Joseph Lanctot is a nurse practitioner.

Stop calling me “doctor”: the nurse practitioner’s fight for recognition

Conditions and Diseases
October 15, 2024

I introduce myself to the patients as a nurse practitioner (NP), but they still call me a doctor. Even worse, some of the staff refer to me as “doctor.” I imagine they do so out of respect, but no matter how many times I correct them, the erroneous title lives on. The reason I ask not to be called doctor is not because I have not earned my doctorate nor …

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Stop calling me “doctor”: the nurse practitioner’s fight for recognition

Nurse practitioner reveals startling flaws in APRN education: Is patient safety at risk?

Medical Education
September 15, 2024

Recently, Bloomberg published an article titled “The Miseducation of America’s Nurse Practitioners” by Caleb Melby, Polly Mosendz, and Noah Buhayar, which brings to the public’s attention the dismal state of education for APRNs. I would like to share my own story and that of several other APRNs who attended my APRN program. This story will demonstrate many of the disturbing facts about the educational system designed to train APRNs.

I …

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Nurse practitioner reveals startling flaws in APRN education: Is patient safety at risk?

Private equity’s takeover of health care: a patient’s nightmare

Health Policy
August 1, 2024

As private equity (PE) plays a larger role in health care, we likely have a patient-centric image of who these individuals are and what these institutions do. But what does health care look like to PE, and what does health care do from their perch? While attending a housewarming party of an acquaintance who works in PE and specializes in GI clinic acquisitions, these questions were answered, and it was …

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Private equity’s takeover of health care: a patient’s nightmare

For treatment, please call Dr. Congressman

Health Policy
June 14, 2024

Recent regulatory changes create a national staffing level for nursing facilities. Despite the much-needed rule change and the well-known stench of understaffed nursing homes that many Americans dread going to, most of the news cycle has portrayed this as a negative development. This is but one example where our patients are being manipulated into beliefs and actions that are contrary to their best health care interests. Recently, the same lies …

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