I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

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Majima looked at Aki Tomoya with curiosity.

He assumed that Aki Tomoya would also stay at the university hospital.

"It's simple, money."

"money?"

"Correct."

In private hospitals, as a medical trainee, you can start with a monthly income of over 600,000 yen, and that's just in the first year. It continues to increase with years of experience and after becoming a specialist.

With the addition of shift allowance, transportation allowance, and housing allowance, the benefits are very attractive, and there is also an annual bonus of two to four months' salary each year.

Private hospitals are financially powerful and attract people with high welfare benefits, even medical trainees. Therefore, those poached from university hospitals enjoy even better benefits.

"If you want money, why don't you go to the countryside? You can earn seven million yen a year as a medical resident there."

At this moment, Takagi made a comment.

To balance healthcare standards and prevent overcrowding in big cities like Tokyo and Osaka, Japan has increased the income of rural public hospitals and encouraged recent graduates entering medical training programs to work in rural areas.

"An Yi-kun, a graduate of the Third Affiliated University of Tokyo, is practicing medicine in the countryside? Is he out of his mind?"

Majima retorted to Takagi on behalf of Aki Tomoya.

The option of going to the countryside is actually for those who graduate from second- or third-tier medical universities. The tuition is so expensive over six years, and if private hospitals are unwilling to hire them, practicing in the countryside can bring in a considerable income.

Of course, there are also talented people who go to the countryside to practice medicine and help the needy, but Aki Tomoya is clearly not one of them.

"Well, I'm still thinking about it. It'll either be a university affiliated with the University of Tokyo or a major hospital in Tokyo. I'll decide after I pass the medical licensing exam."

Aki Tomoya shook his head and sighed.

He was a bit torn between the two options. Staying at the University of Tokyo Affiliated Hospital would allow him to integrate sooner, and 400,000 yen a month wouldn't be a small amount.

The high upfront and follow-up benefits at private hospitals are quite attractive.

The question is, if I stay at the affiliated hospital of Dongda University, in a place where there is no room for error, will I have many opportunities to practice?

What does Chapter 412 mean?

"Sayaka, do you think it's better for me to stay at the university hospital, or go to a private hospital to earn money?"

With nothing else to do, Aki Tomoya asked Kudo Sayaka this question.

Saya Kudo, who was chopping vegetables in the kitchen, looked up, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Are we short of money?"

"Hmm...it seems we don't need any."

An Yilun also replied.

They are not short of money, at least not a lot of money.

Living in an apartment in Bunkyo Ward, I can make ends meet by occasionally spending a lot of money, and I don't usually lack money.

"But I don't think what you care about is money."

Just then, Sayaka Kudo noticed something on Tomoya Aki's face.

"Ah."

It's definitely not because of money.

I was wondering if staying at the university hospital as a resident physician was the only good option.

He had witnessed the atmosphere in university hospitals firsthand. They rarely gave subordinates the opportunity to perform surgeries. Most of the staff in the department had actually spent several years in affiliated hospitals outside the hospital, where they had more opportunities to be the lead surgeon in a relatively relaxed environment.

It was only after he honed his skills at the affiliated hospital that the professor transferred him back.

From this perspective, one could have gone to a relatively more relaxed private hospital from the start, where there would have been money to be made and more opportunities to gain experience.

Once you have enough skill to return to a university hospital, you will have more challenging surgeries and opportunities to be the lead surgeon. Even if you are not the lead surgeon, you will have the opportunity to be an assistant.

The difference between hospitals is that some surgeries can only be performed by certain hospitals.

So in the end, we still can't escape the stage of training our skills in related hospitals.

The key question is whether he can successfully return to the university hospital.

“If I stay in the university hospital, I’ll just be waiting for years, hoping the professor will put me in an affiliated hospital to hone my skills. But if I go to a private hospital from the start, the situation will be different.”

Aki Tomoya explained the situation.

After spending some years at the university hospital, I was transferred by the professor to an affiliated hospital. That was the professor's idea. After gaining more surgical opportunities at the affiliated hospital, my skills were sufficient, so it was only natural for me to go back.

But if you go to a private hospital to make money, that's a different story.

Aki Tomoya actually really wanted to stay at the university hospital, because no matter how wealthy private hospitals are, university hospitals are still the top-ranked hospitals in Japan.

The university hospital, a white behemoth, still represents the highest level of medical care in Japan.

The relatively relaxed environment of private hospitals means more opportunities to perform surgeries. Staying in a university hospital and starting as a trainee doctor means waiting out years until you are transferred to an affiliated hospital.

Most importantly, at the university hospital, staff would be assigned to work shifts at other hospitals on weekends, but they would have to return to the university hospital the next day to report for duty, and could only go back if there was nothing else to do.

"I don't understand what you're worried about. I see you're a resident physician at a private hospital, so I guess you don't have many opportunities to be let go."

"Ah, that's really jarring, I understand now."

Aki Tomoya gave a wry smile; he understood what Kudo Sayaka was implying.

Ultimately, he passed the medical licensing exam this year, which means he's just a medical trainee. Even if he goes to a private hospital, the situation will likely be similar to that in a university hospital.

However, there are still significant differences. If there is no need to be on duty on weekends, one can rest normally without having to work or be on duty at other hospitals. From the time one begins medical training, one can enjoy high welfare benefits.

At the latest, the requirements will be relaxed after the medical training program, and the opportunity to perform surgeries will be available for specialist training.

Moreover, working as a resident physician in a private hospital is not as strenuous as staying in a university hospital.

As for working in a university hospital, it's definitely much more arduous.

"Forget it, I'll think about it myself. Anyway, it's all in Tokyo, and considering that the University of Tokyo Hospital is so close to us, staying at the university hospital isn't a bad idea."

"Ugh, it's all because of you that I almost cut my hand while I was distracted!"

At this moment, Sayaka Kudo complained, while Tomoya Aki pretended not to hear and remained silent.

……

In December, Aki Tomoya casually confided his concerns to Okajima in the pathology classroom, expressing his confusion about choosing between university hospitals and private hospitals and hoping for some advice.

“I was just kidding you, and you actually believed me.”

Okajima looked helpless when he first learned what Aki Tomoya was worried about.

He always thought Aki Tomoya was a very smart person, but in this place, he actually believed his scary lies.

The idea that after completing two years of medical training at a university hospital and choosing a department, one would have to wait years before being transferred by a professor to an affiliated hospital to hone their skills was something he had deliberately told Aki Tomoya.

"Actually, after completing your medical training, you will receive further training and stay in the university hospital for a maximum of six months. Then, the department director or professor will send you to an affiliated hospital to hone your skills. Once you have sufficient skills, you will be transferred back."

Okajima explained with some guilt.

He had experienced some setbacks at the university hospital, so he often scared Aki Tomoya and demonized the university hospital.

They will also talk about what stages Aki Tomoya will go through in the future, such as medical school and specialist training.

“Associate Professor Okajima, I trusted you so much, and you've tried to fool me like this…”

Aki Tomoya's lips were twitching. He had actually believed Okajima's nonsense, thinking that after completing his medical training, he would have to wait many years before he could go to a relatively relaxed affiliated hospital to hone his skills.

As a result, after the initial two years of medical training, they would actually be assigned to affiliated hospitals for further training in just six months at most.

"Professor Yano wants to see you, go find him first."

Okajima changed the subject and got down to business.

He admitted that he exaggerated about the year-end celebration, which caused Aki Tomoya to misunderstand, but now that he has explained it clearly, Aki Tomoya's current troubles should soon disappear.

He also mentioned that Professor Yano wanted to see him.

Aki Tomoya still wanted to pursue the matter further, but upon hearing that Professor Yano was looking for him, he immediately went to Professor Yano's office.

Upon arriving there, after a few pleasantries, the other party asked him if he would like to receive help.

Before meeting Professor Yano, Okajima had hinted to him that he should think carefully about whether some of Professor Yano's words were reliable. It seems that Professor Yano often does this kind of thing.

"After passing the medical licensing exam next year, I'll soon be a visiting doctor. Will I stay at the university hospital?"

"Yes."

After Okajima explained things to him, Aki Tomoya felt there was nothing more to consider. If he wanted to make money, he could be transferred to an affiliated hospital for training, which would be much more relaxed.

Let me spend the first two years in the university hospital before we talk about anything else.

However, Professor Yano seems to have other intentions.

"I suggest you work outside for a few years, and come back after you have achieved some success and have reached a certain level of competence."

Professor Yano's words left Aki Tomoya puzzled. Did the other party mean that he should go outside right now?

why?

He couldn't help but recall some of Okajima's previous hints.

Professor Yano should think carefully about whether his words are reliable or not.