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hajile • yesterday at 8:23 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

And stop degree inflation. A doctor with 4 years of med school and a year internship from 60 years ago can diagnose your sniffles or refer you to a specialist just as well as a doctor with an unrelated 4-5 year BS degree then 4 years in med school, then a year of internship followed by 3-4 more years of residency.

At the same time, the doctor with just 4-5 years of school and hundreds of thousands less debt can not only treat patients more cheaply, but will have more years of practice too.


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neerajsi • today at 12:34 AM

We call those doctors with less medical school and training ARNPs. I've seen several and they seem to do well for basic needs.

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