Why do general practitioner doctors make more money than specialists in the UK?
They negotiated a good deal with the NHS/government
How many licensed doctors are there in California?
According to an article in the Journal of Medical Regulation (https://www.fsmb.org/Media/Defau...), in 2014 there were 143,427 licensed physicians in California.
Physician assistant vs. Nurse practitioner?
Both of these jobs are really good choices. They both have a lot of similarities, and some of them have their differences. Physician Assistants get to diagnose in some cases, and then they also get to help in some minor office surgeries as well. They can also administer medications as well as do most of the duties that regular MD's do, but they still need to have some assistant with doctors when it comes to the more signficiant or more advanced procedures. Nurse Practitioners, are a little bit higher than regular Registered Nurses, but they are still nurses. They are able to do all of the same duties as a registered nurse, but they are also able to help with some minor office surgeries as well. They can also diagnose really simple problems such as the menstrual cycle, pregnancies etc. Both of them have their perks! I will post a couple of links for you too look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physician_a... http://www.aapa.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_n...
Physician assistant vs nurse practitioner as a career?
I am interested in becoming a physician assistant after gaining a few years of experience as an RN with a BA. Can anyone tell me how many hours on average a physician assistant works and what his schedule may look like? Also what is the most basic function of a physician assistant and how does it differ from the of a Nurse practitioner and do they get paid around the same and which has more opportunity for advancement into other fields? Finally, what are some pros and cons of this career choice vs advancing in nursing? From what I read, the physician assistants duties dont differ all that much from that of a Doctor, so why are they paid soo much less? Thanx everyone!
Can a psychologist who has a Ph.D prescribe medicine in California?
Two states (Louisiana and New Mexico) that have a shortage of psychiatrists are allowing psychologists to have prescribing privileges with the proper training and supervision. There are also some psychologists who work with the military and the Department of Defense that can prescribe. Many other states have tried to pass similar legislation since 1984 and have failed. The argument is that psychologists do not have the appropriate training in which to prescribe medication. However, general practitioners and nurse practitioners who often do not have specialized training in psychopharmacology can diagnose and prescribe. A psychologist with lengthy training in psychopharmacology, psychopathology, and biological psychology cannot. There was a push to bring prescription privileges to California, but it was rejected. In fact, there was a law suit filed this year against the state of California. The suit was filed by various incarcerated individuals with mental illness who were unable to find suitable treatment after they were released and were subsequently arrested and jailed again. The suit states that the number of psychiatrists in the state of California is declining and there are many underutilized psychologists who have more training than a general practitioner who could be helping these individuals. Your insurance company is incorrect. There was legislation, but it never passed.
Who is a good general practitioner in London?
When I arrived in London one year ago, I had no idea where to go. Then I found out that the NHS actually collects statistics, reviews and reports about medical practices and publishes it on their web site : Find GP servicesDo a search on your postcode and you will get all the official practices in the area, with satisfaction statistics and reviews from patients. It allowed me to eliminate the two closest practices from my home (one had bad reviews overall and the second was reviewed as lacking competence by some people with the same health conditions as me) and went to the third, I am very happy of my doctor there.
Can a Doctor that is certified to practice medicine in a given state in the US (e.g., CA) provide telemedicine services to patients and/or medical practitioners that are located in a different country (e.g., India, Nicaragua)?
Sure, a doctor “can” attempt to “practice medicine” in another location, country. Our family foundation runs regular medical missions in the Philippines, where interesting tropical medicine cases come up all the time. Experts in the States are tapped for opinions. They log onto the chart data from the CDC/Atlanta, Oregon, California—wherever they might be based—and they offer a scientific, academic, remote opinion on the case/presentation/scenario, given all data provided.You’re left to so many assumptions though. Most areas of practice/specialization require patient contact, though. In many medical schools and residency training programs, physicians are trained like athletes to use all of their human senses— touch, smell, etc. Even just the ability to inspect “up close and personal” weighs on this question of whether a doctor actually “can” reasonably evaluate a patient from afar/remotely/via telemedicine.There are, however, specialties that create situations of low hanging fruits, easy wins for telemedicine— radiology[1] for example. Radiologists use “medical imaging techniques, such as x-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET)”, etc. to practice. This equipment/these machines typically sit in a room next to where the radiologist would be situated. This enables the radiologist to make spur-of-the-moment calls based on circumstance: if a scan is of questionable quality, he can order it repeated on the spot, for example.But for radiologists, there are some procedures/scans that are so routine that they do feel comfortable doing this work remotely— and this has been done for over a decade now. My BPO[2] has a department that focuses on this exact thing (where remote radiologists assist with the evaluations of very routine scans).Footnotes[1] American College of Radiology[2] What is business process outsourcing (BPO)? - Definition from WhatIs.com