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This is America Dissected.

I'm your host, Dr. Abdul Al-Sahid.

Kansas are most of you listening to this podcast, haven't gone to medical school.

In case you wondered, med school is not fun.

I can safely say that the four years I spent in med school were probably the worst for

of my life.

Well, today we're going to talk about those years, not just mine, but the years countless

people entering the medical profession have to endure to obtain their degree and become

practicing physicians.

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