The Runaway Groom

Chapter 314

Irene’s response was fluent. “Cardiology. In fact, one of the cardiologists here at Melville Hospital is known to be a miracle worker, and has famously cured multiple patients with near-incurable heart conditions.”

The old man rested his chin on his hands and grinned. “Well, you’ve met the man. What do you think about him?”

“I’ve met him?” Irene considered it for a moment, before exclaiming in disbelief, “Wait, do you mean Mr. Poker Face?!”

She could not find a better description for the man-Stephen Carr was so aloof that he was basically devoid of humanity!

“Yes. That was Stephen Carr, Head of Cardiology and our miracle worker.”

“That’s my idol?’ Irene thought to herself then.

“Anyway, which position are you applying for?” the old man asked.

“Cardiology. I’m willing to start as an intern,” Irene said-she was not experienced enough to jump straight into residency, but she was willing to start from the bottom.

“Do you have prior experience?” the old man asked them.

seemed that he was rather strict, and did not immediately hire her just because she saved

graduation for two years-one year less than most interns, since the doctor in charge of training her acknowledged

that, it was a year of residency. The first six months was routine training, while she was allowed in the room during surgeries for the next six months, before she went on to be an attending physician

year.

would not be allowed to take the scalpel independently, and she was among the

admired her for that, along with

a promising future and could make a name for herself, but she ended up running into more than a

Irene told the old man about her experience. Given her youth, her resume was already an

cardiology?” the old man then asked. “This isn’t

than it was worth, but Irene simply smiled. “It’s not as

in turn–it was certainly difficult, as students were tested on their knowledge on surgery, physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology, each of which were broad fields of knowledge of their own. To make things worse, there were cases where two or more of those domains

once…

of a medicine is pharmacology, but physiological observations of side effects and the biochemical compatibility

to cram themselves and memorize entire textbooks, stressing their brains.

test to claim

old man smiled, mused to himself for a while, and then said,