This is a community for physicians, PAs, NPs, Nurses, Paramedics, EMTs, CNAs, LPNs, students of medical disciplines, and folks interested in joining the field.
**Rules:**
**1. No discrimination, bigotry, intolerance, or harassment allowed.** Instances of such behavior will be deleted, and users with multiple offenses will be banned.
**2. Please do not post personal medical questions here.** Case reports for discussion are fine, but if you're looking for medical advice, you should consult a physician IRL. **If you are trying to figure out what kind of specialist to go to, post a comment to the pinned post.**
**3. No marketing or advertising of commercial products.** Recommendations based on personal experience for educational resources are fine, but outright advertisement is not.
**4. Be rad to each other.** This field is rough enough as it is, no need to tear each other down. If you have a critical opinion of something, present your arguments as critique of policies or practices in a respectful manner. (e.g. discussions about scope of practice for APPs)
**5. PLEASE REPORT THINGS THAT BREAK THE RULES!** (At the moment, there is one of me, and I am a medical student with pudding for brains and slim to none in the way of free time [yay clinicals!], so help me out here :D)
**6. Flag NSFW/NSFL posts appropriately.** If you've been in the field more than a couple months, you've probably got your own little pile of PTSD already, but give folks a warning if you're going to be talking about gnarly stuff. Not everyone is in a good headspace to deal with trauma-dumping or over-sharing. *(Note: Discussions of painful or traumatic experiences **are allowed**, just give folks a heads up before they click.)*
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