Vital Signs / Barbara Wood 326 p.

This medical novel begins when three women starting medical school in 1968. Mickey all alone except for a dying widowed mother and psychologically scarred by a huge facial birthmark. Sondra adopted and believes she is part African American, and Ruth who is driven to be number one to gain the approval of her physician father that she craves. Each has experiences that change them. Follows the three friends as they succeed in their fields. Fast paced and better than your run-of-the mill medical novel.