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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an NP and I would generally prefer to see the doctor. But at the same time I have had many missed diagnoses by MD's. The bottom line is: see someone you are comfortable with, someone you are comfortable asking questions to, and someone you find to be competent. That being said, I have had a positive experience seeing a PA at the OB/GYN office and was really impressed with her knowledge. I know several really good and intelligent PA's that I would rather see over some physicians. [/quote]

I'm an NP as well and I always seen physicians except for VERY simple things like strep throat, pap smears, etc. 
It's sad but honestly I don't have a great deal of confidence in my own profession.  There are some GREAT NPs but also many, many bad ones who are incredibly undertrained   My husband is an internist (MD) and he trained for 7 years.  I trained for 18 months.  These days, you can become an NP online.  Enough said.  [/quote]

All of the NP's at my child's practice are RNs with Masters degrees.  Their bios are publicly available online.[/quote]

yes, it's an 18 month master's degree.  I have one. 
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