What the hell is going on in here?
Why? What's the problem?
I rejected this patient as a poor surgical risk. Or didn't Dr. Carter tell you?
No, he didn't.
I got a 23 year jump on you, kid. You trying to outflank me?
No, sir.
What makes you think your judgement is superior to mine?
I don't. I don't. I thought that the patient...
This has nothing to do with the patient. This is about the practice of medicine. Interns do not make end runs on the chief of staff. I want you in my office at 5 o'clock sharp to discuss your future as a surgeon. If you have any hope on continuing in this program, you will explain your actions with the appropriate degree of contrition and respect and the assurance that nothing like this will ever happen again.
Dr. Hicks...
Scrub out, Carter.
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