ER/An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy

An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy
Season 11, Episode 5
Airdate	November 4, 2004
Written by	Lisa Zwerling
Directed by	Arthur Albert
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ER — Season Eleven

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An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy is the fifth episode of the eleventh season of ER, and the two hundred twenty-eighth episode overall.

Starring: Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter), Maura Tierney (Dr. Abby Lockhart), Mekhi Phifer (Dr. Gregory Pratt), Goran Visnjic (Dr. Luka Kovac), Sherry Stringfield (Dr. Susan Lewis), Ming-Na (Dr. Jing-Mei Chen) (credit only), Parminder Nagra (Dr. Neela Rasgotra), Linda Cardellini (Nurse Samantha Taggart), Shane West (Dr. Ray Barnett)

and Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver) (credit only)

Special Guest Stars: Mädchen Amick (Wendall Meade), Leland Orser (Dr. Dubenko)

Guest Starring: Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Scott Grimes (Dr. Archie Morris), Laura Cerón (Chuny Marquez), Kyle Richards (Dori), Jose Pablo Cantillo (Juan Enriquez), Kathleen Gati (Stacy Coleman), Juliette Jeffers (Elena Flemming), Glenn Morshower (Rick Decoyte)

Co-Starring: Michelle C. Bonilla (Harms), Liza Del Mundo (Severa), Daniel Farber (Griffin), Garvin Funches (Brandon Kirk), Terrance Hardy (Lucas Kirk), Brian Lester (Dumar), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Sumalee Montano (Duvata Mahal), Eduardo Ortiz (Jackson), Dean Shelton (Todd), Mark Elliott Silverberg (Urbanus), Darryl Sivad (Colin), Carey Van Dyke (Security Guard), Helen Van Horne (Jolie)

Plot Overview

Pratt assigns Abby, Ray & Neela (who returns to the ER after working at the Jumbo Mart) to take on a heavy patient load during their shifts and turns it into a competition; however, Ray ends up making a major mistake when it comes to donating a patient's organs against the family's wishes; Abby makes a risky decision in order to obtain HIV medication for a patient of hers.