NOVA · SEASON 18
So You Want to Be a Doctor?
Episode 12 · 1991-10-09

- Documentary
Episode overview
In a two-hour special, NOVA follows seven aspiring doctors through four years of medical school. The first examination, the anatomy lab, the first death, the first baby-it's all part of becoming a doctor. Neil Patrick Harris, star of ABC's Doogie Howser, MD hosts. (Follow-up to the program 1521 "Can We Make a Better Doctor?")
55 minutes
Season 18 episodes
1. Return to Mt. St. Helens1991-01-08
2. ConFusion in a Jar1991-04-30
3. The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs (1)1991-02-05
4. Case of the Flying Dinosaur1991-02-12
5. T. rex Exposed1991-02-19
6. The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman1991-02-26
7. The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon1991-02-27
8. The Russian Right Stuff: The Mission1991-02-28
9. Swimming With Whales1991-03-05
10. The Chip vs. the Chess Master1991-03-26
11. Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape1991-10-01
12. So You Want to Be a Doctor?1991-10-09
13. Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls1991-10-15
14. Suicide Mission to Chernobyl1991-10-22
15. Taller Than Everest?1991-11-05
16. Fastest Planes in the Sky1991-11-12
17. Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife1991-12-03
18. Skyscraper! A NOVA Special1991-12-10
19. The Fine Art of Faking It1991-12-17