In response:

If a 5'1" woman is able to lift me over her sholders or be able to physically restrain someone, I say amen and let them do the job. I know many qualified female firefighters and police. Perhaps I did not make myself clear, but my issue was they drop qualifications for everyone, male and female, and unfortunately people in difficult situations have suffered. I don't think a 5'1" male would really be able to drag me out of a fire.

As well, I do know from personal experience that, when I was a life guard, there were no size/weight/srtength req. and certain people were physically unable to do all of the job duties, and it fell on the rest of use to make up for it.....not very safe feeling, is it.

Re: in med school, true, if they were in they had to complete the course work, but as many MD frieds have told me, schools do everything in their power to make sure that students do not fail out, as it looks bad! (This goes for everyone, regardless of scores going in or possible quota filling slots.) In fact, according to one friend, over 1/4 of his class had to stay at least one extra year to retake classes they failed!

Remeber, doctors do call it a practice! I guess the "practice" to make it perfect