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Re:The darker side of being a doctor by Wowfunhappy on Saturday April 13, 2024 @07:08PM (#40027054)
I think you're possibly describing nurse practitioners?
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Re:The darker side of being a doctor by Scoundreller on Saturday April 13, 2024 @07:36PM (#40027205)
Or maybe more of a "doctor minus" rather than a "nurse plus" system.
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Re:The darker side of being a doctor by smugma on Saturday April 13, 2024 @08:34PM (#40027596)
A Physician’s Assistant (PA) is exactly that.
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Re:The darker side of being a doctor by senortumnus on Saturday April 13, 2024 @09:28PM (#40027901)
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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