Sent out in pairs, the students shadow an emergency medical team, do shifts in a hospital ER, attend to a street kid with frostbite, and keep a watchful eye on Mylo, a teenage cancer patient who has a steroid induced vision during a First Nations Full Moon Ceremony.
Gary gets a taste of northern justice with a side helping of racism, Cameron and Gina find out drug addiction isn't just for the young, Eva and Mel try to talk Mylo into resuming chemo, and Charlie's marital counseling session implodes.
Charlie and Gary perform a snowmobile rescue of a lumberjack with severed fingers. Gina and Cameron come face to face with an elderly, over-prescribing doctor, and Farida deals with the death of a patient and close friend. Nancy suspects two monks of having AIDS.
Cameron and Gina look in on a patient with a broken leg only to discover a couple of junkies dealing drugs and running a surprising illegal enterprise. Charlie is forced to move in with his father and Farida struggles with grief, while Cameron’s secret sideline as an art forger is threatened. Nancy gets “schooled” by Helvi for jumping to conclusions.
Farida’s surprisingly poor performance assessment puts her on the faculty’s radar. Nancy deals with a former cup winning hockey enforcer who comes into the ER with signs of PTSD. Charlie steps in between Gary and a racist cop, Eva mishandles confidential information, and Gina’s animal rescue project is “outed” to Cameron.
Eva eases Amanda’s return to the Rez to meet the baby she ran out on. Melanie helps Mylo find her way back to treatment for her leukemia and Healy confronts Farida about her drug use, while Gina’s animal rescue operation is busted.
Cancer free Kyle comes to town, making Eva question her choices. Charlie takes the kids but double books himself, getting into hot water with Tara. Cameron and Gina receive complaints, forcing a new understanding of medical ethics.
An altercation with racist cop Sid puts Gary's med career in jeopardy. Nancy thinks up a unique idea to help her concussion patient get over his depression. A rift between Eva and Bonnie erupts at Melanie's bone marrow drive on the Rez.
Dallaire confronts Gary about his assault on racist officer Sid. Eva and Bonnie's relationship blows up publicly. Gina's apology to a patient goes awry. Charlie gets news that may put an end to his dream of a medical career.