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Hailing from upper Michigan—practically Canada—the bright-eyed trainee of Nurse Dana (Katherine LaNasa) has a can-do attitude but a lot to learn.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
When police departments expand too quickly, academies become overcrowded, instructor-to-trainee ratios worsen, and field training officers are stretched thin.
—Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
Clinicians or trainees who are not used to treating previously rare infectious diseases may be caught flat-footed.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
Enter Celina, Nolan’s first trainee.
—Tanya Melendez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
When police departments expand too quickly, academies become overcrowded, instructor-to-trainee ratios worsen, and field training officers are stretched thin.
—Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
Clinicians or trainees who are not used to treating previously rare infectious diseases may be caught flat-footed.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
Enter Celina, Nolan’s first trainee.
—Tanya Melendez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trainee. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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trainee
noun
train·ee
trā-ˈnē 
: a person who is being trained for a job
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