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J.D. starts his first day at Sacred Heart Hospital. He and his friend Chris Turk sit in on a presentation by Ted explaining why lawsuits are bad. He meets Nurse Carla Espinosa as he freezes during a routine IV placement, as well as his mentor, Doctor Perry Cox.

J.D. tries to get to know Dr. Cox but is rebuffed. Turk actively pursues Carla and succeeds through candor where swagger and machismo have failed. Elliot gets on the wrong side of Carla.

Elliot takes issue with the endearments Dr. Kelso uses on her, but naïvely follows Dr. Cox's advice and confronts him over it. J.D. misses Turk's company with how busy both of them are, and he worries that a post-op reaction with a patient is Turk's fault. Elliot and J.D. are getting close, but...

The three interns have to face death for the first time: J.D.'s patient is a headstrong but kindly old woman, Turk's is a young man who just needs some company, and Elliot's is a Hispanic woman who does not speak any English. The episode's writer, Matt Tarses, won the 2002 Humanitas Prize in the...

J.D. has to decide between viewing Dr. Cox or Dr. Kelso as a mentor. The decision isn't made any easier when all three, along with Dr. Kelso's lapdog Dr. Steadman, play a game of golf together. Elliot believes her breasts to have healing powers. In order to make up to Carla, Turk gives her a pen...

Dr. Cox's suspension puts his future at the hospital in doubt. Elliot discovers her patient, Dr. Greenberg, is a psychiatrist. J.D. is given a beautiful but self-absorbed board member to care for, and he winds up having sex with her. Unfortunately, he finds out that she is Dr. Cox's ex-wife,...

In this episode J.D. relishes being the best intern, but then has to face competition from fellow intern Nick Murdoch (Sean Hayes). Turk confronts his fear of making a mistake in surgery after thinking he has accidentally nicked a patient's colon.

J.D. and Turk save the life of a TV cameraman, which makes them celebrities. Dr. Kelso decides to take advantage of this by using Turk in advertisements for the hospital aimed at the urban community, with slogans such as "Our MD's have Mad Skills". Cox is supposed to write...

J.D. develops appendicitis and sees the hospital from the patients' point of view. Elliot and Turk are his intern and surgical intern respectively. Guest-stars Michael McDonald as Mike Davis.

J.D. and Carla's relationship changes when he starts to have more medical knowledge than she and takes offense at her nickname for him. Elliot treats Jill, a patient who's just as nervous and neurotic as she. The Janitor comes up with a new nickname for J.D.

Turk loses his Christmas spirit after spending a night on call on Christmas Eve. Elliot searches for a missing pregnant girl. Dr. Cox assigns J.D. to videotape the childbirth of one of Dr. Cox's friends. The title refers to the song "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode.

J.D. must look after a social worker, Alex, who slipped in the hospital and winds up stuck in an MRI machine. They flirt, but J.D. is reluctant to ask her out without knowing what she looks like. Elliot tries to gain Dr. Cox's favor the way J.D. has. Turk is angry at Carla when he thinks he...

J.D.'s relationship with Alex is jeopardized by the amount of time he spends at the hospital. Turk and Carla experience bedroom-related problems. Guest-stars Elizabeth Bogush as Alex. The episode features an allusion to the book The House of God & the song "New Slang" by The...

When drugs go missing, Elliot suspects a patient who is a former drug addict, but Alex defends him. Elliot tells J.D. that she thinks Alex will hurt him and J.D. accuses her of being jealous. Alex ends up being the one who took the drugs. She and J.D. part on uncertain terms, and J.D. tries to...

The episode switches between Elliot and J.D. spending a sex-filled day in bed and the ensuing weeks, where their new relationship breaks down. The hospital staff reveals their feelings to a psychologist. Features "Ever Fallen in Love?" by Buzzcocks & "Tubthumping" by...