<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in - universe style . Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective . (November 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in - universe style . Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective . (November 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> April Kepner was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 23, 1982 . Her mother Karen is a teacher and her father Joe is a farmer . She is the second of four daughters; her sisters are Libby, Kimmie, and Alice . Kepner is initially a surgical resident at Mercy West Hospital . She joins the staff at Seattle Grace Mercy West after the merger of the two hospitals, alongside Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams), Reed Adamson (Nora Zehetner), and Charles Percy (Robert Baker). Kepner is first shown to possess a red diary, in which she writes all her feelings and thoughts which is stolen by Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh). Grey uses the personal information written in the notebook to unnerve and blackmail Kepner but later apologizes . After she made a mistake that led to a patient's death, she is fired . However, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) rehires her when he becomes the new Chief of Surgery . As she is not confident anymore, she spends her time doing errands for Shepherd and develops a crush on him, earning her the nickname "Shepherd's flunky". In the season six finale, she discovers the body of her best friend Reed Adamson, who has been shot . She later runs into the shooter, Gary Clark, who lets her go after she tells him about her life after remembering a technique she says she learned from Oprah . Following the shooting, Kepner and Avery move into Meredith Grey's (Ellen Pompeo) house . </P> <P> Kepner reveals that she is a virgin because she is a Christian and made a promise to God to stay a virgin until she was married, she also states that she thinks men find her annoying after yelling at Alex, Meredith, Lexie and Jackson about secrets, she claims that the fact that she is a 28 year old virgin is not a drinks conversation . She shows potential as a trauma surgeon during a trauma drill . She develops feelings for Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) who almost makes her lose her virginity . When Avery, now her best friend finds out about this, he assaults Karev . Later, Kepner agrees to go on a date with Robert Stark, believing him to have a good side . Her fellow residents make fun of her which prompts her to break up with him . April also impresses Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) and she is ultimately granted the position of Chief Resident in the season seven finale . Kepner initially struggles with her new status as her fellow doctors do not listen to her and do not take her seriously . </P>

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