
This foundation gives Jo a strong, hardened exterior. After that, Jo bounced between foster homes.Įventually, we also learn that Jo's real name is Brooke Stadler, and that she changed her name to hide from her abusive (now-ex) husband, Paul Stadler. Her biological mother left her at a fire station shortly after giving birth. Over the course of the series, it is revealed that Jo has a pretty heartbreaking backstory. She became one of the most prominent residents of the class, and as of today, she's the only one of them who's left. Jo Wilson was part of season nine's new class of interns. He is a good man with good intentions, but he's not the first doctor you would want operating on you. Instead, he decides to become a firefighter and EMT as the star of Station 19. The results are successful, but they still highlight Ben's overly cocky style as a doctor.īen must not have been very confident in his skills as a surgeon, because he abandons this job, too. These skills are put to the test again when Ben decides to operate on a pregnant April Kepner during a storm. His ego leads him to make some horrible decisions.Īfter Ben operates on a pregnant woman without proper equipment or consent, he gets placed on probation. His time as a surgical resident had plenty of hiccups, though. The two get married, creating one of Grey's Anatomy's strongest couples to date. Ben then puts himself back through residency to become a surgeon.Īlong the way, he forms a connection with Miranda Bailey, with whom he falls in love. As Ben becomes more involved at Seattle Grace Hospital - later Grey Sloan Memorial - he realizes that his passions at the time lay with surgery. At the time, he worked as an attending anesthesiologist. This makes her one of the weakest doctors on the show.īen Warren arrived with the rest of the Mercy West crew in season six. This causes a whole host of ethical and medical dilemmas.įrom her careless decisions with her patients, to the frequent drama she creates with her fellow doctors, Izzie's skills as a doctor don't match up with the rest of the cast. She then make the infamous decision to cut Denny's LVAD wire in order to move him higher up on the transplant list. Izzie grows close with Denny and falls in love with him. He was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, desperately in need of a new heart. When people think of Izzie, though, they also think of her relationship with patient Denny Duquette. In Izzie's case, however, it gets in the way of her ability to practice medicine appropriately.

That's certainly an important skill for a doctor to master. She eventually marries Alex Karev after a strenuous on-again, off-again relationship.Īs a doctor, Izzie seemed to have a strong ability to empathize with her patients.

Izzie remained a core member of both the group and cast for six seasons, forming a close friendship with George in particular - one that briefly turns romantic. She and George O'Malley moved into Meredith Grey's house. Izzie was part of the original internship class in season one. Coming in at the bottom of the list is Dr.
