A sham degree often obtained by mid-level providers with an
inferiority complex towards physicians. Frequently entirely online and conferred by diploma mills. Degree
completion requirements may resemble a middle or high
school project (e.g. create a poster, create a pamphlet).
Midlevels enjoy obtaining this degree to obfuscate and inflate their true level of education and training (frequently as little as 500 hours), and deceive patientsby introducing themselves as 'a doctor' to unsuspecting individuals knowing patients believe a doctor in a medical setting will be a physician.
I am a mid-level who got my
nurse practitioner license a year ago after 500 clinical hours, so excited to get my online
doctorate of nursing practice
in a few months and tell patients I'm a doctor!