&gt; What I&#x27;m proposing is an intermediate step between doctors and nurses (or perhaps buffing up the powers of higher level nurses so they could operate standalone)<p>We have categories matching that description in the US now, most notably Physician Assistants [0] and Nurse Practitioners [1].<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Physician_assistant" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Physician_assistant</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Nurse_practitioner" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Nurse_practitioner</a>