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Re:Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors because of ... by mech422 on Saturday July 18, 2020 @04:46PM (#23884698)
I'm sorry...but "doctors in training" who "supplant _fully qualified_ MD" sounds like a step down to me?'

Hell, I generally prefer an MD to a PA...

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Re:Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors because of ... by alistairSH on Sunday July 19, 2020 @06:54PM (#23893126)
Curious... did you have a bad experience with a PA (or NP)?

I haven't seen an MD for family medicine stuff (physicals, flu, travel inoculations, etc) in at least a decade. The PAs are easier to schedule and for those tasks, seem more than competent.

With specialists, it's been 50-50. Check-ups have been with PAs (or NPs), with intervention by the MD when required.

Same for my wife.

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Re:Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors because of ... by pmiller2 on Saturday July 18, 2020 @04:49PM (#23884727)
I think “supplant” was an autocorrect typo for “supplement.”
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Re:Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors because of ... by mech422 on Saturday July 18, 2020 @07:28PM (#23885687)
ahh... that could be
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Re:Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors because of ... by alistairSH on Sunday July 19, 2020 @06:50PM (#23893105)
lol. Yup. Autocorrect - either my brain or my Mac, not sure which.

Supplement, not supplant. Like PAs, but on the path to being fully qualified MDs.

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