Megan Nowland

Megan Nowland is a surgical resident at Seattle Grace.

Romantic
Pierce was dating Megan at some point, but they broke up when Megan found a nurse's phone number in his scrubs. During their break, Megan slept with Steve and Steve accidentally sent an email to people about their hookup, including Pierce. According to Ryan, Pierce wanted to kill Steve. Pierce fought him leaving Steve with a bloody hand, almost broken and himself with a black eye.

Later, Megan and Steve were married by Steve's uncle, along with Graciella as a witnees. On New Year's Eve, Pierce demanded that Megan get a paternity test, claiming that he could be the father. She was conflicted over the test, fearing that if the baby was Pierce's, Steve would be devastated. But even when the results confirmed the father was Steve, he divorced her.

The outcome was never known. ("Seattle Grace: On Call")

Career
Originally one of Meredith Grey's interns, Megan became a resident at Seattle Grace Hospital. She wanted to become a pediatric surgeon.

During the merger of Settle Grace and Mercy, she was cut from the program. After being fired, by email, she decided to sue the hospital for wrongful termination claiming they fired her due to her pregnancy.

When Derek Shepherd became Chief of Surgery, he hired Megan back, telling her that even if there would be other cuttings, he wanted to give her another chance to prove her value as a doctor.

Notes and Trivia

 * After Megan is hired back after the merger between Seattle Grace Hospital and Mercy West Medical Center, she is never seen again.