US doctor is a master of dragons

Doctor Robert McNamara is in charge of emergency medicine at the distinguished Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia.

He is also head of the city's dragon boat racing team, which was competing in last week's international championships in China.

The doctor has participated in the ancient Chinese sport since the 1980s, and credits it with helping him get through medical school. Since 1986, he has served as head coach of the Philadelphia Dragon Boat Association, whose 60 to 70 members practice weekly on the Schuylkill River.