Don’t forget that these days you are likely not to see a physician for basic care but rather a nurse practitioner or a physician’s assistant who may lack the knowledge and skills to spot serious diseases early. You also have insurance providers acting as gatekeepers preventing access to certain drugs, procedures, and medical specialists unless the patient jumps through numerous hoops.
I read a hilarious article yesterday about a couple of nurses who stayed in college long enough to get a PhD. in something. They then went back to being nurses and demanded that they be referred to as “doctor”. A couple of real Jill Bidens. Had “doctor” written all over everything. What a clown show.