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Missouri Program Puts Young Doctors on Fast Track

By Tony Cox
Published January 9, 2005 at 11:00 PM CST

At the youthful age of 23, Tiffany Williams is finishing her last year in medical school. NPR's Tony Cox speaks with Williams about a program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City that accepts students directly out of high school and, in only six years, transforms them into doctors.

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