Season 1
Meredith Grey, the daughter of the once-celebrated surgeon Ellis Grey, begins an internship at Seattle Grace Hospital. There she teams with fellow interns Cristina Yang, Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, George O'Malley, and Alex Karev, who become her closest friends throughout the intern program. Her path brings her into collaboration with acclaimed surgeons, including heart surgeon Preston Burke and Richard Webber, the chief of surgery and an old family friend of her mother. She also trains under her one-night-stand and illustrious neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd, while working alongside her resident, Dr. Miranda Bailey, also known as The Nazi.
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Episode Guide
Meet Meredith Grey, daughter of renowned surgeon Ellis Grey, who is recovering from a one-night stand. She dismisses her evening companion, insisting she'll be late for her first day of work. A first-year intern at Seattle Grace Hospital, she joins a cadre of colorful colleagues. Cristina Yang is a fiercely competitive Stanford graduate who befriends Meredith. George O'Malley is a quirky, warm-hearted man who learns a few lessons on his first day. Izzie Stevens is a former model who doesn't receive any special treatment on her first day. And Alex Karev is an arrogant, abrasive intern who misdiagnoses a patient on his first shift. Overseeing them is Miranda Bailey, affectionately dubbed 'The Nazi'. Meredith also gets a surprise when she realizes that the friend from the night before is a coworker, and even worse, her boss.