The ultimate doctor path

[mememaster9000]

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1. Graduate from Medical school now you are MD
2. Enroll in online NP program, graduate and now you are MD, NP
3. Move to NP independent practice state unless you are already in one
4. You are now free to practice any specialty you feel like (without residency) and bill insurance for most procedures in most specialties using your NP license
5. Advertise yourself as a real doctor to patients (legally allowed to cuz MD)
6. Now simply do whatever procedures that patients are willing to pay cash for or that insurance reimburses particularly well for.
7. Count your cash and put on your hater blockers cuz you know them lame residency/fellowship trained doctors gonna be hatin
8. Use your excess funds to bribe lawmakers to expand your scope of practice and put more regulations on doctors
9. There is no 9, you already won the game. System has been successfully exploited to the max! YAY!

 

[mememaster9000]

You know that feeling when you are five years into practice as a psychiatrist and you realize you really love skin. But a costly 3 extra years of retraining in dermatology residency is just too much of a sacrifice to overcome? Well have I got the product for you! It's called the NP shuffle. Just dance dance dance and shamwow! you are now a dermatologist. But that's not all! Call in the next five minutes and you can get the deluxe NP shuffle that let's you have unlimited specialty movement. That's right for just 2 years of online training you can have the freedom to practice whatever medicine you want. Not feeling like skin today but got babies on your mind? Then pediatrics is just for you! Don't worry they are just little adults nothing can go wrong. Get your deluxe NP shuffle and be rid of those pesky MDs telling you what you can and cannot practice. Be who you were meant to be. Be yourself! 🙂

 

[mememaster9000]

"We have nurse practitioners buying retiring dermatologists’ practices" Elephant in the room of dermatology
"Currently, there is no specific formal education required to specialize in dermatology practice" NP FAQ - Dermatology Nurses' Association
"Many nurse practitioners specializing in dermatology tend to focus on high income areas in which the majority of your potential patients have ready access to insurance." 5 Issues to Consider When Starting Your Own Nurse Practitioner Practice | MidlevelU
Some example NP owned practices in Maryland Nurse Practitioner Owned Practices - Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland

How to Open Your Own Private Practice as a Nurse Practitioner

We asked two NP business owners to share what they think are some of the most important things to consider when starting your own private practice.

www.berxi.com

Decker alumnae open area’s first nurse practitioner-owned dermatology practice - Binghamton News

In July 2019, Yvonne Chesna ’92, MS ’96; Beth Stewart, MS ’14; and Michelle Winsor, MS ’12, opened Broome Nurse Practitioners Skincare. -

www.binghamton.edu

"We are trained to diagnose and treat any disorders dealing with skin, hair and nails including atypical moles and skin cancers." Meet the Dermatology Providers of Broome Family Nurse Practitioners

 

[nimbus]

Can’t you do just about anything after a FP or EM residency too?

 

[mememaster9000]

Can’t you do just about anything after a FP or EM residency too?

I am not sure. I heard if an NP gets sued they only have to answer to their own profession and only other NPs can testify on the standards of practice. That lower liability might make it worth it.

 

[nimbus]

FWIW I know a cardiac surgeon who just opened a medspa.

 

[keolu hills]

1. Graduate from Medical school now you are MD
2. Enroll in online NP program, graduate and now you are MD, NP
3. Move to NP independent practice state unless you are already in one
4. You are now free to practice any specialty you feel like (without residency) and bill insurance for most procedures in most specialties using your NP license
5. Advertise yourself as a real doctor to patients (legally allowed to cuz MD)
6. Now simply do whatever procedures that patients are willing to pay cash for or that insurance reimburses particularly well for.
7. Count your cash and put on your hater blockers cuz you know them lame residency/fellowship trained doctors gonna be hatin
8. Use your excess funds to bribe lawmakers to expand your scope of practice and put more regulations on doctors
9. There is no 9, you already won the game. System has been successfully exploited to the max! YAY!

You know it is doctors hiring NPs and PA--Cs and training them. And many of them believe that they can handle complicated cases. So if you are worried about Midlevels, remember your colleagues are hiring them. As a former physician, I just chose to not work with them.

 

[mememaster9000]

You know it is doctors hiring NPs and PA--Cs and training them. And many of them believe that they can handle complicated cases. So if you are worried about Midlevels, remember your colleagues are hiring them. As a former physician, I just chose to not work with them.

They don't have to be hired when they just start their own practices

 

[mememaster9000]

You know it is doctors hiring NPs and PA--Cs and training them. And many of them believe that they can handle complicated cases. So if you are worried about Midlevels, remember your colleagues are hiring them. As a former physician, I just chose to not work with them.

What do you do now that you are a "former physician"?

 

[Dantrolene FC]

I hate to burst your bubble, but you can practice any specialty you want after finishing intern year, assuming you live in a state that licenses you after 1 year. Then you have this magical thing called an unrestricted medical license that allows you to practice medicine in any specialty you want.

 

[libertyyne]

I hate to burst your bubble, but you can practice any specialty you want after finishing intern year, assuming you live in a state that licenses you after 1 year. Then you have this magical thing called an unrestricted medical license that allows you to practice medicine in any specialty you want.

Getting liability insurance and hospital privileges is another story though.

 

[Ozilcr7]

1. Graduate from Medical school now you are MD
2. Enroll in online NP program, graduate and now you are MD, NP
3. Move to NP independent practice state unless you are already in one
4. You are now free to practice any specialty you feel like (without residency) and bill insurance for most procedures in most specialties using your NP license
5. Advertise yourself as a real doctor to patients (legally allowed to cuz MD)
6. Now simply do whatever procedures that patients are willing to pay cash for or that insurance reimburses particularly well for.
7. Count your cash and put on your hater blockers cuz you know them lame residency/fellowship trained doctors gonna be hatin
8. Use your excess funds to bribe lawmakers to expand your scope of practice and put more regulations on doctors
9. There is no 9, you already won the game. System has been successfully exploited to the max! YAY!

GENIUS!!

 

[mememaster9000]

I hate to burst your bubble, but you can practice any specialty you want after finishing intern year, assuming you live in a state that licenses you after 1 year. Then you have this magical thing called an unrestricted medical license that allows you to practice medicine in any specialty you want.

You can talk to ThoracicGuy because he told me insurance won't reimburse general practitioner MDs even though they have no problem reimbursing NPs.

He said, "A drop out pgy1 is not board eligible/certified. That's what most insurers want. You'll find some that will still allow you to take their insurance patients, but you may not get as good of reimbursement either.

Midlevel independent providers don't matter here. They are governed by a different board. Frankly the fact that they may be eligible to provide for one insurance carrier over a MD that didn't complete a residency and is not board certified is irrelevant. Allowing midlevels independent practice is foolish to me, but that has no bearing on MD ability to practice. Stop trying to make it so."

which means nurses have a better governing body that makes sure they get paid by insurance and general practitioner MDs obviously have horrible lobbying and governing bodies that just sell out so an MD has to have residency or else they are screwed by insurance.

 

[mememaster9000]

I hate to burst your bubble, but you can practice any specialty you want after finishing intern year, assuming you live in a state that licenses you after 1 year. Then you have this magical thing called an unrestricted medical license that allows you to practice medicine in any specialty you want.

In fact why don't you just read this whole thread UCI residents battle for new contract with greedy hospital , then you will realize that this whole idea came from the fact that the attendings in the chat think a resident pgy2+ who has the unrestricted license is useless and makes no money for anyone and that's why NPs are more valuable to hospitals.

 

[GoSpursGo]

In fact why don't you just read this whole thread UCI residents battle for new contract with greedy hospital , then you will realize that this whole idea came from the fact that the attendings in the chat think a resident pgy2+ who has the unrestricted license is useless and makes no money for anyone and that's why NPs are more valuable to hospitals.

Yes, that is a completely accurate characterization of that thread.

Closing.