I matriculated late, applying soon after the birth of David in 1976 on June 12. We sold our home in Orange, California, and moved to El Paso, Texas in August where I then entered medical school somewhat late, especially considering that it was a two-year accelerated program for Ph.D.s Twenty-two months later I graduated, and here is my graduation certificate. During this "back-to-school" interval I had also passed the ECFMG and FLEX (Federal Licensing Examination equivalent to the National Boards taken by American medical students, but all at one sitting rather than having year long pauses between each of a series of exams.