Storyline

An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.

First Aired

2016-11-07
Last Aired

2023-06-17
Creator

Kang Eun-kyung
Genre

Drama
Seasons

3
Episodes

52
Status

Ended
Language

한국어/조선말
Network

SBS, Netflix

Keywords:

nurse trauma surgeon rural area hospital doctor surgery emergency surgery emergency room medical drama emergency medicine slow burn romance trauma center triple board surgeon general surgery cardiothoracic surgery orthopedic surgery neurological surgery

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1. How to Put an Elephant into a Fridge?

A heroic doctor steps in to help a distraught boy. Intern Gang Dong-ju helps Dr. Yun Seo-jeong with em...More

A heroic doctor steps in to help a distraught boy. Intern Gang Dong-ju helps Dr. Yun Seo-jeong with emergencies at Geosan University Medical Center.Less

60mins 2016-11-07

2. The Result of the Hypersecretion of Adrenaline

Dong-ju wonders whether hard work is enough to get ahead. Doldam Hospital gets a new doctor in general...More

Dong-ju wonders whether hard work is enough to get ahead. Doldam Hospital gets a new doctor in general surgery. Seo-jeong sees a face from the past.Less

58mins 2016-11-08

3. Friday of 13 People

Dong-ju questions Teacher Kim's ways, despite his awe-inspiring skills. Seo-jeong must deal with the r...More

Dong-ju questions Teacher Kim's ways, despite his awe-inspiring skills. Seo-jeong must deal with the ramifications of her actions.Less

59mins 2016-11-14

4. Necessary and Sufficient Condition

Dong-ju finds that he's no match for Teacher Kim and becomes desperate to leave. Doldam receives a VIP...More

Dong-ju finds that he's no match for Teacher Kim and becomes desperate to leave. Doldam receives a VIP visitor. Seo-jeong gets a new role.Less

59mins 2016-11-15

5. Principle of Relative

Being principled may be relative. It's all hands on deck after a major highway accident. Dong-ju tries...More

Being principled may be relative. It's all hands on deck after a major highway accident. Dong-ju tries to find out more about Teacher Kim's identity.Less

58mins 2016-11-21

6. Motivation

Teacher Kim makes demands of his own. Myeong-sim shows the staff how it's done. Associates from Seoul ...More

Teacher Kim makes demands of his own. Myeong-sim shows the staff how it's done. Associates from Seoul stop by Doldam. In-beom makes a gut call.Less

59mins 2016-11-22

7. Unstable Factor

When Doldam gets a surprise, everyone tries to cope. Dong-ju wants to know where he stands. Teacher Ki...More

When Doldam gets a surprise, everyone tries to cope. Dong-ju wants to know where he stands. Teacher Kim gets what he wants -- for now.Less

58mins 2016-11-28

8. The Manifestation of Humanism

A patient comes first -- no matter what. Seo-jeong gets an unexpected pep talk. Teacher Kim's compassi...More

A patient comes first -- no matter what. Seo-jeong gets an unexpected pep talk. Teacher Kim's compassion proves to be multilayered.Less

58mins 2016-11-29

9. The Boundary of Good

Dong-ju makes a call -- to Chairman Shin. Teacher Kim reminds Yun-wan of the importance of basics. Seo...More

Dong-ju makes a call -- to Chairman Shin. Teacher Kim reminds Yun-wan of the importance of basics. Seo-jeong vexes an old mentor. It's Friday at Doldam.Less

59mins 2016-12-05

10. Crush

The inspector from Geosan tries to stop the Doldam staff from treating patients. But there's a multica...More

The inspector from Geosan tries to stop the Doldam staff from treating patients. But there's a multicar accident -- and a drunk driver at the scene.Less

60mins 2016-12-06

11. Psychological Entropy

Yun-wan wants to know if Dong-ju is on his side. A soldier goes missing. Seo-jeong doesn't back down, ...More

Yun-wan wants to know if Dong-ju is on his side. A soldier goes missing. Seo-jeong doesn't back down, but Teacher Kim shows her how it's truly done.Less

59mins 2016-12-12

12. The Boiling Point

Dong-ju gets bad advice and faces the consequences. Seo-jeong gets put on the spot. Yun-wan dials up t...More

Dong-ju gets bad advice and faces the consequences. Seo-jeong gets put on the spot. Yun-wan dials up the pressure but Teacher Kim pushes back.Less

60mins 2016-12-13

13. The Art of Turmoil

The staff starts preparing for Chairman Shin's surgery and Seo-jeong gets her big chance. Doldam may h...More

The staff starts preparing for Chairman Shin's surgery and Seo-jeong gets her big chance. Doldam may have an epidemic on its hands.Less

59mins 2016-12-19

14. Paragonimiasis Effect

Seo-jeong volunteers to deal with a critical patient. Doldam averts a crisis. Dong-ju shows his apprec...More

Seo-jeong volunteers to deal with a critical patient. Doldam averts a crisis. Dong-ju shows his appreciation. Teacher Kim catches In-beom's mistake.Less

58mins 2016-12-20

15. The Cornered Stone Syndrome

In a twisted world that demands blind obedience to its rules, there's no room for those with integrity...More

In a twisted world that demands blind obedience to its rules, there's no room for those with integrity and ability. Shin's surgery gets complicated.Less

59mins 2016-12-27

16. Burden of Risk

Teacher Kim plans to do the impossible, and Yun-wan will do anything to stop him. In-beom wants to do ...More

Teacher Kim plans to do the impossible, and Yun-wan will do anything to stop him. In-beom wants to do the surgery -- for the team, not his father.Less

60mins 2017-01-02

17. Moment of Truth

A large audience waits outside the operating room -- and not everyone wants the team to prevail. A shi...More

A large audience waits outside the operating room -- and not everyone wants the team to prevail. A shifty reporter starts lurking around Doldam.Less

59mins 2017-01-03

18. Whether You Want It or Not

It's only after time passes that seemingly minor moments in life start taking on greater meaning. Yun-...More

It's only after time passes that seemingly minor moments in life start taking on greater meaning. Yun-wan gets his way -- and orders Doldam's closure.Less

58mins 2017-01-09

19. Doctors and Righteous People

Yun-wan makes sure that old wounds don't lie dormant. The furtive reporter keeps snooping around. Dong...More

Yun-wan makes sure that old wounds don't lie dormant. The furtive reporter keeps snooping around. Dong-ju confronts Teacher Kim about the past.Less

59mins 2017-01-10

20. The Law of Conservation of Romance

Teacher Kim takes the staff to Seoul. Yun-wan won't let his old rival have the spotlight. Bu Yong-ju i...More

Teacher Kim takes the staff to Seoul. Yun-wan won't let his old rival have the spotlight. Bu Yong-ju is hurt but stands by romance and his principles.Less