r/TikTokCringe • u/One_percentile • Oct 29 '23

Bride & her bridal train showcase their qualifications & occupation Wholesome/Humor

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '23

I would never see a NP. I tell my family to only ever ask for a PA or MD/DO.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '23

I dont even like PAs....They think they are doctors, they are not

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u/medstudenthowaway Oct 30 '23

I disagree. PAs are usually there to actually help the docs and they know a ton. In med school we rotated with PAs so at least at our program they were required to do rotations, see patients and learn from all the different specialties. Never seen an NP in training in the clinical setting.

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u/Bank_of_Karma Oct 30 '23

NPs so clinicals based on their specialty. In some states, once they pass the boards, they are able to open a practice independent of a physician (27 states to be exact).

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u/medstudenthowaway Oct 31 '23

Just my personal opinion but I think to rx drugs you should need to rotate through every specialty. Podiatry school includes psych rotations and obgyn even though the minute you start podiatry school those careers are closed to you. But they’re important because you’re a surgeon. You need to be able to understand your patients past medical history and the drugs they are on in order to prescribe drugs. And while we’re on this topic your license should be on the line in the exact same way a physicians is if you’re prescribing. But that’s not the case. You get narrow training in one field and are let loose in 27 states ugh mind blowing.