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  1. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I used to provide tutoring services in basic medical sciences when I was a med student, and some of the students I tutored were nursing students. Hence, I have some direct 'exposure' to a BSN...

  2. Do PAs go to Med School?

    DocHolliday replied to Raas4555's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hold on there. Don't jump to conclusions. I am exceptionally generous when it comes to passing on whatever knowledge I have to the mid-levels with whom I work. I am a firm believer that it makes my...

  3. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You are mid-levels. In fact, the state legislature in my state refers to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants as "mid-levels". I'm sorry you don't like the title. Would you prefer we call...

  4. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There is a word to describe the idea I'm trying to get across, but it eludes me at the moment. What I mean by 'physician-level' is a doctor who is not subject to the oversight of anyone but the...

  5. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Indeed, a PhD in pharmacology is not a clinical degree. It is a research degree. What I think, though, is that a clinical doctorate in nursing is absolutely ridiculous. It's like bronzing a crushed...

  6. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    We're not talking about the rest of the world, now are we. That aside, whatever degree a physician holds elsewhere, he or she is still a physician--with all the rights and privileges of a physician....

  7. Do PAs go to Med School?

    DocHolliday replied to Raas4555's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't own the practice. But you're right, I am an absolute thrill to work

  8. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Wtbcrna, that's a very childish response. You need to stop looking at it as being "subservient", and start recognizeing it for what it is: a more highly trained health care professional having...

  9. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You missed my point entirely. Let me simplify it for you: You know how dentists earn a D.D.S.? Or how podiatrists earn a D.P.M.? Dentists and podiatrists are doctors, with the same level of authority...

  10. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    And not only that, I seriously doubt that the doctoral degree awarded in a DNAP is not going to be a clinical doctoral degree. It'll be more like a Ph.D. (i.e. like a Ph.D. in nursing, or a Ph.D. in...

  11. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't think I'm caustic. Just very, very direct . I'm actually a very nice guy at the office, on the surgical ward, and in the OR. Speaking of which, my beeper just went off! Probably some drunk...

  12. Do PAs go to Med School?

    DocHolliday replied to Raas4555's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Well, you have to admit that the anonymity of this forum does allow one to vent. I am well aware of the fact that the nurses, PA's, NP's etc. with whom I work in the hospital could make my life...

  13. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Silber study showed nothing that could be used to compare CRNA outcomes vs. MDAs. I know you could probably care less what the AANA thinks, but their write clearly demonstrates why no other medical...

  14. Do PAs go to Med School?

    DocHolliday replied to Raas4555's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    When I say "second guess", in some cases I am asked something along the lines of, "Dr. S., don't you think it would be better to...." or "I really think we should XYZ instead of ABC" (ABC being what...

  15. Do PAs go to Med School?

    DocHolliday replied to Raas4555's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would agree that it's not the norm, but I'm a firm believer in the idea that where there's smoke, there's fire. I work with mid-levels regularly, and although I have never had a bad experience with...

  16. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    What makes you think I have so much free time? Because I can spend five minutes here and there throughout the day to respond to posts on a message board? I'm not in the OR every minute of every day,...

  17. Do PAs go to Med School?

    DocHolliday replied to Raas4555's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm a doctor, and let me tell you this: If I caught the PA in my office misrepresenting her training to my patients like that, I'd personally see to it that she was let go. If I owned the practice,...

  18. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    At most, the study's conclusions support the proposition that certain facilities would benefit from having a board-certified anesthesiologist in the Intensive Care Unit. This might result in the...

  19. difference between Nurse Anesthetist and anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    She hit the nail right on the head. Look, let's be honest here.... The only reason your job is around today is because you work cheap compared to anesthesiologists. You're not the best anesthesia...

  20. difference between Nurse Anesthetist and anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    "The main difference is that CRNAs bring compassion and human touch to the anesthesia setting"? That is such a wishy-washy comment, you know that? Why don't you go ahead and define "compassion" and...

  21. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This profession? This profession? You don't make any distinction whatsoever between CRNAs and anesthesiologists. You think they are identical entities, except with different degrees. As for your...

  22. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My friend since 1st grade is now done with his 2nd yr of med school. He has shown me what he is tasked with learning and knowing. It is insanely in depth! True, some of the residents will forget this...

  23. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i was going to quote you but i just don't have the time. boy you're a tough one. inferiority complex? not nice...and where do you get this from? it seems to me that making mention of the fact that...

  24. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You must be absolutely right.....research means nothing, but since having an MD means everything plus the duration of education means even more at least when it is combined with an MD (if I understand...

  25. CRNA vs. anesthesiologist

    DocHolliday replied to jermaughan0814's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yes I agree... It is reasonable to think that perhaps Dr. Holiday's comments are based on a previous experience with an individual and not directed toward all CRNAs. Being very young and new to the...