I just want to point out that Dr. Hahn does indeed have a doctorate, BUT it is not in medicine. It is in nursing. A completely different study plan, most likely but not necessarily in public health. I would be interested to know what field of nursing it is in (public health?), but I do know whatever it was took a LOT less time than a medical doctorate. So, she is NOT a medical doctor. She has mastered the art of statistics and innuendo. Pointing THAT out is very important, since she is going out there as a Dr. and talking about medical stuff people might assume she is a medical doctor and give her more credence than she deserves.
That would be like my friend who has a doctorate in geology, Dr. Andersen, going around saying she knows medical stuff cuz she is a doctor. NOT true.
And before any nurses get their panties in a twist, I am a registered nurse myself.
ETA: copy and paste: In contrast, the level of training between physicians board certified in an area of specialty and a DNP working as a primary care provider is not intended to be comparable. A physician will typically have 4 years of undergraduate education, 4 years of medical school, and 3 to 8 years in paid residency (e.g. family practice, internal medicine, radiology, neurosurgery, etc.). Physicians often continue by doing a subspecialty or fellowship (e.g. cardiology, nephrology, oncology, etc.). In contrast a typical DNP will have 4 years of undergraduate education, experience as a registered nurse, and 4 years of advanced practice education (e.g. women's health, pediatrics, anesthesia, etc.
So, medical Dr.: minimum 11 years. Nursing: 8 years.
That would be like my friend who has a doctorate in geology, Dr. Andersen, going around saying she knows medical stuff cuz she is a doctor. NOT true.
And before any nurses get their panties in a twist, I am a registered nurse myself.
ETA: copy and paste: In contrast, the level of training between physicians board certified in an area of specialty and a DNP working as a primary care provider is not intended to be comparable. A physician will typically have 4 years of undergraduate education, 4 years of medical school, and 3 to 8 years in paid residency (e.g. family practice, internal medicine, radiology, neurosurgery, etc.). Physicians often continue by doing a subspecialty or fellowship (e.g. cardiology, nephrology, oncology, etc.). In contrast a typical DNP will have 4 years of undergraduate education, experience as a registered nurse, and 4 years of advanced practice education (e.g. women's health, pediatrics, anesthesia, etc.
So, medical Dr.: minimum 11 years. Nursing: 8 years.
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