Derek Stiles has just completed his residency at Hope Hospital and is ready to become a full-time surgeon. He's made many friends at Hope and his residency renewed his ambition to become a great surgeon.
...Meanwhile, at St. Francis Hospital, Dr. Nozomi Weaver is finishing her first year in America on a doctor exchange program. Born and raised in Japan, Nozomi knew early on that she wanted to save people's lives.
This new generation of doctors will soon face a new generation of threats, and rumors of a terrible new disease have begun to surface. The world's only hope may lie in Caduceus International--an organization built to eradicate the most "incurable" diseases.
But, how can they hope to eliminate a disease they don't even know how to treat properly?
