KevinMD December 30, 2025
I want to make something clear from the very beginning, because this point often gets lost when taking this perspective on this topic.
Nurses, physician assistants, occupational therapists, physical therapists, medical assistants, and every allied-health professional are indispensable to our health care system. They are professionals whose expertise saves lives, keeps clinics running, and provides the continuity of care that physicians alone cannot sustain. Their work is rigorous, their training is demanding, and their contributions deserve profound respect.
All that being said, we are focusing too much on the language of “professional” when the real crisis is the ongoing federal attack on health care pipelines that is not based on reducing loan burden, but kicking Black and non-Black people of...
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