Doctor Betty Author:Helen Wells I've made my decision, thought Betty Eaton, and it's the only self-respecting choice I can make. Two years of love and hope were erased when Betty decided not to marry Hal, who wanted a full-time wife, not a "lady doctor". Betty wanted to be wife and doctor. But perhaps she could not have everything. Forced to choose, she chose medicine. — The de... more »mands of medical school gave Betty few hours to think about the painful break with Hal. Soon she makes close ties with student, interns, and teachers, all dedicated to the business of saving lives. Lectures and lab work give way to examining real patients. Slowly, fulfillingly, Betty evolves from classroom student to almost-doctor:alert and skilled during long nights on the emergency ward, quick and capable as a key member of a surgery team, trumphant as she helps deliver a baby.« less