Now you're starting to follow the thread to the root cause: onerous medical licensure and onerous medical university accreditation. In the US, the barrier to b

Now you're starting to follow the thread to the root cause: onerous medical licensure and onerous medical university accreditation. In the US, the barrier to become a doctor is higher than it is anywhere else. Nowhere else in the developed world are you forced to do 4 years of undergraduate study unrelated to medicine, followed by 4 years of Medical school, followed by 4 years of residency. Also, one doesn't require huge debts to pursue a PA or NP degree, but many States disallow PAs and NPs from practicing basic medicine. Not everyone needs to go through the same level of schooling as a brain surgeon.