One Step

“Well, can’t an EM board-certified doctor do a Neonatology fellowship? Haha…”

Professor Hwang Jun tossed out a barbed joke.

I forced down the cold sweat and put on the most regretful expression in the world.

“Oh, Professor! Unfortunately, EM board-certified doctors usually go through the critical care fellowship track, and as far as I know, Neonatology, a subspecialty of Pediatrics, isn’t open to applicants! Really! It’s such a shame it’ll haunt me forever!”

I emphasized the word “really” and defended myself as hard as I could.

This is the law. The rules.

It’s not that I don’t want to—I’m being blocked by the system.

So please give up.

“Is that so?”

“That’s my understanding.”...