Information overload. Self-doubt. 36-hour shifts. Achievement. Divorce. This groundbreaking three-hour special offers an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to become a doctor.

For 14 years, NOVA cameras have followed the same group of aspiring doctors: from the early days of confusion and bewilderment at Harvard Medical School; through grueling medical apprenticeships and sleepless nights on call; to the rewarding early years of firmly establishing a reputation in their chosen medical specialties. Candid first-person accounts shed new insight on medical life and reveal the very human side of doctors: the fears, sacrifices, fatigue, disappointments and triumphs, as well as the toll medicine can take on personal lives.

The evolution from lay-person to doctor involves a remarkable transformation- both personal and professional. This extraordinary follow-up to So You Want To Be A Doctor and MD: Making Of A Doctor allows you to see the entire inspiring (and daunting) process unfold in just three hours.