Every physician knows this truth: nurses, PAs, and therapists are pivotal to healthcare. I work with these healthcare professionals daily. They’ve saved my patients when I wasn’t there. They’ve caught oversights. They’ve provided the compassionate care that makes medicine actually work. I rely on them every single day, and so do millions of patients. These healthcare heroes aren’t optional. They’re essential. And making graduate education unaffordable means fewer personnel, longer wait times, an