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Old 07-06-2012, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by A-4 Skyhawk View Post
I hope I don't offend anyone, but for minor aches and pains (GP stuff) I think I prefer a PA. They get an unusual amount of training in diagnostics and treatment. Their bed side is better and they work harder to get things right. I've never had a bad experience with a PA.
I agree. PAs spend more time with you. They have time to ask you those little sometimes meaningful questions that the doc might skip. When you think about it, it's a waste of his/her training and your money to have a highly trained physician see you for a minor sore throat or some such. The PAs know when you need to see a doc and promptly send you to him/her. But I think PAs are a great improvement in our healthcare system.

My $0.02.

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