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Aaliyah Brooks thought becoming a doctor would save lives.
She never imagined it would destroy parts of her first.
Fresh out of medical school and drowning in student debt, Aaliyah begins her surgical residency at Unity Medical Center-a groundbreaking hospital determined to treat every patient, insured or not. But behind the hospital's mission lies chaos: overcrowded emergency rooms, political corruption, financial collapse, and a healthcare system already preparing to abandon the people who need it most.
Under the supervision of the brilliant and emotionally guarded Dr. Elijah Mercer, Aaliyah is thrown into the brutal reality of medicine where one mistake can cost a life-and compassion can become a liability.
As devastating patient losses, hospital scandals, and growing public pressure threaten to tear Unity apart, Aaliyah and Mercer find themselves fighting the same impossible battle: saving patients inside a system built around profit instead of people.
But the deeper their connection grows, the more dangerous it becomes.
Because hospitals aren't the only things capable of collapsing.
Perfect for readers who love emotionally intense medical dramas, slow-burn romance, found family dynamics, and high-stakes ethical conflict, On Call: First Year is a gripping story about survival, sacrifice, and what it truly means to care for people when the world tells you not to.