Elsa Curry

Elsa Curry
Full name	Elsa Curry
Biographical information
Status	Alive
Marital status	Single
Career information
Occupation	Medical Student
Affiliation	University of Chicago - College of Medicine
Series information
First seen	Be My Better Half
Last seen	Just a River in Egypt
Portrayed by	Molly Bernard

Elsa Curry is a former fourth-year medical student at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. She was portrayed by Molly Bernard.

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What led Elsa Curry to pursue a career in medicine?

Elsa Curry, a character in Chicago Med played by Molly Bernard, initially aimed for a career in medical technology. However, her path shifted when she began her clinical rotation as a third-year medical student at the University of Chicago - College of Medicine. As she advanced to her fourth year, she started to take her role in patient care more seriously, marking a significant shift in her career trajectory.

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How does Elsa Curry's overconfidence impact her interactions with patients?

Elsa Curry, a character in Chicago Med, is an overconfident medical student who often adopts a stoic and blunt approach with patients. Her overconfidence, however, masks an emotional fragility that becomes evident in stressful situations, such as when she breaks down after comforting a distressed mother about the risks of medication. Despite her confident exterior, Elsa is more emotionally vulnerable than she initially seems.

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What challenges does Elsa Curry face as a medical student in 'Chicago Med'?

Elsa Curry, portrayed by Molly Bernard in 'Chicago Med', is an intelligent but overconfident medical student. She faces challenges in patient communication due to her blunt approach, leading to emotional distress, as seen when discussing medicine risks with a mother. Despite her outward confidence, Elsa is emotionally fragile. Her commitment to patient care is also questionable, as she initially planned a career in medical technology.

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What is the significance of Elsa Curry's breakdown in front of a patient's mother?

Elsa Curry's emotional breakdown in front of a patient's mother was a pivotal moment, revealing her emotional vulnerability. Known for her cold exterior, Elsa was deeply moved by the plight of a mother whose daughter, a soccer player, was suffering from seizures and couldn't participate in the state finals. This incident, during Elsa's fourth-year medical rotation in Season 4, led to her emotional outpouring.

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Personality

Elsa is an intelligent know-it-all, intense and overconfident med student. She is described as the shiniest penny in every room, and is not shy about letting you know it.

She tries to maintain a stoic manner, as seen when she bluntly told a mother about the risks of certain medicines. However, when she had to comfort the mother who broke down, her composure fell apart and she reveals the issue really bothered her and she broke down in tears after telling Natalie about it. She also reveals that while everyone may think that she can be cold, she’s actually more emotionally fragile than she gives off.

Biography

Elsa was a third-year medical student when she started her clinical rotation in the premiere of Season 4. She later progressed to her fourth year. She did not always take her job seriously, as evidenced by her bedside manner because she planned to go into medical technology instead of patient care.

Season 4

She first appears in "Be My Better Half", where she starts her clinical rotation.

Season 5

Elsa is shadowing Will and Natalie in their practices. In "Who Knows What Tomorrow Brings", Elsa helps Natalie with a patient and bluntly tells a mother the risks of putting her daughter on a certain medicine. However, she is surprised by the mother hugging her in grief after the death of her daughter. Unsure of what to do, Elsa hugs the mother to comfort her. Natalie later finds Elsa on the roof where Elsa breaks down about the whole experience and reveals her guilt about not being sincere and how she couldn't do much to help the mother in her time of need. At the end, she attends a craw fish party hosted by Crockett. She is still sad before Will approaches her, Elsa talks with Will and takes an interest in him after he tells her they can be casual off-duty. She shows Will how to eat a craw fish and they share a laugh.

During "Too Close to the Sun", Elsa makes an attempt at asking Will out on a date to a concert, but an emergency requires his immediate attention. Elsa had concerns about Will's methods and argues with him. However, his methods turned out to be accurate. She apologizes for being wrong and he forgave her since he had an affinity with it. She was left amazed by him, her interest clearly growing. She later attempts to ask him out, but is disappointed to see he already made plans with another woman and backs out.

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Appearances

Season 4
Be My Better Half	when to Let Go	Heavy Is the Head	Backed Against the Wall	What You Don't Know
Lesser of Two Evils	The Poison Inside Us	Play by My Rules	Death Do Us Part	All the Lonely People
Who Can You Trust	The Things We Do	Ghosts in the Attic	Can't Unring That Bell	We Hold These Truths
Old Flames, New Sparks	The Space Between Us	Tell Me the Truth	Never Let You Go	More Harm Than Good
Forever Hold Your Peace	With a Brave Heart

Season 5
Never Going Back to Normal	We're Lost in the Dark	In the Valley of the Shadows	Infection, Part II	Got a Friend in Me
It's All in the Family	Who Knows What Tomorrow Brings	Too Close to the Sun	I Can't Imagine the Future	Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore
The Ground Shifts Beneath Us	Leave the Choice to Solomon	Pain Is for the Living	It May Not Be Forever	I Will Do No Harm
Who Should Be the Judge	The Ghosts of the Past	In the Name of Love	Just a River in Egypt	A Needle in the Heart