This episode is ranked at 66th in "TV Guide's Top 100 T.V. Episodes" of all time.
First episode where the team isn't actively treating a patient.
House gives such a great class that it goes up from a few (around 20) students at the beginning of the episode to an full class at the end.
Second highest rated episode of the series (episodes "House's Head" and "Wilson's Heart" from season four are tied for the highest rated episode).
Josh Zuckerman plays a similar character in season 3 episode 1 of The West Wing "Isaac and Ismael" He was a keen student. But in high school.