Somewhat childlike and dreamy-eyed, George O'Malley was one of the five original interns at Seattle Grace when the series began. Always less of a go-getter, George is happy doing his job and helping people. At times, the job is even a bit over his head and he earns the nickname 007 in reference to the frequency with which his patients died. George also gets into some trouble passing his boards after his internship is over. George has a tense relationship with fellow intern Alex Karev, due mostly to the fact that Alex doesn't like or respect George and does things to intentionally make George's life miserable. Early on, George dates nurse Olivia Harper but breaks up with her when he contracts syphilis from her