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by Wowfunhappy 798 days ago
I think you're possibly describing nurse practitioners?
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senortumnus 798 days ago
Yes they are describing NPs and PAs. MDs are the PhDs of the medical world. Don’t get me started on “DNPs”
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Scoundreller 798 days ago
Or maybe more of a "doctor minus" rather than a "nurse plus" system.
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smugma 798 days ago
A Physician’s Assistant (PA) is exactly that.
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