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J.D., Elliot and Turk are receiving their first medical students, and now they finally get a chance to see what it feels like to be on the other side.
Turk's student is a very attractive young woman, to whom Dr. Cox is immediately attracted. But he doesn't know his way around women and needs Turk to give him a little help.
J.D. doesn't know how to handle his student and Elliot's turns out to the be son of an important CEO. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Debra Fordham Matthew Baken Mark Stegemann

Director:: Matthew Diamond

Stars:: Donald Faison (Dr. Christopher "Chris" Duncan Turk); John C. McGinley (Dr. Percival "Perry" Cox); Judy Reyes (Nurse Carla Espinosa); Ken Jenkins (Dr. Robert "Bob" Kelso); Sarah Chalke (Dr. Elliot Reid); Zach Braff (Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian)

Recurring Role:: Neil Flynn (Janitor); Robert Maschio (Dr. Todd Quinlan); Aloma Wright (Nurse Laverne Roberts)

Guest Star:: Bud Sabatino (Patient); Rich Piana (Monster); Lynne Maclean (Nurse); Don Chastain (Mr. Chambers); Kelli Williams (Kristen Murphy); Adrian Wenner (Philip Chambers)

Approximately 1 minute 54 seconds into the episode, right after Dr. Cox calls Elliot, J.D. and Turk "Mod Squad", as they are walking away from him around the corner, J.D. lifts his arms and in the process, the top of his scrubs. His waistline shows, and you can clearly see the microphone cable running up his belly from his waistline. edit »
The intro of this episode is one single shot. edit »
J.D.'s Girl Name: Shirley edit »
In the end of the episode, when Dr. Cox is talking with Kristen in his apartment, we can perfectly see by the furniture this is not the same one used on My Mentor. edit »
As previously said, during the first season the Janitor was going to be a part of J.D.'s imagination and as such should never interact with the other characters. Nevertheless, once again we can perfectly see him interacting with other characters. In the beginning of this episode the Janitor stares at J.D. while talking on the phone, making Turk stare back at him. edit »

Title Explanation: "My Student" refers to the Medical Student J.D. is assigned to. edit »
The CEO of the corporation that runs Sacred Heart Hospital is Whittaker Chambers (named after the key witness in the Alger Hiss trials). edit »

J.D.'s narration: I think a lot of us freak out when med students come because it feels like being forced to accept new people into your family. It changes everything. Me, I was more struck by how these newbies made me look at myself. Who I used to be (shows Josh), who I am now (shows himself) and who I might some day become (shows Dr. Cox). But hopefully, not too soon. edit »
Dr. Cox: You wanna know something?
Kristen: What?
Dr. Cox: I feel like I'm using you to get past another person.
Kristen: That's not as sexy as you think it is. edit »
Kristen: Perry?
Dr. Cox: Actually, I prefer Dr. Cox. edit »
Turk: Dr. Cox, you are an attending, so you should know it's highly inappropriate for you to be sniffing around this woman all day! And you! You are a med student who should be learning from me, but every time I turn around, you're talking to him. So I'm telling you, I forbid you to get involved with that guy.
Kristen: Sorry, doctor.
Dr. Cox: You do realise that you just effectively signed your own death warrant.
Turk: Dude, do you, like, know any women at all?
(Scene shifts to Dr. Cox' apartment)
Kristen: Hi. I know we're not supposed to be seeing each other, but... edit »
Dr. Cox: Sorry we got interrupted before.
Kristen: It's okay.
Dr. Cox: Where were we?
Kristen: I told you my parents were still married, then you yelled at me.
Dr. Cox: Right. Of course I did. That's me all over.
Kristen: Why are you washing your hands?
Dr. Cox: I don't honestly know. edit »

The Three Stooges:
Dr. Cox: (To Turk) Whoa there, Curly.

Curly was one of the Three Stooges, a comedy act of the first half of the 20th century. Best known for their numerous short films and a television series, The Three Stooges Show, they originally featured the three-man line-up of brothers Harry Moses Horwitz (Moe) and Samuel Horwitz (Shemp) and long-time friend Laurence Feinberg ("Larry Fine"). Shemp was later replaced by Jerome Howard (Curly) in 1932. edit »
LL Cool J:
Dr. Kelso: "What up"? Whitaker Chambers is the CEO of the corporation that owns this hospital, so I suggest you stop acting like LL Cool Reid and start acting like Dr. Reid. You dig?

This is an obvious play with LL Cool J's name, an American hip hop artist and actor who is one of a few hip-hop stars to sustain a successful recording career for more than two decades, being on the brink of releasing his 13th album.
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The Incredible Hulk:
When J.D. gets mad because Josh failed all day and didn't do the paperwork he was supposed to do, he turns green, bursts out of his clothing and changes into the Hulk.

The Incredible Hulk is one of Marvel Comics' most known superheroes, being considered a pop culture icon. He is the alter ego of Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, a genius in nuclear physics who as a result of exposure to gamma radiation became a large, superhumanly strong green creature. edit »
The House Of God:
J.D.'s narration: A famous doctor once said "Show me a medical student who only triples my work and I will kiss his feet".

This is one of the Laws of The House of God, a 1978 novel by Stephen Bergman under the pseudonym of Samuel Shem. The story focus on Dr. Roy Basch, telling all his problems as a poorly prepared new intern in a hospital called the House of God. edit »
Scrubs:
In the end of the episode when J.D. calls Josh to help him with a procedure, it directly parallels the similar ending scene from the first episode, My First Day, in which Dr. Cox helps J.D. overcome his fear of performing procedures on patients. edit »

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My Student
The Bottom Line: "Fine example"
JD, Elliot, and Turk each get new students, and they each face difficulties. ...Continue »
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The Bottom Line: "Series classic"
JD, Turk, and Elliot all get medical students. ...Continue »
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My Student
The Bottom Line: "Cleverly plotted"
JD, Elliot and Turk get their very own med students. ...Continue »
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