Robert Duprey MD

Robert P. Duprey Jr studied medicine as a 2nd career medical student who went to medical school in his 40’s after honorable discharge and ‘retirement’ from 25 years in the US Military (USCG & US Army). He was a registered nurse (RN) with specialty training as a psychiatric RN in the US Army for 15 years. During this time he also became a Master’s level psychotherapist in 2002. While on US Army active duty he also became a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner while working full time in 2011. He served as a Psych NP on active duty, to include a combat tour in Iraq, until his ‘retirement’ in 2014 and moved to Philippines with his 3 children. At this time he started medical school overseas at Oceania University of Medicine based out of Samoa accredited by Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). He continued to work as a Psych NP throughout medical school to support his children and to not have to take out loans for medical school tuition. Originally from Rhode Island, he completed medical school clerkship rotations throughout the USA with a graduation in May 2019 earning the esteemed credential of MD. He has successfully completed USMLE Steps 1, 2CS, and 2CK. He will take Step 3 this September as he applies for Psychiatry Residency. Having been and RN, NP and now MD, he is a believer of Physician led multidisciplinary healthcare teams

Straw Man: The Dishonesty Needs to Stop

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A straw man argument is defined as “an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent’s real argument.”As such, the dishonesty under the guise of promoting a profession needs to stop. My former profession has resorted to the straw man fallacy in arguing for full practice authority (FPA).…

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Where’s the Beef (Part 1): A critique one study at a time on nurse practitioner full practice authority model vs. physician supervision/collaboration model

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So I’ve seen several trends in the non-scientific literature (news articles, blogs, social media etc) on the topic of nurse practitioner (NP)/physician assistant (PA) full practice authority (FPA) versus physician collaboration and/or supervision. I support the use of NPs/PAs on Physician led multidisciplinary teams. I have written on this before that utilized correctly these mid-level…

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A Commentary on: “As Nurse Practitioners Try To Shake Free Of Doctors, Kansas Physicians Resist”

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This article has been floating around various news feeds for a couple days now and I thought it could use a more formal response. In my opinion, the Kansas State Legislature, The Kansas Medical Society, and Kansas Physicians (MDs), have it right by requiring collaborative practice agreements between Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and MDs. However, I…

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Primary Care Shortage: Whose problem to solve anyway?

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I’ll preface this opinion by saying that I was a Registered Nurse (RN) for 15 years followed by 8 years of being a Nurse Practitioner (NP). I love bedside RNs and thoroughly enjoyed my time as an NP on Physician led teams on inpatient units. In reference to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) position…

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