Point of View: Let NPs/PAs practice independently – but hold them to the physician standard of care
Attorney and emergency medicine physician William P. Sullivan believes that nonphysician practitioners should practice independently, but be held to the same medical standard as [...]
The end of the full-spectrum Family Physician? Discussing proposed ACGME change
As our viewers already know by now, to be licensed to practice medicine, physicians in most states must complete a minimum of three years [...]
Women physicians on scope of practice
Sonal Patel MD and Jou Jou Hanna MD discuss the difficult choices that women make to become physicians, and why that training matters. [...]
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 [...]