It was just an idea, a mere notion, and a crazy one at that. Maybe I should run for public
office. No, she thought. Why would I do that? She was already so busy, with four children …

Despite it all, it was exciting and enjoyable and we loved it. Fifty years after graduation, we
met at our reunion and all agreed we made a great choice of a profession. We commented …

Advising thousands of medical students regarding their career choices over the past
45years, I often say that their initial decisions will point them in the general direction they are …

After graduation, Emily approaches her teachers in the Clinical Psych program. She
expresses a good deal of frustration and an ensuing “emotional low” following her clinical …

In the beginning, there was acting. On our fi real patients as third year medical students at
Harl were naturally kind to patients, but we had to prete competent. Everything was new …

Abstract Fitzhugh Mullan: Tell me about where you grew up and how you got into medicine.
David Satcher: I was born and reared outside of Anniston, Alabama, on a small farm. More …

Marie Lauran is a young medical school graduate desperately looking for a job. Just as her
savings are about to run out, she lands an assistant position with the famous surgeon …