Each of you comes here today hopeful, wanting in on the game. A month ago, you were in med school being taught by doctors. Today, you are the doctors. The seven years you spend here as a surgical resident will be the best and worst of your life. You will be pushed to the breaking point. Look around you. Say hello to your competition. Eight of you will switch to an easier specialty. Five of you will crack under the pressure. Two of you will be asked to leave. This is your starting line. This is your arena. How well you play...That's up to you.
“A Hard Day's Night” · Season 1, Episode 1
In this episode: Meredith Grey (4), Derek Shepherd (1), Miranda Bailey (1), Richard Webber (1), George O'Malley (1)
I have five rules. Memorize them. Rule number one: Don't bother sucking up. I already hate you. That's not gonna change. Trauma protocol, phone list, pagers. Nurses will page you, you answer every page at a run. A run! That's rule number two! Your first shift starts now and lasts 48 hours. You're interns, grunts, nobodies, bottom of the surgical food chain. You run labs, write orders, work every second night until you drop, and don't complain! On-call rooms. Attendings hog them. Sleep when you can where you can, which brings me to rule number three. If I'm sleeping, don't wake me unless your patient is actually dying. Rule number four: The dying patient better not be dead when I get there. Not only will you have killed someone, you would have woke me for no good reason. We clear?
[Meredith raises her hand]
Yes?
You said five rules. That was only four.
[glares and continues walking] Rule number five: when I move, you move.
Dr. Shepherd.
Dr. Shepherd? This morning it was Derek, now it's Dr. Shepherd.
Dr. Shepherd, we should pretend it never happened.
What never happened? You sleeping with me last night? Or you throwing me out this morning? Because both are very fond memories I'd like to hold on to.
No, there will be no memories. I'm not the girl in the bar anymore and you're not the guy. This can't exist. You get that, right?
You took advantage of me and now you want to forget about it?
I did not take—
I was drunk, vulnerable and good looking and you took advantage.
Okay, I was the one who was drunk and you are NOT that good looking.
Maybe not today, but last night I was very good looking. I had on my red shirt, my good looking shirt and you took advantage.
I did not!
Would you like to take advantage again, say Friday night?
No! You're an attending and I'm your intern! Stop looking at me like that.
Like what?
Like you've seen me naked.
[Derek laughs]
I wish I wanted to be a chef, or a ski instructor, or a kindergarten teacher.
You know, I would have been a really good postal worker. I'm dependable.
[Meredith chuckles]
You know, my parents tell everyone they meet that their son's a surgeon. As if it's a big accomplishment. Superhero or something... If they could see me now.
When I told my mother I wanted to go to medical school, she tried to talk me out of it. Said I didn't have what it takes to be a surgeon, that I'd never make it. So the way I see it, superhero sounds pretty damn good.
[voiceover] I can't think of any one reason why I want to be a surgeon, but I can think of a thousand reasons why I should quit. They make it hard on purpose. There are lives in our hands. There comes a moment when it's more than just a game, and you either take that step forward or turn around and walk away. I could quit but here's the thing, I love the playing field.
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