The solution was to pump out physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) that require a fraction of the training of a doctor to get licensed, and t

The solution was to pump out physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) that require a fraction of the training of a doctor to get licensed, and then have them practice medicine under the “supervision” of a doctor. This is my biggest concern about primary care. NP training significantly lacks rigor in clinical sciences and standardization. I would also say days of seeing competent primary care (even in urban settings) is behind for patients.