Specialties MICU
Published Apr 21, 2013
You are reading page 2 of Changing from ICU nurse to a doctor?
elkpark
14,633 Posts
I have never known an RN to became an MD/DO.
I've known several, including my father over 60 years ago and a resident I encountered just earlier this year. It's not all that uncommon.
imaginations
125 Posts
No, it's not. I know plenty of RNs who've gone to medical school. Point is, they didn't expect - or get - credit or recognition of prior learning for being an RN. Everyone comes in from scratch. The reality is - being a doctor is nothing like being a nurse. & in Australia, the pre-reqs required for medicine (bio, chem, physics) are a) not compulsory, simply expected and b) not required for nursing.
HazelLPN, LPN
492 Posts
That's good to know. I personally have never seen it...but glad to hear that it does in fact happen. I should have said in my post that the nursing science courses are NOT the same as the pre meds..either a typo or a senior moment.
Wow, a male nurse 60 years ago. He was a trail blazer in more ways than one. My cap is off to him.
Best to you,
Mrs H.