Chi Park
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Chi Park, M.D.
, is a fictional character
on the Fox
medical drama
House
. She is portrayed by Charlyne Yi
.
and Filipino
origin. Park graduated at the top 2% of her class in medical school and is in the middle of her neurology
residency
.
has worked with, Park will be in the middle of her neurology residency and will not be board certified
. In the middle of Season 8, Dr. Park asked Dr. Chase whether he would like to go with her on a form of a date, but Chase expressed some reservations, mindful of his previous failed marriage and divorce with Dr. Cameron in Season 6.
Doctor of Medicine
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, is a fictional character
Fictional character
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on the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
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medical drama
Medical drama
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House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
. She is portrayed by Charlyne Yi
Charlyne Yi
Charlyne Amanda Yi is an American actress, comedian, musician, writer, and painter. Her performances do not include joke-telling as in standup comedy; instead, she uses different tactics such as music, magic, games, and often audience participation...
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Background
Dr. Chi Park is a new member of the diagnostic team as of Season 8. Chi is not board certified.Character history
Chi Park joined the show during its eighth season. She is of KoreanKorean
Korean typically refers to the Korean language or a Korean person.Other uses include:* any or all of the cultures of Korea: traditional culture or North or South Korean contemporary cultures...
and Filipino
Filipino
Filipino may refer to:* From or related to the Philippines. Philippine may also be used as a qualifier or adjective in certain instances, though Filipino is more appropriate for casual usage...
origin. Park graduated at the top 2% of her class in medical school and is in the middle of her neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
residency
Residency
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Personality
Dr. Park has a timid personality. She has ongoing anger issues, which culminated in her punching her attending when he felt up her behind. She also slams doors and screams at people when she gets frustrated. Park has a difficulty accepting gifts, believing that she should not accept hand outs or favors and that it's better for everyone to earn things for themselves. Dr. Park has no boyfriend and still lives with her parents. She also slams doors and screams at people when she gets frustrated and has been described as having no internal censor. Park is always saying inappropriate things as well, but it appears it's partly because she has poor impulse control, and partly because she doesn't know what she's saying is inappropriate. Like Martha M. Masters, Dr. Park will be bright, but initially very timid. Unlike the other people HouseHouse
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
has worked with, Park will be in the middle of her neurology residency and will not be board certified
Board certified
Board certification may refer to:* Board certification, for physicians in an area of medical specialization.* Nursing board certification, for nurses who obtain additional specialty training....
. In the middle of Season 8, Dr. Park asked Dr. Chase whether he would like to go with her on a form of a date, but Chase expressed some reservations, mindful of his previous failed marriage and divorce with Dr. Cameron in Season 6.