I think you're right that we need a doctor-lite but we'll have to fight the AMA tooth and nail for every extra privilege we want to give NPs. There is no reaso

I think you're right that we need a doctor-lite but we'll have to fight the AMA tooth and nail for every extra privilege we want to give NPs. There is no reason someone needs to spend $200,000 and 13 years of his life to say "Oh you're feeling depressed how about an SSRI? Or oh your cholesterol levels are high, how about some Lipitor?"