In House M.D., which episode introduced the character Martha M. Masters?

The House M.D. episode “Office Politics” introduced Martha M. Masters.

“Office Politics” is an episode from the show’s seventh season. It introduces Martha Masters, a medical student who joins House’s team and is played by Amber Tamblyn. Masters is academically gifted and guided by a strict commitment to honesty, creating immediate tension with House’s willingness to deceive patients or colleagues when he believes it will help solve a case.

The episode is also notable because it places Masters within a team already changed by departures and shifting relationships. Her moral certainty contrasts with House’s practical, often manipulative diagnostic style. “Office Politics” should not be confused with “The Dig,” another season-seven episode that centers on Thirteen and her return to the hospital.