The Resident

Season 1 Episode 1

Pilot

Air date: Jan 21, 2018

Medical Cases in This Episode

These are the patient stories worth unpacking. Open any case for the real-world medicine, what the episode shows, what it leaves out, and source-backed context.

2 cases identified

Case 1

Intern Supervision and Patient Safety

Devon's first day places idealism, supervision, and patient safety in conflict.

Episode shows
Devon's first day places idealism, supervision, and patient safety in conflict.
Clinical takeaway
Intern Supervision and Patient Safety is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, safety, emergency, surgical, pandemic, cybersecurity, obstetric, or research scenario.
Accuracy 3.4/5intern-supervision-and-patient-safetypatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 2

Surgical Error Cover-Up

Bell uses power and intimidation to cover up mistakes.

Episode shows
Bell uses power and intimidation to cover up mistakes.
Clinical takeaway
Surgical Error Cover-Up is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, safety, emergency, surgical, pandemic, cybersecurity, obstetric, or research scenario.
Accuracy 3.4/5chief-of-surgery-error-coveruppatient-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

On his first day as an intern, an idealistic Dr. Devon Pravesh faces the harsh realities of medical care, as third year resident Dr. Conrad Hawkins takes him under his wing and teaches his unconventional ways for treating patients. Meanwhile, Conrad goes head-to-head with Chief of Surgery Dr. Solomon Bell, who uses power and intimidation to cover up his mistakes.

Medical Relevance

A full clinical context review has not been generated for this episode yet.

The Medical Verdict

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