
Fi
Right.
-Bean sprouts?
-Yes, three.
-Tofu?
-Just one.
It's your lucky day. We usually don't
get to eat between surgeries.
So eat up.
What time are we off today?
At the rate we're going
we'll probably go overtime.
[groans]
How can we start on time
but still go over? I don't get it.
Eat up.
[Seo] There's bleeding.
Hey, wake up. Newbie!
-Hand me a tissue, please.
-Tissue?
Oh, uh, what is it called?
Kleenex. Tissue?
[Seo] There're no tissues in an OR.
You want top gauze.
You're far too relaxed
for an R1 on her first day.
I'm sorry.
[Seo] Cut.
You wanna save it?
You should throw it away.
I gotta spell everything out for you?
[intriguing music playing]
Ah.
[Seo] Why are you putting that there
instead of throwing it out?
Where did you learn to do that?
-At this hospital.
-Hey!
You leave foreign objects around,
they'll end up inside the patient.
Get rid of it!
[intriguing music continues]
I'll keep it and dispose of it
when I leave.
No, just take it, leave right now.
Leave this room immediately!
-[whirring]
-[soft squelching]
[Yi-young] Ugh, geez.
[Seo] Who told you to move?
Didn't I tell you to stay
in that spot and observe us?
I see everything, you know.
Right.
[Seo] Cut.
Seriously?
-[sighs]
-[dispenser whirring]
[sighs]
Uh, Doctor. Knock-knock.
-Excuse me.
-Get over here.
What is it now?
Uh I've just been to see
Miss Lee Suk-ja in room 1014.
Yeah, so?
Her BP looks normal.
And the JP?
I'll go back and check.
[Da-hye sighs]
Yeah, you go do that.
Uh, Doctor. [panting]
Knock-knock, knock-knock.
That was pretty quick.
It's right over there.
Uh the JP drain,
not much drainage, and the color's good.
Great, thank you.
Oh, uh, Doctor,
Miss Kim Min-suk in room 1012,
says she has clear nasal discharge.
But ever since her surgery,
her head hurts.
She has no fever,
but continuous clear nasal discharge.
What about it?
Uh, could it be
Could it be
Skull fracture, possibly?
The last one was an aortic dissection,
and this time, it's a skull fracture?
Yes, in my opinion it could be.
Mm.
Miss Kim Min-suk in room 1012
had an operation yesterday,
so she's been on bedrest.
Where and how would
she have injured her head?
How could she? And where?
Why?
That, I don't know,
but I learned in school
that it can cause cerebrospinal fluid
to leak through the nose.
I've been checking
her discharge every half hour.
-Dr. Um
-Yes?
I really didn't wanna say this to you,
but come on!
Doesn't your nose run?
-Uh, sometimes.
-Your nose is runny sometimes, of course.
Everyone has a runny nose.
My nose runs,
your nose runs
-Uh, Ju-yeon!
-Yes?
-You ever get a runny nose?
-I do.
See? Even hers runs, too.
Patients' noses run, doctors' noses run,
nurses' noses run.
Everyone gets a runny nose
from time to time, you know.
[growling] Oh, my God!
[grumbles]
Ma'am, it's okay, don't you worry.
I've got everything under control.
-[patient] Doctor
-Everything will be okay, all right?
Don't worry, your baby is safe.
That's not the issue.
Huh?
I think you might be
overreacting a little.
[crying] I know.
It's because I'm scared, too.
I'm so sorry.
[dramatic music playing]
Pyo Nam-kyung?
Yeah, I think so. Where are you going?
To get a consent sign-off.
Of all the residents here,
I'm the best at getting sign-offs.
Good for you.
Uh, so you're not
gonna sign the form?
I'm not signing it.
You can take it.
Oh.
Would you prefer
to sign off on it later?
Doctor, I'm not going through with it.
I believe that isn't an option.
So would you be able to sign it today?
I have a question for you.
Doctor, may I please ask you something?
All you doctors,
you're incredibly clever.
That consent form there is full
of long and difficult medical words,
but you know them all
and explain them well,
and you're so good
at answering all of our questions.
So there's something I'd like to ask you.
I wanna know
[crying]
what I even did
to deserve this horrible disease?
What?
'Cause I
[crying]
didn't drink alcohol,
and I never smoked.
I always tried my best
to do good,
and I was always a hard worker,
and I never did anything to tempt fate.
So then why has this awful thing
happened to me
multiple times?
[poignant music playing]
Because Mm
If I just knew the reason,
I wouldn't feel
so resentful about everything.
Why is this happening?
Can you tell me?
Mm
the the thing is
that a cancer relapse
and being
a good person are really
unrelated to one another.
I see.
[whimsical music playing]
[yawning]
[Yi-young sighs]
Hey, guys, good news.
A blind date?
Oh.
Nope!
This is actually much better than that.
Better than that? Like what?
Professor Seo Jung-min
gave me her card.
Why?
She said we did well,
to get ourselves some food.
What'll it be, huh? What should we get?
Sorry, I've got plans tonight.
See you tomorrow. See ya.
What? How can you have plans
at this hour of the night?
I need to return this book
so maybe next time.
Hey, isn't that your book?
Where are you returning it?
I'm not hungry right now.
Knock yourself out.
I'm not gonna eat alone.
Let's do it another time.
Uh-huh.
Take it easy.
[yawns]
[stomach growls]
[pensive music playing]
-[sighs]
-[elevator dings]
Oh, why didn't you tell me?
We could've carpooled.
[button beeps]
Professor Seo Jung-min's
always on edge on surgery days.
She wasn't trying to be mean to you,
don't worry.
Just tough it out.
[yawning]
I'm sure you must be really tired.
For the record, no work-talk at home.
Right.
Why does it have to be a secret
that the two of us
Why does it have to be so awkward?
You know what I mean?
What's the point of telling them all
when I could quit at any point?
You can't quit anytime soon.
You're wrong.
I could even quit tomorrow.
I don't think so.
Ugh, can you not?
You're so annoying. [tuts]
Oh, my gosh.
[elevator dings]
[keypad beeping]
[keypad chimes]
[keypad chimes]
[playful music playing]
Ugh.
Really?
I didn't do anything.
Your foot's on my foot.
[gasps] Oh.
That wasn't me.
-It was a rat.
-[Joo-young] They're everywhere.
There you go. That totally explains it.
Honey, try this.
It's expensive.
Have a little, huh,
before Yi-young
and this jerk scarf it all.
You should have some too.
Joo-young, just watching you eat
makes me feel kinda full already.
Seung-won,
you should get an echocardiogram
as soon as possible.
It's not normal to still be this in love.
-Ow.
-Hey!
Be nicer to your brother-in-law.
He's not one of your pals,
don't talk to him like that.
Do-won, it's time you start working
on your table manners.
Stop kicking my sister-in law.
You're making her uncomfortable.
I'm sorry. I'll take the blame.
Just think of it as the price
you pay for crashing here.
[Joo-young] Do-won,
how was she today?
She do all right?
She didn't get into trouble, did she?
Yeah, no, she did well.
She was good. Yeah.
Joo-young, do you wanna hear
-what happened today?
-Don't you dare.
Right.
Just say it.
The professor said to discard
some suture thread,
but she didn't know where to put it,
so she went, "Oh! Uh"
-And after that
-What did I say?
She did her best.
Don't tell me
she's already gotten
on the wrong side of the professor?
-She has to hold onto this job.
-Who says I want to?
[scoffs]
You have to pay off 50 million.
You think that's chump change?
You're broke, yet you behave
as if you have all the money in the world.
Seriously. You need to pinch pennies
and not be so reckless.
You spend like there's no tomorrow,
who do you think you are?
Even if you gave up your salary,
you'd have to work there for a year
to repay the principal.
You're such an idiot!
Jeez.
Even if I'm in debt,
I have a right to privacy.
I'm done.
Do-won, have some more fish.
You think you'd have gotten
a job in a major hospital
if it weren't for Do-won?
You told me about
the short-staffing problem
you guys were having.
All I said was that our department
had a shortfall this year
and was taking applicants.
I didn't know
Yi-young was gonna apply for the job.
Mm.
And I had no clue
she was gonna be accepted.
[scoffs]
So this is abuse of power.
It's what you call nepotism. Bad stuff.
I don't have any power.
If chatting with your sister-in-law
counts as power
Does that count? Or not?
Listen to yourself.
You don't have school ties, connections.
How else did you get in?
Yeah, don't worry.
The timing worked out for you,
Yi-young. You totally got in yourself.
Don't indulge her.
That's why she's here.
-Exactly who indulged me?
-Mom and Dad.
Okay, who else? No one!
-Everyone. Grandma, uncles, auntie!
-[phone rings]
Hello, Dr. Ku.
Oh, Eun Sang-mi, the mother I'm watching?
Uh, yeah, I'll leave right away.
Hey, Do-won, at least finish
what's on your plate.
[door closes]
-Off to the hospital.
-Bye.
Again?
I gotta cover for a colleague
who's on vacation.
[Joo-young] Here.
Drink this.
Dr. Oh,
I'll see you tomorrow.
[Joo-young sighs]
Poor guy can't finish a meal
without getting called in.
He hasn't slept in a few days
I don't think.
Great point. It's a terrible job.
That's not what I Seriously.
[upbeat music playing]
Check the lab results on the EMR.
You see those monitors?
Keep an eye on the baby's heartbeat
and whether the mom's having contractions.
If anything looks unusual, call.
You gotta call me, okay?
Pull an all-nighter?
Hmm. [sniffles]
If you're unsure about anything,
ask the nurses.
Okay.
I'm off to the OR for a bit.
-What, I'm on my own?
-You wanna come with me?
No, I don't.
Miss Lee Yeong-seon
is Professor Seo Jung-min's patient.
Ugh, not the Witch again.
Watch the monitors.
Miss a deceleration, we're dead.
Why do I always get stuck with her?
[nurse] Doctor.
The doctor
isn't here right now.
Doctor, could you come over, please?
No one's in here.
Doctor?
[dramatic music builds]
Yes, coming.
This will be cold.
[woman groans]
Why did you decide
to take your vacation now?
You know I'm embarrassed, okay?
I don't wanna tell them myself.
I've told them your name. No one cares.
The physician?
Oh.
I see.
Mm-hmm.
D Doctor, wait! Could
Here. Over here.
[chuckling] Hang on.
Could you
Doctor,
seriously, thank you so much.
It's just, uh
I'm saying it's my first time
but it's my second.
[giggles]
NOT THE BOYFRIEND FROM LAST TIME
Oh.
Oh, right.
Don't worry about it.
Honey!
Honey!
Oh, I'm so
I'm so nervous about this.
I don't know how some women
can just pop babies out like that.
I'm so scared. [whimpers]
I'm really nervous too.
Doctor, is the baby coming soon?
Do you know if everything's okay?
Uh, well, her cervix hasn't
started dilating at all yet.
If this was her second or third delivery,
things could progress
but since it's her first,
it might take a little longer.
I can give you more information
once I talk to the professor.
-Uh
-Thank you.
Okay, Doctor, thanks so much.
Thank you.
Oh, and if she'd had a C-section
[whimsical music playing]
or natural delivery
then we might treat
her symptoms differently,
but since this is new to her,
let me know as soon as possible
if her pain worsens.
I will, thank you, Doctor.
-Thank you.
-Doctor, just a minute.
[camera shutter clicking]
[camera shutter clicks]
-Are you done?
-[camera shutter clicking]
Yes. Dig in.
Ugh, this supervisor's so obnoxious.
Did I deserve to be chewed out
for being half an hour late?
Ugh. It's not my fault
for planning a vacation in March.
Let's use the scalpel on this thing.
Who brought this cake in?
A patient's husband. A thank you.
What could a clueless R1 do
to deserve this?
Sure it's not for the doctor?
What did you do today?
Did you do anything special?
No, not really. Just what I was told.
Oh, uh-huh.
So, guess you just got lucky then.
Guys, can I ask you something?
Hit me.
Ask away.
A patient with recurrent ovarian cancer
won't sign the surgery consent form.
How do I persuade her?
Pass it to the senior residents.
They'll help.
I think I should take care of it myself.
Oh!
If it's recurrent ovarian cancer,
you should ask Professor Jae-hui.
I can't ask a professor
how to get a form signed.
That's humiliating.
I've asked her 16 questions, so
Oh, God, it's a half hour.
-I gotta check the urine.
-[Nam-kyung] Ew.
[groans] That's disgusting.
[phone ringing]
Ugh, now what? Oh.
Yes, Doctor?
Oh, okay, I'll be right there. Bye.
Gotta go, bye.
[door closes]
I'm in obstetrics now.
[phone ringing]
[Yi-young sighs]
Yes?
Oh, you want me to do it?
Oh.
Right. I'm coming.
[intriguing music playing]
Oh, I've got it!
Miss Lee, this is gonna be uncomfortable
and it might be very painful.
I'm sorry in advance.
Over four centimeters,
active notification, open all the way,
full notification,
check if the water's broken.
Huh? Oh!
[Yeong-seon] Huh?
Oh! Whoa, what? Why? Why? Why now? Why?
What?
It's
fully dilated.
I'll tell the professor
that she fully dilated all of a sudden.
What? What did you just say?
She's fully dilated.
Ms. Lee Yeong-seon is about to give birth.
Hi, this is Dr. Seo. Remove the patient
you brought to the delivery room.
I'm putting someone else in first.
[tense music playing]
[sighs softly]
A fully dilated patient with no epidural,
and yet, calmly asking me
if I've had anything to eat today
with a smile on her face.
I'm sorry.
I hope you know
just how furious I am with you.
I'm sorry.
Miss Lee, I've just taken a look.
You're only two centimeters dilated.
Oh, I see.
But we'll keep an eye on it, okay?
Our first-year resident here must
really want to meet your baby.
She jumped the gun.
[chuckles dryly]
Oh, March sure is a fun month.
Where have all the residents gone?
Right here.
No, I meant the resident fourth-years.
[Seo] Dr. Ku. This is unacceptable.
I'm sorry.
-Supervise the R1s, got it?
-[sighs]
[Do-won] Yes, will do.
[melancholy music playing]
[sighs]
[phone ringing]
Yes, Doctor.
We still don't have it?
I'll head over.
[sighs]
[Do-won] Okay, here.
[patient crying softly]
[sobbing]
Their surgeries have all been successful.
And now they're doing great.
They're healthy.
I have full faith that you can
get through this. I know you can.
Did she sign it?
Uh-huh.
The relapse is what really scared her.
She said she needed to think.
Oh.
You beat me to it.
I'd just found a technique
to get sign-offs.
-Hm, is that a thing?
-Yes.
Berek and Hacker's Gyno-Oncology.
It's all laid out in this book.
Hmm.
The "Quality of Life
Communication Skills" chapter.
Ensure there are
no physical barriers between you,
maintain level eye contact
with the patient.
If the patient begins to cry,
promptly offer a tissue.
What you did a minute ago.
So I was gonna do those things
to get her to sign off.
I didn't think a thing like that
would be in a textbook.
You worried she'd refuse surgery.
Yeah, well
Shoot. I really wanted
to be the co-signer.
What a bummer.
Well, she agreed to it.
That's a relief.
I guess that's true.
Although, if she'd signed off earlier,
I wouldn't have wasted time
doing this research.
The whole thing would've been done sooner.
My plan had been to get the consent forms
signed by 6:00
and then notify the professor.
-Sa-bi.
-Yes?
Was your goal to get
the most forms signed?
Why would that matter?
Getting praise for being the top student
might've mattered at school,
but this is a hospital.
It doesn't matter what you want.
It matters
what the patient needs from you.
Even med students know that.
If you still don't get it
after reading it in a textbook,
then it was a waste of time.
You got this, okay?
[pensive music playing]
Doctor.
What is it now?
Miss Yeong Bo-mi in room 1019
has had low urine output
since this morning.
Okay, so?
[sighs]
I hear she lost a lot of blood
during yesterday's operation,
and today her urine's very dark.
How's her urine output been
for the last four hours?
It's been
I can go in and have a look.
It's around 80.
Uh
It was 20ccs an hour earlier this morning.
I know I have a lot to learn,
so I checked on her every hour
from 4:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Vitals were looking good,
JP drainage looked normal,
but just to be careful,
I ordered a CBC
and am waiting for it to come back.
Four o'clock
in the morning?
Yes.
Uh
In conclusion,
the patient appears to be dehydrated,
and fluid hydration might be necessary,
but I wanted to get your input first.
Go ahead and do it,
administer IV, Dr. Um.
Um, yes, right away.
Where are you going?
[Jae-il] Be right back,
after I explain the order!
Hey, no, wait! Wait, issue the order here
on the computer before
[sighs]
Oh, well.
[keyboard clacking]
Nurse, I've just issued an order
for Miss Yeong Bo-mi.
Got it.
[uplifting music playing]
R1 UM JAE-IL
[Do-won groaning]
Tell me
nothing's gone wrong.
Nothing has gone wrong.
[sighs]
[Do-won] Then
tell me nothing's gonna go wrong.
Can't promise that.
[phone ringing]
[Do-won grumbles]
Who's calling you this time?
[screaming]
[tense music playing]
I know this is strange, but she's
she's fully dilated. The baby's coming.
-Try to relax. You'll be okay.
-I examined her. Full dilation.
-[Yeong-seon screaming]
-And she's in severe pain.
-Much worse than before.
-Doctor, please!
Doctor, Doctor, Doctor, I'm dying.
Everyone's busy. I'm the only one here.
She's fully dilated now!
[Do-won] You're sure about this? [sighs]
You know what fully dilated means?
I'm certain this time.
I can even see the baby's hair.
-[screaming]
-Please come here!
If you're wrong again, Professor Seo will
-That doesn't matter, call her!
-[Yeong-seon] Doctor!
-Oh, come on, hurry!
-Doctor!
Wheel her into the delivery room.
I'll be there in three.
-Okay.
-[screaming]
-Off to the delivery room.
-Yes, Doctor.
Miss Lee, short breaths.
[mimics paced breathing] Okay?
Don't push too hard.
Hang in there, please just hang in there.
Okay, Doctor.
I I don't know
cause I've never
done this before, but
This is my first time too, actually.
What? [cries]
Lee Yeong-seon's fully dilated,
at station three. Come immediately.
[Seo over phone] Be right there.
You guys gotta time your calls better.
I'm sorry, should've called earlier.
If it looks like the baby's coming,
just start the delivery without me.
Yes, will do.
Hurry, hurry.
Miss Lee, just hang in there.
Doctor, we're going to room 2.
Doctor, I think the baby's coming now.
Miss Lee, hold on a little longer.
[groaning]
I really can't hold it anymore!
Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no.
Oh! Oh, I see it. Hey, wait, wait!
Stop the cart! I need gloves!
[groans]
[tense music playing]
[groans]
[emotional music playing]
[baby crying softly]
Oh.
The baby's here.
[emotional music continues]
[baby crying loudly]
What is that sound?
This isn't my patient, right?
Tell me it isn't.
You've gotta be kidding me right now.
[gasps]
[breathing heavily]
SURGERY IN PROGRESS
[Seo] We do get cases where the baby comes
incredibly quickly,
but there's barely any tearing,
the baby's crying healthily,
all looks great.
No need to worry.
Thanks. I'm not worried at all.
Congratulations.
I just feel bad. Since I put
that doctor in a pretty tough spot.
I'm sorry, Doctor.
-Wrap up for me.
-[Do-won] Yes.
[Seo] Well done, Miss Lee.
Good work with this.
[Yeong-seon] See you, Professor.
[Seo] Dr. Oh Yi-young!
You messed up again.
I'm sorry.
My patient didn't even make it
into the delivery room,
she had her baby in the hallway.
You see
The baby came quickly
'cause this isn't her first.
That isn't relevant here.
With first-time moms, things can
also progress extremely quickly.
Any baby can be born suddenly
and unpredictably.
Is that really news to you, Doctor?
Now, I want
to hear you explain your mistakes.
Uh,
I made
two big mistakes.
Firstly,
I didn't monitor her
because dilation was minimal.
Secondly,
I failed to recognize
the progression of labor,
which led to failure
to predict the time of the birth.
I think those two
were my biggest errors.
Come on, you're all talk.
I'm really sorry.
When you get home,
you should say a prayer.
For what?
That mom and her child are in good health.
Oh, right.
If you mess up one more time,
watch out.
That's when you get to meet the Witch.
R1 MEDICAL OFFICE
OB/GYN
[sighs]
My tarot draw's awful today.
-[sighs] And tomorrow's is just as crappy.
-[phone chimes]
[sighs]
Anyone got a charger?
[gasps]
Here.
Whoa. Okay, Jae-il.
I'm feeling so drained.
No surprise.
My input and output are both zero.
My electrolytes are messed up.
You had cake earlier.
So I don't know about your output,
but your input definitely isn't zero.
[can clicks open]
It's just a figure of speech.
Besides,
that cake
we had it ages ago.
You have less empathy than Bixby AI.
[phone chimes]
We can leave now.
[Jae-il] Yes!
Doubt you'll get any sleep, Yi-young.
Delivering your first baby
makes you think of your mom.
Even as interns, everyone called
their mom right after, right?
I did. Didn't you?
No, I didn't.
For parous deliveries, it only takes
a few hours to go full dilation.
Why'd she progress so quickly?
Were there risk factors involved?
That's what you wanna know?
Is it hard to carry
a baby that's so slippery?
I don't know,
I just put my hands out.
I knew it. [scoffs]
So you didn't really deliver
the baby, then. It just came out.
This doesn't really count as your first.
Still, it's her first.
I'm jealous.
Congrats, Yi-young.
[Yi-young] Right,
see you tomorrow.
Hey, hey. Isn't it cool that we're all
going through this together?
That's why I never went solo.
I'm more of a group person.
-You know what?
-Can't it wait?
Just hear me out.
I thought of something interesting.
Listen, listen.
"O" from Oh Yi-young, "B" from Kim Sa-bi,
"G" from Pyo Nam-kyung.
Where is this going?
And I'm Um Jay.
J- A-Y. "Y."
O, B, G, Y.
OBGYN!
Goo oo oose bumps
Isn't that insane?
[Nam-kyung chuckles dryly]
I guess not.
All right then.
God, I'm starving.
None of you've eaten? Aren't you starving?
Should we go get dinner?
[all] I've got plans.
Another time?
Fine. Another time. Cool.
I have plans too.
That's great.
-See you tomorrow.
-Mm.
-Thank you
-Mm.
Mm.
[mellow music playing]
Honey, look.
She's booking it.
-I wonder why?
-Huh?
[Seung-won] I've never seen her
run like that.
I didn't have to wake her up today.
Do you think she's running late?
-Like she's cared about that before.
-Yeah, that's true.
Mm. They say delivering
your first child changes everything,
Do-won once told me,
witnessing a birth as a young intern is
what made him go into OBGYN.
[gasps] No way. Does that mean
she'll become a real doctor like Do-won?
That's not happening.
[sighs]
I guess not.
Oh Yi-young has always been an open book.
I can always tell what she's thinking.
And I think she's hooked on OB/GYN.
I really think she's gonna stick with it.
But it's only been three days.
I wonder how long before she quits.
She has to last a month
at least, don't you think?
Huh? That's all?
[professor] You haven't heard,
since you were away on vacation,
but we had an unbelievable delivery.
Our R1 standing right here,
she delivered a baby
in the hallway.
[fellow] Ah. You're the one
I've heard about.
[Yi-young] Ah, yes.
[professor] Professor Seo chewed you out?
Well, that's to be expected in year one.
[sighs] She's always had that temper.
Everyone who witnesses a birth
for the first time is like,
"Professor, I wanna go into obstetrics."
That always happens.
Oh, is that so?
So you're not interested?
Not really, no.
[laughs]
It's probably too early for her.
Ah.
I rarely let people do this, but
since this is going well,
and to celebrate your first delivery,
here, I'll let you do the last stitch.
Oh! No, thank you.
Oh, are you scared?
It's fine, I'm right here watching.
I'm fine too, thanks.
I
I'll do it, but next time.
[professor] What's she saying?
She's joking, Professor.
[chuckles nervously]
[fellow] Professor, let me finish up here.
You can take a break,
while I take care of the rest.
[professor] Okay, later.
[fellow] Bye, Professor.
-Bye, have a good day.
-Bye.
-Wait a second.
-Yes?
What was that R1's name? In the OR?
Oh.
Oh Yi-young, I think.
[ominous music playing]
Ah.
Oh Yi-young.
So that's who Oh Yi-young is.
Good job, nice work.
Thank you, Doctor, you too.
[upbeat music playing]
RESIDENT PLAYBOOK
[Seo] The warning signs
have been there.
The residents who become escapees.
[Yi-young] I'm broke
but not a pushover.
-[sighs]
-You're not cut out to be a doctor.
-[professor] They're all the same.
-Help me just this once.
[Joo] R1, isn't this going a bit too far?
[doctor] Gotta use your brain.
[man] Why do I hear complaints
about their dressings?
-You see
-What?
Hey! Are you sure
you're cut out for this?
[Sa-bi] Is this what you mean
by "getting on her bad side"?
So are you giving up?
[doctor] You are
unbelievably bad at this job.
Excuse me?
Can we be honest
with each other, Doctor?
[fellow] Whenever this doctor's involved,
things go wrong.
Yeah, go on.
[Sa-bi] Come on.
-You don't know your own patients?
-[Nam-kyung] You're a pain in the ass.
You're 50 million won in debt.
Don't forget.
Maybe try something else.
I don't think I can be a doctor.
Tell her, it's none of my concern.
[sighs] I can't do this.
[Jae-il] What am I even doing here?
It's the perfect day
to make a run for it.
[upbeat music continues]