We as patients need to respectfully ask the medical team what are the expected complications and do each of us as individuals have any risk factors.

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A Horse of Course and a Life Lesson

Medicine is complex. The body of medical information doubles approximately every 72 days. Surgical procedures now routinely performed in community hospitals were unthinkable outside a specialty center even a few years ago. And the certification process to maintain one’s medical license is likewise bewilderingly complicated.Why should you care if your doctor is certified? Or if your nurse practitioner has requalified for licensing? Let me explain. The Board of Medical Examiners in most states is

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We as patients need to respectfully ask the medical team what are the expected complications and do each of us as individuals have any risk factors.

Read the full article: A Horse of Course and a Life Lesson
https://lttr.ai/AJIcX

#empoweredpatient

A Horse of Course and a Life Lesson

Medicine is complex. The body of medical information doubles approximately every 72 days. Surgical procedures now routinely performed in community hospitals were unthinkable outside a specialty center even a few years ago. And the certification process to maintain one’s medical license is likewise bewilderingly complicated.Why should you care if your doctor is certified? Or if your nurse practitioner has requalified for licensing? Let me explain. The Board of Medical Examiners in most states is

Ask Doctor Ed

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