History Series / ChicagoMed

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* FreudianCouch: Averted. So far, we have seen Dr. Charles chatting with patients and staff in casual settings.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Sharon Goodwin puts her job on the line for a young patient when she orders a doctor to carry out the bone marrow transplant necessary to save her life, despite the hospital brass denying the transplant for legal reasons.

* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: Averted. Sarah Reese performs CPR on a young girl but Dr. Choi tells her she's being too gentle. When Sarah objects, Choi snaps at her to go harder and viewers are treated to sounds of breaking ribs as she continues with chest compressions.
* CruelToBeKind: Sarah Reese breaks a five year-old girl's rib cage to save the child's life.

* DefectorFromDecadence: Dr. Rhodes comes from a prominent Chicago family (with characters remarking that he's "one of those Rhodes") but chose to become a doctor and do something meaningful rather than join the materialistic family business.
* DrJerk:
%% ** Subverted with Dr. Connor Rhodes, Med's Trauma Fellow, who is compassionate towards patients and their loved ones. There are a few occasions where he snaps at doctors and nurses, but it only occurs during situations when a patient's life is on the line, and their actions (or inaction) will result in endangering the patient further. He initially butts heads with Dr. Halstead, but later episodes show him trying to smooth things over between them.
** Dr. Sam Abrams, a neurosurgeon, bitterly complains about having to do grunt work because new rules prevent his residents from working more that 12 hours at a time. He mocks the younger generation's desire to have a better work-life balance.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Sharon Goodwin puts her job on the line for a young patient when she orders a doctor to carry out the bone-marrow transplant necessary to save her life, despite the hospital brass denying the transplant for legal reasons.

* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: Averted. Sarah performs CPR on a young girl but Dr. Choi tells her she's being too gentle. When Sarah objects, Choi snaps at her to go harder and viewers are treated to sounds of breaking ribs as Sarah continues with chest compressions.
* CruelToBeKind: Sarah breaks a five year-old girl's rib cage to save the child's life.

** Subverted with Dr. Connor Rhodes, Med's Trauma Fellow, who is compassionate towards patients and their loved ones. There are a few occasions where he snaps at doctors and nurses, but it only occurs during situations when a patient's life is on the line, and their actions (or inaction) will result in endangering the patient further. He initially butts heads with Dr. Halstead, but later episodes show him trying to smooth things over between them.

* ExpansionPackPast: In the first episode alone, Rhodes has revealed that he grew up in a wealthy neighborhood, went to medical school in Mexico and spent some time in Saudi Arabia (where he learned how to suture wounds like a plastic surgeon). He's later revealed that he comes from one of Chicago's most prominent families (the kind that get buildings named after them).

* MrFanservice: Dr. Connor Rhodes, both in-universe and out. His [[InformedAttractiveness good looks were commented on several times in the first episode]], and he had a shirtless scene which a couple of the nurses [[EatingTheEyeCandy clearly enjoyed]]. He got another brief shirtless scene a few episodes later.

** Will Halstead was introduced early in ''Series/ChicagoPD'''s second season as Jay Halstead's brother and made occasional appearances on the existing ''Chicago'' shows. He became the go-to doctor whenever Ambulance 61's crew made a drop-off at Med.

* PatientOfTheWeek: There's usually one for each doctor.

** Subverted with Dr. Connor Rhodes, Med's Trauma Fellow, who is compassionate towards patients and their loved ones. There are a few occasions where he snaps at doctors and nurses, but it only occurs during situations when a patient's life is on the line, and their actions are in danger of endangering the patient further. He initially butts heads with Dr. Halstead, but later episodes show him trying to smooth things over between them.

* NewMediaAreEvil: The show takes a firm stance against social media. A prankster attempting to gain an online following decides to fake a mass shooting and causes a lethal stampede. The civilian who takes action and shoots the prankster is originally hailed as a hero but is then driven to despair when social media turns against him when the true nature of the "shooting" comes to light.

* ExpansionPackPast: In the first episode alone, Rhodes has revealed that he went to medical school in Mexico and spent some time in Saudi Arabia (where he learned how to suture wounds like a plastic surgeon).

** Dr. Connor Rhodes, Med's Trauma Fellow, is compassionate towards patients and their loved ones but has a tendency to snap at doctors and nurses. He immediately starts butting heads with Dr. Halstead.

* LocalHangout: Molly's, along with the folks from ''Series/ChicagoFire'' and ''Series/ChicagoPD''

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: A man whose wife was trampled to death in a movie theater "shooting" donates her liver to the prankster responsible and says that he did so because it means that the kid will have a constant reminder of the cost of his stupidity.

* FredianCouch: Averted. So far, we have seen Dr. Charles chatting with patients and staff in casual settings.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Averted. Like its related shows, ''Chicago Med'' is produced in Chicago.

'''''Chicago Med''''' is a MedicalDrama that debuted on Creator/{{NBC}} in 2015. It is the third installment of the ''Chicago'' franchise by Creator/DickWolf.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Doctors wear maroon scrubs, nurses wear blue.

Focusing on the staff of the fictional Chicago Medical Center in the titular city, the show follows their efforts to provide comfort and care to their patients while dealing with friendships and conflicts that inevitably occur in such a high stress environment.

* YouLookFamiliar: S. Epatha Merkerson previously spent 16 years playing Anita Van Buren on ''Series/LawAndOrder'', which exists in the same universe as the ''Chicago'' shows.

* TheVerse: All ''Chicago'' shows' characters casually make crossover appearances. Also, they're related to the Tommy Westphall Universe through ''Chicago PD'''s semi-regular crossovers with ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU''.

'''''Chicago Med''''' is a medical drama that debuted on Creator/{{NBC}} in 2015. It is the third installment of the ''Chicago'' franchise by Creator/DickWolf.