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Doctors to Be: 20 Years On

Episode 2: The Surgeon's Tale

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Update on the 1980s series about a group of doctors just starting out on their careers. Mark George was 17 when he set off on a path to become a consultant surgeon. He had to study hard, endure long hours, take exams into his 30s and sacrifice much of his life outside medicine. His hard work paid off and he is now a consultant colorectal surgeon in a top hospital, while also developing a lucrative private practice. Show less

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