Autodocs and Autosofts, First Aid sans metahuman medic Options

[bobbaganoosh]

I ran into a bit of an issue with the healing rules in my group. It hinges upon the definition of an autodoc. According to Unwired, page 114, a drone equipped with the proper equipment and the [profession] autosoft can roll pilot + autosoft rating on a single technical skill test. According to the healing rules on SR4A page 253, an autodoc simply rolls its rating. So, is First Aid an exception to the [profession] rules? The argument put forward against [profession] was that an autodoc, or autonomously acting medkit, must have some sort of software telling it how to heal, and therefore, a drone should roll medkit rating, and not benefit from any autosoft. My "clockwork medkits" counterargument wasn't nearly as good.