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Missouri Proposes 'Assistant Physician' Role For Rural Areas
The bill, if signed by Gov. Jay Nixon, would allow medical school graduates to see patients before completing their residencies. The governor has already signed legislation, however, that tries to coax doctors and nurses out of retirement to care for patients again, and allows dentists to give some flu vaccines.
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