Rock'n roll was hot, poodle skirts were in and Dr. Samuel Martin was a young pediatric intern at General Hospital. After 8 years in medical school and 2 years as an intern, Dr. Martin has realized that he will never be happy just treating children, he has decided to dedicate the the rest of his career to finding the cause of birth defects. He would be a happy man if he could retire knowing that he had prevented pain and suffering for children. Click on the baby and record 3 statistics on an average day in the United States in the life of an infant. It's your job to help Dr. Martin determine which career path he will take.
Research is currently underway determining the relationship of genetics to abnormalities.
Dr. Martin has heard that the National Foundation of March of Dimes has two research positions open. The first position is for someone interested is pursuing the study of genetics and the second is concentrating in the area of environmental substances that might be contributing to abnormalities of newborns.