Medical student interview question: Explain to patient why they DON’T need to see a physician
In this leaked medical school interview question, candidates are scored on how well they explain to patients why they should not 'demand' care from [...]
Medical students / residents being taught by NPs/PAs
Rishi Patel MD and Mark Huntington MD PhD discuss the implications of future physicians being taught by nonphysician practitioners.
No shortcuts in medicine: Women physicians speak out
One topic that gets women physicians fired up like no other is a discussion of gender issues in medicine. While medical school classes are [...]
NP/PA Educational Reform: Is it time for a ‘Flexner’-style report?
There is concern about the deterioration of nurse practitioner training, with an increase in for-profit schools that compete fiercely for student tuition dollars. These [...]
Exposing mistruths in the AANP’s rebuttal to PPP – Part 2
In part 2 of our discussion, Dr. Alyson Maloy and Dr. Phil Shaffer break down the mistruths in AANP president April Kapu's article, 'Full [...]
Is PPP a ‘fringe’ group? Responding to the AANP’s accusations in Medical Economics
On September 29, 2021, the journal Medical Economics published an interview with Dr. Alyson Maloy entitled “Covid exacerbates physician shortage.” In the article, Dr. [...]
PA describes experience at an academic institution
Are PAs being placed in inappropriate roles in corporate and academic medical centers? Some PAs say, yes. Get the book! https://www.amazon.com/Patients-Risk-... [...]
What happens when hospitals replace physicians with NPs? (Part 1)
In the book Patients at Risk, we discuss the tragic case of Alexus Ochoa, a 19-year-old woman who died when a nurse practitioner failed [...]