Mr. Connell embarked on a literary career despite the wishes of his father, who wanted him to inherit the family medical practice.

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Small wonder that only around 9% of American medical-school graduates choose family practice (general practice, in British parlance) a rate that according to the American Academy of Family Physicians will leave the country short of around 40, 000 family doctors by 2020.

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The pharmacy shipped MPA to a total of three North Carolina clinics: Carolina Arthritis Center in Pitt County, Bailey Family Practice Center in Nash County, and Shallote Medical Center in Brunswick County.

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