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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.36
                             STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT


        THIS STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT ("Pledge Agreement") is made by Fred D.
Furman ("Pledgor"), in favor of PMR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with its
principal place of business at 501 Washington Street, 5th Floor, San Diego, CA
92103 ("Pledgee").

        WHEREAS, Pledgor has concurrently herewith executed that certain
Promissory Note (the "Note") in favor of Pledgee in the amount of $684,750 in
payment of the purchase price for shares of the Common Stock of Pledgee (the
"Recourse Note") and that certain Promissory Note in favor of the Pledgee in the
amount of $193,311 (the "Non-Recourse Note," and together with the Recourse
Note, the "Notes"); and

        WHEREAS, Pledgee is willing to accept the Notes from Pledgor, but only
upon the condition, among others, that Pledgor shall have executed and delivered
to Pledgee this Pledge Agreement and the Collateral (as defined below):

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, Pledgor hereby agrees as
follows:

        1. As security for the full, prompt and complete payment and performance
when due (whether by stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all
indebtedness of Pledgor to Pledgee created under the Notes (all such
indebtedness being the "Liabilities"), together with, without limitation, the
prompt payment of all expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees and legal expenses, incidental to the collection of the
Liabilities and the enforcement or protection of Pledgee's lien in and to the
collateral pledged hereunder, Pledgor hereby pledges to Pledgee, and grants to
Pledgee, a first priority security interest in all of the following
(collectively, the "Pledged Collateral"):

               (a) 237,957 shares of Common Stock of Pledgee represented by
Certificates numbered _______________ (the "Pledged Shares"), and all dividends,
cash, instruments, and other property or proceeds from time to time received,
receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all
of the Pledged Shares;

               (b) all voting trust certificates held by Pledgor evidencing the
right to vote any Pledged Shares subject to any voting trust; and

               (c) all additional shares and voting trust certificates from time
to time acquired by Pledgor in any manner (which additional shares shall be
deemed to be part of the Pledged Shares), and the certificates representing such
additional shares, and all dividends, cash, instruments, and other property or
proceeds from time to time received, receivable, or otherwise distributed in
respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares.

        The term "indebtedness" is used herein in its most comprehensive sense
and includes any and all advances, debts, obligations and Liabilities
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created, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether due or not due, absolute
or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, and
whether recovery upon such indebtedness may be or hereafter becomes
unenforceable.

        2. At any time, without notice, and at the expense of Pledgor, Pledgee
in its name or in the name of its nominee or of Pledgor may, but shall not be
obligated to: (1) collect by legal proceedings or otherwise all dividends
(except cash dividends other than liquidating dividends), interest, principal
payments and other sums now or hereafter payable upon or on account of said
Pledged Collateral; (2) enter into any extension, reorganization, deposit,
merger or consolidation agreement, or any agreement in any wise relating to or
affecting the Pledged Collateral, and in connection therewith may deposit or
surrender control of such Pledged Collateral thereunder, accept other property
in exchange for such Pledged Collateral and do and perform such acts and things
as it may deem proper, and any money or property received in exchange for such
Pledged Collateral shall be applied to the indebtedness or thereafter held by it
pursuant to the provisions hereof; (3) insure, process and preserve the Pledged
Collateral; (4) cause the Pledged Collateral to be transferred to its name or to
the name of its nominee; (5) exercise as to such Pledged Collateral all the
rights, powers and remedies of an owner, except that so long as no default
exists under any of the Notes or hereunder Pledgor shall retain all voting
rights as to the Pledged Shares.

        3. Pledgor agrees to pay prior to delinquency all taxes, charges, liens
and assessments against the Pledged Collateral, and upon the failure of Pledgor
to do so, Pledgee at its option may pay any of them and shall be the sole judge
of the legality or validity thereof and the amount necessary to discharge the
same.

        4. At the option of Pledgee and without necessity of demand or notice,
all or any part of the indebtedness of Pledgor shall immediately become due and
payable irrespective of any agreed maturity, upon the happening of any of the
following events: (1) failure to keep or perform any of the terms or provisions
of this Pledge Agreement; (2) failure to pay any installment of principal or
interest on any of the Notes when due; (3) the levy of any attachment, execution
or other process against the Pledged Collateral; or (4) the insolvency,
commission of an act of bankruptcy, general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for relief under the
provisions of Title 11 of the United States Code of, by, or against Pledgor.

        5. In the event of the nonpayment of any indebtedness when due, whether
by acceleration or otherwise, or upon the happening of any of the events
specified in the last preceding section, Pledgee may then, or at any time
thereafter, at its election, apply or set off (other than with respect to the
Non-Recourse Note), collect or sell in one or more sales, or take such steps as
may be necessary to liquidate and reduce to cash in the hands of Pledgee in
whole or in part, with or without any previous demands or demand of performance
or notice or advertisement, the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral in
such order as Pledgee may elect, and any such sale may be made either at public
or private sale at its place of business or elsewhere, or at any broker's board
or securities exchange, either for cash or upon credit or for future delivery;
provided, however, that if such disposition is at private sale, then the
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price of the Pledged Collateral shall be equal to the public market price then
in effect, or, if at the time of sale no public market for the Pledged
Collateral exists, then, in recognition of the fact that the sale of the Pledged
Collateral would have to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and that
the expenses of such registration are commercially unreasonable for the type and
amount of collateral pledged hereunder, Pledgee and Pledgor hereby agree that
such private sale shall be at a purchase price mutually agreed to by Pledgee and
Pledgor or, if the parties cannot agree upon a purchase price, then at a
purchase price established by a majority of three independent appraisers
knowledgeable of the value of such collateral, one named by Pledgor within ten
(10) days after written request by the Pledgee to do so, one named by Pledgee
within such 10-day period, and the third named by the two appraisers so
selected, with the appraisal to be rendered by such body within thirty (30) days
of the appointment of the third appraiser. The cost of such appraisal, including
all appraiser's fees, shall be charged against the proceeds of sale as an
expense of such sale. Pledgee may be the purchaser of any or all Pledged
Collateral so sold and hold the same thereafter in its own right free from any
claim of Pledgor or right of redemption. Demands of performance, notices of
sale, advertisements and presence of property at sale are hereby waived, and
Pledgee is hereby authorized to sell hereunder any evidence of debt pledged to
it. Any officer or agent of Pledgee may conduct any sale hereunder.

        6. The proceeds of the sale of any of the Pledged Collateral and all
sums received or collected by Pledgee from or on account of such Pledged
Collateral shall be applied by Pledgee to the payment of expenses incurred or
paid by Pledgee in connection with any sale, transfer or delivery of the Pledged
Collateral, to the payment of any other costs, charges, attorneys' fees or
expenses mentioned herein, and to the payment of the indebtedness or any part
hereof, all in such order and manner as Pledgee in its discretion may determine;
provided, however, that with respect to funds applied to repayment of amounts
outstanding under the Notes, the Pledgor shall be entitled to direct which of
the Notes to which such payments are applied. Pledgee shall then pay any balance
to Pledgor.

        7. Upon the transfer of all or any part of the indebtedness Pledgee may
transfer all or any part of the Pledged Collateral and shall be fully discharged
thereafter from all liability and responsibility with respect to such Pledged
Collateral so transferred, and the transferee shall be vested with all the
rights and powers of Pledgee hereunder with respect to such Pledged Collateral
so transferred; but with respect to any Pledged Collateral not so transferred
Pledgee shall retain all rights and powers hereby given.

        8. Until all indebtedness shall have been paid in full the power of sale
and all other rights, powers and remedies granted to Pledgee hereunder shall
continue to exist and may be exercised by Pledgee at any time and from time to
time irrespective of the fact that the indebtedness or any part thereof may have
become barred by any statute of limitations, or that the personal liability of
Pledgor, if any, may have ceased.

        9. Pledgee agrees that so long as no default exists under any of the
Notes or hereunder, the Pledged Shares shall, upon the request of Pledgor, be
released from pledge as the indebtedness is paid. Such releases shall be at the
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Dollars ($3.69) of principal amount of indebtedness paid. The Pledgor shall be
entitled to direct which of the Notes to which any payments of indebtedness are
applied.

        10. Pledgee may at any time deliver the Pledged Collateral or any part
thereof to Pledgor and the receipt of Pledgor shall be a complete and full
acquittance for the Pledged Collateral so delivered, and Pledgee shall
thereafter be discharged from any liability or responsibility therefor.

        11. The rights, powers and remedies given to Pledgee by this Pledge
Agreement shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies given to
Pledgee by virtue of any statute or rule of law. Any forbearance or failure or
delay by Pledgee in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not be
deemed to be a waiver of such right, power or remedy, and any single or partial
exercise of any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not preclude the further
exercise thereof; and every right, power and remedy of Pledgee shall continue in
full force and effect until such right, power or remedy is specifically waived
by an instrument in writing executed by Pledgee.

        12. If any provision of this Pledge Agreement is held to be
unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted, if possible, rather than
voided in order to achieve the intent of the parties to the extent possible. In
any event, all other provisions of this Pledge Agreement shall be deemed valid
and enforceable to the full extent possible.

        13. This Pledge Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of California as applied to contracts
made and performed entirely within the State of California by residents of such
State.

Dated:  1/19/2000                           PLEDGOR


                                            /s/ FRED D. FURMAN
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                                            Fred D. Furman



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