Everything from PA's to NP's and CRNA's have lines in these shows explaining how they can do "90% of what doctors do" and practice independently or with great autonomy. The political agenda is glaringly obvious, at least to us med students/doctors. Just saw another PA on Royal Pains (i know, silly show) explain in painful detail to a doubter how qualified to "practice medicine" she is. It totally seems like they're creating the framework for the revolution (de-doctoring).
^ Haha, another sheltered med student who haven't encountered real life nor the fact that a nurse's presence (and their good graces) is crucial to his future career.
chairs said:I'm starting pre-med kind of late (will be a junior in the fall), so I kind of have to catch up a little (although I've already decided to apply a year later).
Now, how many is too much? For example, would signing up for Bio 1, Gen. Chem. 1 and Physics 1 (and the respective labs) be stupid? Yes, we all have different capabilities and institutions, but there must a general trend among people who did this. So, has anyone done it? Share!
