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Physicians also treat the patient, not just the disease. The key in the above post is diagnosis type. As a woman physician of many years I applaud the progress for women in both fields and can relate many stories. Becoming a physician's assistant requires less time than becoming a physician, but it is also a very competitive field to get into, it is different than becoming a nurse practitioner. For all prospective nurses it is important to realize there are differences between medical and nursing fields, and to choose nursing because that is the type of patient care one prefers. There are many different specialties in both fields, eg surgical and psychiatric are polar opposites for personality types interested in them. Choosing the specialty comes after being in training, after exposure to different areas.
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