Day 83: The Pediatrics Residency Interview

Dialogue

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   B 이지은 선생님, 앉으세요. 서류는 잘 봤어요. 긴장하지 말고 편하게 대답하세요.

   Ijieun seonsaengnim, anjeuseyo. Seoryuneun jal bwasseoyo. Ginjanghaji malgo pyeonhage daedapaseyo.

   Dr. Lee, please have a seat. I've read your file. Don't be nervous, just answer naturally.

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   A 네, 감사합니다. 준비는 많이 했는데 오늘따라 유난히 떨립니다.

   Ne, gamsahamnida. Junbineun mani haenneunde oneulttara yunanhi tteollimnida.

   Thank you. I've prepared a lot, but I'm unusually nervous today.

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   B 다들 그래요. 요즘 소아과는 다들 피하는 전공인데, 왜 소아과를 선택했어요?

   Dadeul geuraeyo. Yojeum soagwaneun dadeul pihaneun jeongonginde, wae soagwareul seontaekaesseoyo?

   Everyone is. These days pediatrics is a specialty most people avoid. Why did you choose it?

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   A 인턴 때 소아 병동에서 한 달 일했습니다. 아이들은 아프면서도 금방 웃고, 회복도 누구보다 빠릅니다. 그 모습을 보면서 이 길을 가기로 결심했습니다.

   Inteon ttae soa byeongdongeseo han dal ilhaetseumnida. Aideureun apeumyeonseodo geumbang utgo, hoebokdo nuguboda ppareumnida. Geu moseubeul bomyeonseo i gireul gagiro gyeolsimhaetseumnida.

   During my internship I worked on the children's ward for a month. Children smile even when they're sick, and they recover faster than anyone. Watching that, I decided this was my path.

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   B 좋은 이야기지만 현실은 다르잖아요. 당직이 많아서 밤낮없이 일할 때가 많아요. 야간 근무가 한 달에 열 번을 넘기도 하고요.

   Joeun iyagijiman hyeonsireun dareujanayo. Dangjigi manaseo bamnajeopsi ilhal ttaega manayo. Yagan geunmuga han dare yeol beoneul neomgido hagoyo.

   That's a lovely story, but reality is different. With so many on-call duties, you often work day and night. Some months you do more than ten night shifts.

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   A 알고 있습니다. 인턴 때도 야간 근무가 제일 고단했지만, 운동을 꾸준히 하면서 체력을 관리했습니다.

   Algo itseumnida. Inteon ttaedo yagan geunmuga jeil godanhaetjiman, undongeul kkujunhi hamyeonseo cheryeogeul gwallihaetseumnida.

   I know. Night shifts were the most exhausting part of my internship too, but I kept up my stamina by exercising regularly.

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   B 그럼 조금 불편한 질문을 할게요. 인턴 때 투약 오류가 한 번 보고됐다고 들었는데, 어떻게 된 일이에요?

   Geureom jogeum bulpyeonhan jilmuneul halgeyo. Inteon ttae tuyak oryuga han beon bogodwaetdago deureonneunde, eotteoke doen irieyo?

   Then let me ask something a little uncomfortable. I heard a medication error was reported once during your internship. What happened?

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   A 네, 사실입니다. 체중에 맞춰 계산해야 하는 약의 용량을 잘못 계산했습니다. 그날따라 응급 환자가 몰렸지만 핑계가 될 수 없습니다.

   Ne, sasirimnida. Chejunge matchwo gyesanhaeya haneun yagui yongnyangeul jalmot gyesanhaetseumnida. Geunalttara eunggeup hwanjaga mollyeotjiman pinggyega doel su eopseumnida.

   Yes, that's true. I miscalculated the dose of a drug that has to be worked out by body weight. We had a rush of emergency patients that day of all days, but that's no excuse.

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   B 환자는 괜찮았어요?

   Hwanjaneun gwaenchanasseoyo?

   Was the patient all right?

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    A 다행히 투약 전에 간호사 선생님이 발견해 주셔서 아이는 무사했습니다. 그 뒤로는 용량을 늘 두 번씩 확인합니다.

    Dahaenghi tuyak jeone ganhosa seonsaengnimi balgyeonhae jusyeoseo aineun musahaetseumnida. Geu dwironeun yongnyangeul neul du beonssik hwaginhamnida.

    Fortunately a nurse caught it before it was given, so the child was unharmed. Since then I always check doses twice.

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    B 숨기지 않고 말해 줘서 고마워요. 누구나 실수는 하는 법이에요. 중요한 건 그다음에 어떻게 하느냐죠.

    Sumgiji anko malhae jwoseo gomawoyo. Nuguna silsuneun haneun beobieyo. Jungyohan geon geudaeume eotteoke haneunyajyo.

    Thank you for not hiding it. Everyone makes mistakes. What matters is what you do next.

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    A 그때 죄책감이 컸지만, 그 일 이후로 실수를 바로 보고하는 걸 부끄러워하지 않게 됐습니다. 실수는 감출수록 더 큰 사고로 이어지는 법이니까요.

    Geuttae joechaekgami keotjiman, geu il ihuro silsureul baro bogohaneun geol bukkeureowohaji anke dwaetseumnida. Silsuneun gamchulsurok deo keun sagoro ieojineun beobinikkayo.

    I felt terribly guilty then, but since then I'm no longer ashamed to report a mistake right away. The more you hide a mistake, the bigger the accident it leads to.

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    B 마지막 질문이에요. 소아과는 보호자 응대가 진료만큼 어려워요. 새벽에 화가 난 보호자가 당장 설명하라고 하면 어떻게 하겠어요?

    Majimak jilmunieyo. Soagwaneun bohoja eungdaega jillyomankeum eoryeowoyo. Saebyeoge hwaga nan bohojaga dangjang seolmyeongharago hamyeon eotteoke hagesseoyo?

    Last question. In pediatrics, dealing with parents is as hard as treating the patients. If an angry parent demands an explanation at dawn, what will you do?

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    A 아이가 아프면 부모님은 불안하기 마련입니다. 우선 차분히 끝까지 듣고, 제가 아는 것과 모르는 것을 솔직하게 말씀드리겠습니다.

    Aiga apeumyeon bumonimeun buranhagi maryeonimnida. Useon chabunhi kkeutkkaji deutgo, jega aneun geotgwa moreuneun geoseul soljikage malsseumdeurigetseumnida.

    When a child is sick, parents are bound to be anxious. I'll calmly hear them out first, then tell them honestly what I know and what I don't.

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    B 모르는 걸 모른다고 말하기가 생각보다 쉽지 않을 텐데요.

    Moreuneun geol moreundago malhagiga saenggakboda swipji aneul tendeyo.

    Saying you don't know something is harder than you'd think, though.

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    A 네, 그래서 부족한 부분은 교수님들께 여쭤보면서 채워 나가겠습니다.

    Ne, geuraeseo bujokan bubuneun gyosunimdeulkke yeojjwobomyeonseo chaewo nagagetseumnida.

    Yes, which is why I'll fill the gaps by asking you and the other professors.

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    B 알겠어요. 면접은 여기까지 할게요. 결과는 다음 주에 병원에서 따로 연락드릴 거예요.

    Algesseoyo. Myeonjeobeun yeogikkaji halgeyo. Gyeolgwaneun daeum jue byeongwoneseo ttaro yeollakdeuril geoyeyo.

    All right. That's the end of the interview. The hospital will contact you separately next week with the result.

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    A 떨려서 두서없이 말씀드렸는데, 끝까지 들어 주셔서 감사합니다.

    Tteollyeoseo duseoeopsi malsseumdeuryeonneunde, kkeutkkaji deureo jusyeoseo gamsahamnida.

    I was nervous and rambled a bit, but thank you for hearing me out.

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