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The series' protagonist and title character is Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), who is accepted into the residency program at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. She joins the program as an intern and is assigned to work under their resident Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson), along with fellow interns: the extremely competitive Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), the insecure Dr. George O'Malley (T. R. Knight), ex-model Dr. Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), and the arrogant Dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers). The surgical wing is primarily supervised by the Chief of Surgery Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.). Dr. Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) is the head of cardiothoracic surgery. Meredith begins a romantic relationship with her attending Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), a stranger she had a one-night stand with. Her mother is renowned surgeon Ellis Grey (Kate Burton), who now has Alzheimer's.