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		new_time on April 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Amish health care system Why do I need to see a doctor to get a mole or skin lesion checked? Why is it necessary for someone to go through 4 years of undergrad, med school, etc etc just to examine a mole and remove it with a scalpel?

cmendel on April 23, 2020 [–]

Are you trolling? Are you legitimately asking why you need a doctor to check something that might be, amongst the million other possible complications, Cancer?

HPsquared on April 23, 2020 | [–]

The mole-specific training is probably a couple of months, max (if that's all the person needs to do). Division of labor.

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