> The system isn’t undermanned, it said: It’s inefficient. We rely too heavily on physicians and not enough on midlevel practitioners, like physician assistants

> The system isn’t undermanned, it said: It’s inefficient. We rely too heavily on physicians and not enough on midlevel practitioners, like physician assistants and nurse practitioners, especially because evidence supports they are just as effective in primary care settings. I’ve been preaching this for ages, there’s a place for MD/DO’s but when you go in for a set of sutures, an annual physical, all sorts of basic procedures there’s simply no reason for anything but a PA or NPP to be involved. Let mid level providers do their jobs without needing a physician to sign off on everything (many states have figured this out already) and encourage growth in these roles instead of saying “we don’t have enough doctors!”