Mike Stratford is torn between being a doctor, being a TV doctor and being a boring books author.
Mike Stratford is so determined to provide his patients with best care he can that he is prepared to leave the comfort of medical practice behind and try to make it on his own.
1 | The Search for Armand Peltzer |
| Amid the pressures of growing friction with his partners, an overcrowded waiting room, a TV promo for his new novel, and an unhappy girlfriend, Mike tries to locate a runaway patient. |
2 | The Palumbo Affair |
| Mike has problems reconciling his medical methods, such as house calls, with his father and his partners, which puts his part of the partnership in critical condition. |
3 | Running on M.D. |
| Mike’s novel Panacea gets rave reviews but doesn’t sell, and his first day as a TV doctor is marred by an incident involving a jelly doughnut and the Heimlich maneuver. Mike’s try at practicing on his own gets a slow start. |
4 | The M.D. Nest Syndrome |
| While having a heart attack, Mike’s landlord persuades him to buy the house his apartment is in. Mike’s TV career continues to get a shaky start, as does getting back with the partners. |
5 | The Murtagh Conundrum |
| Deirdre asks Mike to make a house call on a very uncooperative patient, who turns out to be her estranged father. Meanwhile, Grant prepares for a guest spot on Mike’s morning show segment. |
6 | Patients Are a Virtue |
| Mike’s mother responds well as a nurse in his office, but the arrangement has a bad effect on his father, who wants her back at home. |
