The tvN new weekend drama 'One Day, You Will Be a Wise Medical Resident' (hereafter 'Slui Saeng') is ready to meet viewers, but for some reason, the response is still cold. This is because the conflict between the medical community and the government has not been resolved.
In a teaser video released on the 19th by the 'Slui Saeng' team, resident Oh Yeo-young (Go Youn-jung), Pyo Nam-gyeong (Shin Sia), Eom Jae-il (Kang Yu-seok), and Kim Sa-bi (Han Ye-ji), who have just become obstetricians at Yulje Hospital, are seen struggling while caring for a laboring mother. The video candidly shows the first-year residents hesitating to approach the patient.
The first-year round poster captures the urgent moments of the four residents running around busily. Even as documents fly everywhere and one shoe falls off, they never let go of their mobile phones and notebooks, providing a glimpse into the daily lives of the residents. Just looking at the poster depicts the 'chaotic life of medical residents.'
The issue is reality. Since the collective strike of hospital residents began in February of last year, the prolonged shortage of medical services has continued to inconvenience the public even into the new year. Recently, there was an incident where a pregnant woman who collapsed at Incheon International Airport was denied admission by a hospital for over two hours and ended up giving birth in an ambulance.
There have been incidents where patients in Daegu who suffered from head injuries could not reach a hospital and died, and where a man injured in a fall while returning home after a gathering was sent home without being admitted to a hospital and ultimately died. With the prolonged conflict between the medical community and the government, the so-called 'emergency room run-around issue' continues to occur.
Of course, the residents who chose to strike have their reasons. Park Dan, the emergency response committee chairman of the Korean Interns Association, criticized on the 17th via social media, "Professors are forcing interns and nurses to work in medical labor." Professor Jeong Hee-won of Seoul Asan Medical Center also raised concerns about the attitudes of professors who condone the harsh working environments of the interns.
In this situation, 'Slui Saeng' is boldly knocking on the door of viewers' homes. It is an ironic reality that a drama featuring interns as protagonists is being aired amid the reality of resident strikes. While the Netflix series 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call' succeeded as a medical fantasy, 'Slui Saeng' has bravely stepped forward despite the public's lingering aversion to medical dramas.
However, it remains to be seen whether viewers will be able to separate reality from the world of drama. Already, the 'Slui Saeng' round poster has been met with mocking comments such as "Aren't they running to strike instead of visiting patients?" The atmosphere is completely different from when the previous work of director Shin Won and writer Lee Woo-jung, 'Hospital Playlist,' was released.
On April 12, attention is focused on what kind of evaluation 'Slui Saeng' will receive from viewers starting from its first broadcast.
'Slui Saeng' is a spin-off drama that depicts the growth of residents (interns) dreaming of a wise medical life through their initial struggles. The release had been delayed for a long time due to the turmoil in the medical field and the impact of the resident strike, but it has been confirmed to premiere on April 12.
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