function validate(form)
{
	if (form.lastname.value.length <2)
	   {
		alert("Please enter your last name!");
		form.lastname.focus();
		return(false);
	   }
	
	  if (form.firstname.value.length <2)
	   {
		alert("Please enter your first name!");
		form.firstname.focus();
		return(false);
	   }
	   	  
	  var x=form.phone1.value
	   var anum=/(^\d+$)|(^\d+\.\d+$)/
	   if (!anum.test(x) || form.phone1.value.length<3)
	   {
	   alert("Please enter your phone number!")
	   form.phone1.focus();
	   return(false);
	   }
	   
	   var x=form.phone2.value
	   var anum=/(^\d+$)|(^\d+\.\d+$)/
	   if (!anum.test(x) || form.phone2.value.length<3)
	   {
	   alert("Please enter your phone number!")
	   form.phone2.focus();
	   return(false);
	   }
	   
	   var x=form.phone3.value
	   var anum=/(^\d+$)|(^\d+\.\d+$)/
	   if (!anum.test(x) || form.phone3.value.length<3)
	   {
	   alert("Please enter your phone number!")
	   form.phone3.focus();
	   return(false);
	   }
	  
	   
	   
	   var goodEmail = form.email.value.match(/\b(^(\S+@).+((\.com)|(\.net)|(\.edu)|(\.mil)|(\.gov)|(\.org)|(\..{2,2}))$)\b/gi); 
	 if (!goodEmail)
	  {alert("Please enter a valid email address!");
		form.email.focus();
		return(false);
	   }
	   
 
   if (form.street.value.length <8)
   {
    alert("Please enter your mailing address!");
    form.street.focus();
    return(false);
   }
   
   if (form.city.value.length <4)
   {
    alert("Please enter your city!");
    form.city.focus();
    return(false);
   }
   
     if (form.state.value==0)
   {
    alert("Please select your state or province. If not listed select OTHER!");
    form.state.focus();
    return(false);
   }
 
    if (form.zip.value.length <5)
   {
    alert("Please enter your zip code!");
    form.zip.focus();
    return(false);
   }
 
 
 
   
   
     if (form.category.value==0)
   {
    alert("Please select academic category!");
    form.category.focus();
    return(false);
   }
   
    if (form.financing.value==0)
   {
    alert("Please select the source of financing!");
    form.financing.focus();
    return(false);
   }
   
      if (form.student[0].checked==0 && form.student[1].checked==0)
   {
    alert("Have you ever been a student of medical school?");
    return(false);
   }
 
  //form.submit();
  return(true);
}