MD vs NP: Patient Protection or Turf War?
A massive push to increase the number of nurse practitioners and physician assistants and to extend their scope of practice is under way. The stated goal is to address a real or perceived shortage of primary care physicians. This effort worries many doctors who are concerned that patients are getting short-changed in the process. But is this concern justified or is it simply motivated by protectionist interests?
Our guest is Dr. Rebekah Bernard (twitter), a successful family physician from Fort Myers, Florida. She is board member of Physicians for Patient Protection, an organization calling…
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