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    What constitues a "Mid-level Provider"

    Following this rationale should all MD's be equally well versed in zero-g medicine so in the off chance they stumble across an astronaut in space they are capable of rendering care? This is hyperbole, but my point is that medical education should reflect the bulk of the bell curve in terms of...
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    What constitues a "Mid-level Provider"

    It's much more complicated, but more importantly, the quantity of information itself has increased. In fact, medicine is the only field in existence where the entire "body of knowledge" doubles in 5 year increments. Think about that... every five years everything there is to know about...
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    What constitues a "Mid-level Provider"

    I agree wholeheartedly. Medical school should be shorter. The healthcare crisis in this country and lack of providers which is slated to reach critical mass within the next decade seems to corroborate this notion as well. Longer does not always mean better, and I would argue that many med...
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    What constitues a "Mid-level Provider"

    No. Generalizing about an entire profession based on your own limited personal experiences is ignorant and speaks more about your own hangups and biases than it does about the state of midlevels in this country. Believe it or not, the average PA school student currently enrolled today, CHOSE...
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