Re:How Being a Doctor Became the Most Miserable Profession
by eldavido on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @07:28PM
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Interesting. This seems like a step in the right direction. What can't PAs do, that MDs can?
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Re:How Being a Doctor Became the Most Miserable Profession
by cwal37 on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @07:33PM
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Just FYI nurse practitioners (NPs) can also diagnose/prescribe/refer. I happen to know this because my mom's finishing up school to become one. When she's finished, she'll get a huge pay bump, and have quite a few options open to her. A clinic at Walgreens, for example, is often staffed by a nurse practitioner. Cheaper than a doctor, but with their general prescriptive abilities.