12 year old in medical school???

[hopbalt]

I thought Doogie Howser MD was just a TV show?

http://www.nbc5.com/news/2172234/detail.html

I dont care how smart he is, I wouldnt want some teenager as my doctor. Are they really going to let this kid do gynecological exams on adult women?

 

[malaka]

From the article:

Yano's academic program has been arranged so that he'll earn his doctorate first, then complete medical school, avoiding interaction with patients until he's 17 or 18, the paper said.