Elizabeth Corday returned to "ER" in the fifteenth season on January 15, 2009, in the episode "Dream Runner", in a one-episode return billed as a special appearance. Dr. Corday returns to interview potential employees, including the surprised Neela Rasgotra, for positions at Duke University. She revealed to Neela that she lived in England for a few years after leaving Chicago but came back to the United States, saying that she feels Chicago is her "true home." Rather than returning to Chicago, however, Dr. Corday reveals that she took a position as Chief of Trauma Surgery at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where she lives with Ella, who is now nine years old. It is also revealed that Rachel too lives in Durham, where she attends Duke with hopes of pursuing a career in medicine. It is further revealed that because Elizabeth is on faculty, she helps Rachel with deals which lower her tuition. During the interview, she mentions having considered returning to County General briefly, but decided against it. She briefly meets Dr. Simon Brenner after finishing her interview with Neela.