Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs : the making of a surgeon by Michael Collins

Michael Collins was working in concrete construction to pay off his college loans from Notre Dame. An older co-worker urges him to think about a long-term career, and although he was an English major, Michael decides to become a doctor. He will need to take undergraduate classes in chemistry and biology before he can even apply to medical school. The descriptions of his large Chicago Irish family, his co-workers and his fellow students have you cheering for Michael the whole way to his graduation. --MM