[hikernurse]

The MD's I have worked with who used to be nurses are great; they have a lovely habit of listening to nurses .

[wsuchic1]

Originally Posted by ChayaN

I wouldn't worry too much about other people looking down on you or not. Just do what you gotta do and if you're happy with your choices and decisions who cares about their opinion?

I agree with ChayaN. I've learned that alot of people who try and hold us back from pursuing our goals are people who are dealing with some serious insecurities of their own.

We're only on this earth for a short period of time. So, if what you want is to add the title of MD to your name, then go for it.

The sky's the limit, baby!

[Athenas83]

This is just a stupid question....sorry

[Hey There Elizah]

Originally Posted by Athenas83

This is just a stupid question....sorry

why is it stupid? i have heard it from SO many people.

[woknblues]

Originally Posted by Athenas83

This is just a stupid question....sorry

I have always been told the stupid question is the one unasked...it's not stupid, it's just that most around here don't have such hang ups. I am sure there are some who do. That's what makes this big ol' blue marble so interesting to live on. diversity of ideas.

to the OP, I would say the ones who have a problem are envious. And that is their problem!!

[YellowFinchFan]

Originally Posted by Hey There Elizah

...if you go to med. school?

as of now I plan on applying to osteopathic med. schools when I am 25 (I am 20 now). I have heard from a few people that other nurses and medical professionals look down on you if you go to med. school after becoming a nurse.

Is this true?

One of the BEST MDs I work with was a nurse first - she really "gets it" with her patients, and she's got the greatest bedside manner...no doubt from her nursing background. She seems to be well respected among her peers - It makes no sense to me why she would ever be looked down on .....she's got extra insight in care for her patients and other health care team members

[husker_rn]

I agree with hikernurse; the two MDs I have worked with who started out as nurses were GREAT !! They actually listened and encouraged questions from the nursing staff. Not a stupid question at all.

[angel337]

if i worried about what people thought of me i would not be where i am today. and why would someone "look down" on you anyway??? you have just as much a right to advance your education as the next person. good luck.

[Tweety]

Do you care?

Lot's of people think I'm an abomination because I'm gay. I've long given up caring what people think of me. It's none of my business what they think.

[Hey There Elizah]

I don't know why I worry about it. It seems like such a big deal to everyone else I have talked to. My adviser and a few of my teachers have told me not to tell anyone that I plan on going to med school. They said that people look down on it because I would be leaving a perfectly good profession and that a nursing education would be wasted on me if I was just going to go to med school.