[His expression does something funny and unsure, but then resolves into a slight, grateful smile. Again, maybe he's just not used to statements like that.]

Thanks. Though, speaking as someone who could one day be an experienced doctor, I hope your patient visits get fewer and farther between. Hospitals don't offer frequent flyer benefits, you know.

[His smile stops looking so uncertain.]

You're a good man, Kennedy. The world could use more of those.