Mid-level practitioner

<p>Mid-level practitioners, also called non-physician practitioners, advanced practice providers, or commonly mid-levels, are <a href="/facts/Health_care_provider/420AvB6L">health care providers</a> who assess, diagnose, and treat patients but do not have formal education or certification as a <a href="/facts/Physician/qJ3woFvG">physician</a>. The scope of a mid-level practitioner varies greatly among countries and even among individual practitioners. Some mid-level practitioners work under the close supervision of a physician (such as doing pre-op and post-op assessment and management, thus allowing surgeons to spend more of their time operating), while others function independently and have a scope of practice difficult to distinguish from a physician. The legal scope of practice for mid-level practitioners varies greatly among jurisdictions, with some having a restricted and well-defined scope, while others have a scope similar to that of a physician. Likewise, the training requirement for mid-level practitioners varies greatly between and within different certifications and licensures.
</p><p>Because of their diverse histories, mid-level providers' training, functions, scope of practice, regulation, and integration into the formal <a href="/facts/Health_system/LpM7ISXR">health system</a> vary from country to country.  They have highly variable levels of education and may have a formal credential and accreditation through the <a href="/facts/Health_care_license_(disambiguation)/YNmqcyqf">licensing bodies</a> in their jurisdictions. In some places, but not others, they provide healthcare, particularly in rural and remote areas, to make up for <a href="/facts/Physician_shortage/7xNraaf0">physician shortages</a>.
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Mid-level practitioner