Pay has nothing to do with it but I don't think it's a stretch to believe that the average MD with 4 years of med school + 4-5 years of 60 hr/week residency wou

Pay has nothing to do with it but I don't think it's a stretch to believe that the average MD with 4 years of med school + 4-5 years of 60 hr/week residency would outperform the average CRNA (nursing + 18 months of 40 hr/week residency). The studies done are usually political submarines motivated by one side or the other in the fight against mid level independent practice rights.