Wanted: A 21^st Century Flexner

Volume 2 - Issue 3

Mister Seun Ayoade*

Received: September 02, 2020;   Published: September 10, 2020

DOI: 10.32474/LOJPCR.2020.02.000136

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Abstract

At the beginning of the 20^th century, medical education in the United States was a madhouse: substandard schools-all with different entry and exit requirements-dotted the American landscape. In rode Abraham Flexner on his dark horse (he was narrowminded and made some mistakes) [1] and put sanity into the system. His Flexner Report of 1910 is a classic [2] What I very strongly believe we need now is for a modern day “Flexner” to ride in on his white horse and do the following:

a. Downgrade optometry, pharmacy, radiography, physiotherapy and nursing from “doctorates” to 2-year diplomas.

b. Abolish the Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Occupations from civilian life.

c. Abolish all professional doctorates in the medical world such as Doctor of Nursing Practice (begun in 2001), Doctor of Physical Therapy (begun in 1992), Doctor of Optometry etcetera except for the MD and DDS for doctors and dentists.

d. Prohibit all health practitioners except doctors and dentists from writing any prescriptions of any kind.

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