A sabbatical. It sounded nice, but at the same time she couldn't even imagine what she might so with all that time. Perhaps he was working on personal projects during this time, though - she'd known quite a few people to do such.

"I have, actually, a lot. I think it's something I'd really like to do, I just wanted to be certain of my own abilities before I took a leap like that." It was one of thing to be under the supervision of much more experienced people in her field, and another to be on her own. After her time in the ER, though, she was fairly certain that a program like Doctors Without Borders would be within her capabilities.