- Three interns - two medical and one surgical - kick off their first day at Sacred Heart teaching hospital.
- On his first day at the Sacred Heart Hospital new Intern J.D realizes that being a doctor is a whole lot different and harder than he actually thought. At the end he finds out that people are not always what they seem to be at first, for example Dr Kelso who did act nice is actually a complete Jerk and mean Dr Cox is actually a good guy.—Nine00
- John Dorian, or J. D., is feeling on top of the world. He has gotten through med school and optimistically prepares for his first day of internship at Sacred Heart Hospital. He has a rude crash with reality as he proceeds through his first days. He meets Elliot Reid, fellow intern, a third generation doctor. He is immediately smitten with her, and so the romance begins. Ted Buckland, the hospital attorney, warns the young doctors of lawsuits in his anxious, wimpy way. Nurse Carla Espinosa eases him into his duties, but shows she can be as irascible as she is kind. Dr. Bob Kelso, the Chief of Medicine, comes on as a supportive, encouraging employer, but proves himself to be more interested in hospital politics and policies than personnel and patients. J. D. sees Dr. Perry Cox as a potential mentor, but is constantly the victim of his relentless criticism. J. D. has an innocent encounter with the Janitor, who turns it into a scene of trivial conflict. Nurse Laverne Roberts seems innocuous, but her ears and eyes are always open to hospital drama. Through it all his best friend and fellow doctor, Chris Turk is there for him. Turk, who is a surgical intern, introduces J. D. to Dr. Todd Quinlan, the Todd, who proves to be a scalpel jock with a wicked high five. J. D. cautiously drifts through his first days trying to get the staff's approval, attempting to prove himself as a doctor, and hoping he is the doctor his patients expect him to be. Finally, he has a medical reality check, when his first patient unexpectedly dies. Distraught and frightened, Turk is there to help J. D. hold it together until the end of his first on-call shift. J. D. sometimes likes fantasy better than reality, and we see and hear many of his thoughts. His extraordinary imagination helps him cope with everyone he meets and every situation he experiences, with his optimism intact. There is a brutal honest quality to all the players as they negotiate the choppy waters of the health care system.—ishouldsay
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What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of My First Day (2001) in Australia?
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