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Physician vs. Nurse Practitioner Training
A visual comparison of the clinical training hours required for a psychiatrist versus a psychiatric nurse practitioner.
This chart shows the psychiatry-specific comparison: a psychiatrist completes 17,000 hours of clinical training over 8 years of graduate education, versus 600 hours of clinical shadowing over 1 year for a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
Chart courtesy of @drseanwilkes.
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