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akavi07/31/20251 replyview on HN

Is there any evidence that _8_ years of post-secondary education (plus 3-7 years of residency at poverty wages) actually improves medical outcomes?

5 years could be plenty?


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tptacek07/31/2025

NPs are supervised, as are doctors on rotation, so it's 7 years before clinical practice for a doctor.

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