Medicine: With Gas & Needle

A unique breed of doctors gathered 800 strong in Seattle last week for their annual get-together. They were far younger than the general run of medical specialists —mostly in their 303—and so devoted to learning that they packed the meeting rooms for no fewer than 84 self-improvement lectures during the week. "They're the damndest eager beavers you ever saw," said an oldster (41) among them. They were the members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Partly because their specialty is relatively new and fast gaining in importance, the anesthesiologists have none of the stuffy...

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