Sisyphus Speaks 118: Compare and Contrast: MDs v. NDs practicing without residencies.

Summary: The clinical education of NDs is woefully inadequate. It occurs mostly in ND school-based clinics, where they are supervised by an ND faculty. The range of diseases and conditions they treat is limited and their exposure to patients not in ambulatory out-patient settings, such as nursing homes, hospitals, and rehabilitation centers, is practically nil. And they can go into practice immediately after they graduate from school, no residency required.