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		Wowfunhappy on April 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The darker side of being a doctor (2017) I think you're possibly describing nurse practitioners?

senortumnus on April 14, 2024 | [–]

Yes they are describing NPs and PAs. MDs are the PhDs of the medical world. Don’t get me started on “DNPs”

Scoundreller on April 13, 2024 | [–]

Or maybe more of a "doctor minus" rather than a "nurse plus" system.

smugma on April 14, 2024 | [–]

A Physician’s Assistant (PA) is exactly that.

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