Patients at Risk: The Differential Diagnosis
One of the most important elements of physician training is learning how to create a differential diagnosis, which is a list of all the [...]
If you are hospitalized, will a physician oversee your care?
Hospital organizations are increasingly replacing physicians with nurse practitioners and physician assistants who act as "hospitalists." John Chamberlain, the board chairman of Citizen Health [...]
The difference between ophthalmologists and optometrists
After the brain, the human eye is the most complicated organ in the body. For this reason, a graduating doctor must spend at least [...]
Fighting the replacement of physicians in Texas
Nearly half the states in the Union have legislated the unsupervised practice of medicine by nurse practitioners and currently, one state allows physician assistants [...]
Success story: How Mississippi physicians stopped NP scope expansion
Jennifer Bryan, MD, a family physician and the chair of the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi State Medical Association, discusses how her state [...]
RN exposes deficiencies in NP education – and the growth of the NP ‘cash’ practice: Part 2 – Video
In our last episode we discussed the rapid growth of nurse practitioner training programs and some of the challenges this has caused in ensuring [...]
The Importance of Physician Led Care – Video
Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants have different levels of education and training, and yet in many states, non-physician practitioners are permitted to treat [...]
Independent nurse practice in California – what patients should know – Video
On September 29, 2020, the state of California passed AB 890, a bill allowing nurse practitioners the right to practice without physician supervision. The [...]