▁I ▁didn ’ t ▁go ▁to ▁medical ▁school . ▁I ’ m ▁not ▁actually ▁a ▁doctor ", ▁explaining ; ▁" I ▁have ▁no ▁idea ▁what ▁it ▁really ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sur geon ▁and ▁yet ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁act ▁like ▁I ▁am ▁really ▁good ▁at ▁it . ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁look ▁like ▁I ’ ve ▁been ▁doing ▁it ▁a ▁long ▁time ". ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁by ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ' s ▁Michael ▁Aus iel lo ▁that ▁Er ica ▁would ▁depart ▁from ▁Grey ' s ▁An atom y ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 . ▁Series ▁cre ator ▁Sh onda ▁Rh imes ▁issued ▁the ▁statement ▁that : ▁ ▁E ! ▁Online ' s ▁Krist in ▁D os ▁Santos ▁reported ▁that ▁Smith ' s ▁dismiss al ▁from ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁enfor ced ▁by ▁the ▁ABC ▁network , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁" de - g ay " ▁Grey ' s ▁An atom y . ▁She ▁revealed ▁that ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁writing ▁out ▁the ▁character ▁Er ica ▁H ahn , ▁Grey ' s ▁An atom y ▁new com er ▁Mel issa ▁George ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁playing ▁a ▁bis ex ual ▁character ▁as ▁announced . ▁Bro oke ▁Smith , ▁interview ed ▁by ▁Michael ▁Aus iel lo , ▁stated ▁that : ▁ ▁Smith ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁script ▁for ▁her ▁final ▁episode ▁did ▁not ▁involve ▁her ▁character ▁being ▁written ▁out , ▁and ▁that ▁Er ica ' s ▁final ▁scene ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁is ▁" just ▁[