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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no problem with them socially. The doctors I know are smart, funny, and kind. But when I need a health care provider for me or my family, I try to avoid MDs. I have a strong preference for PAs or Nurse Practitioners.  I think they are much, much better at listening and treating patients as people and not just a collection of symptoms.   And I think they are usually smarter than doctors. [/quote]

DH is an MD and some of the stories of the highly qualified and really good at what he does PA makes me shudder. Give me an MD anyway.[/quote]

(I am not understanding your comment)[/quote]

A doctor wife who tells her stories of  how he saved the day from his idiot coworkers. Your standard my husband is a doctor  ( bow down) spiel that the wives spit out in between blathering on about their latest vacation and new car and cosmetic work to keep from focusing on the fact their husband is likely cheating on them with that idiot PA.[/quote]

That's just uncalled for. No I don't start off every conversation with my husband is a doctor. I am also accomplished myself. His PA is actually very good but still makes mistakes sometimes that an MD would have caught, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Yes PAs and NPs are the future due to our medical personnel shortage, but if I could choose I will choose to see a MD anytime. Each to their own. You need to seek therapy for the bile you spew
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I think what she is spewing hits a bit too close to home, yes? Sounds like you need it - you talk about your husbands careeer and life??!!
Do you not have one of your own?[/quote]

This is a thread about doctors, let's start a thread about finance professionals and what we think of them and I'll chime in there too. Lots of stereotypes there too! Those mistakes actually by a PA actually happened, [b]they are good for simple straight forward cases but something slightly complicated I'll go to someone with the more training anyway.[/b] You need some coffee to get rid off your bitterness too.[/quote]

I've actually had quite the opposite experience. MDs are dismissive and unwilling to dig deeper. PAs and NPs are engaged and, IME, more practically knowledgeable - they actually listen, and try to have proved helpful where MDs have totally failed. [/quote]

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