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Chen returns to China to bury her father and lets Greg know she has no plans to return to the U.S. anytime soon. Chen did not return to the series after this, and was never mentioned again by any of the other characters.
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Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen is a fictional medical from the television series ER. She is portrayed by Ming-Na Wen. She is widely known for being an incompetent doctor.
Early life
Dr. Chen was revealed to have been very wealthy early in her appearances on the show since both of her parents were doctors; her mother was the chief of surgery at another hospital.
Season 1
Chen (then called "Deb") arrives in the middle of Season 1 as an eager young medical student who is ready to learn and develops a rivalry with John Carter. She quits near the end of the season after almost killing a man by trying to put a central line into his chest. At that time, Chen decides that she was better suited to medical research than to working directly with patients after seeing and growing to understand that she was only interested in the science of medicine and not the direct application of it on the people that are affected by disease or the effects of trauma on the body. She leaves County General and discontinues her medical training.
Season 6
Chen returns to County General in Season 6 in the episode "Family Matters" as a third-year resident, after her wealthy parents bought her way back into County with a large donation to the hospital. In the episode, she reveals to Carter that four months after she quit medicine, she was inspired to return to medicine after saving a man's life on a subway. She then realized that she had a talent for medicine. Upon her return to County, she prefers to be called by her Chinese name "Jing-Mei," although Carter continues to affectionately call her "Deb." She and Carter resume their friendship despite not having seen or spoken with each other in five years, and they continue their rivalry for a while before finally learning how to work with each other. Chen also supported Carter as he recovered from the same near-fatal stabbing that had caused the death of medical student Lucy Knight, and was also part of the group who confronted him about his drug addiction & successfully convinced him to attend a rehab facility in Atlanta.
During Season 1 and starting with Episode 1, I sensed friction between the 2 scientists. It seemed that Travis was determined to take charge of the team and was very aggressive. He seemed to talk constantly so Jim Segala would rarely get to say anything.
Originally, Deb Chen entered the series midway through Season 1 as a medical student. Toward the end of that season, Chen decided she was ill-suited to a career in medical practice and would prefer to pursue a career in research.
Sep 19, 2022 · Over the course of the series, Dr. Chen had many ups and downs, like when she had to care for her sick father. Dr. Chen left in season 11 after quitting the hospital, and was never heard from...
- Henry Blodget
Ming-Na Wen, born November 20, 1963 in Coloane Island, Macau, is an Macanese-born American actress. She starred Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen from the first season to the elventh season. She had a recurring role in the first season and returned to ER as a series regular in the sixth season where she...
Dr. Deb Chen : Oh, the usual. Get drunk, meet a random guy at the bar and have a night of wild sex until I pass out from sheer exhaustion.
