[TimTheTinker]

> almost as much training as a doctor.

A PA degree only requires 2 years of post-bachelor training. An MD requires 4 years of medical school and a minimum of 3 years in residency (most specialties require 4, but some require more — e.g. 7 years for neurosurgery, or even more for oral & maxillofacial surgery since that also requires a 2-year DDS and a 6-year residency).

So 2 years for PA vs. between 7 and 11 for MD.

[evgen]

And those additional 5-9 years are critical for accurately deciding if the amputation of a digit requires hospitalisation....

[seandougall]

It’s just a flesh wound! /obligatory