Transition from Nursing to medical school (MD/DO)...Offering my experience and advice.

[HVLA, OMS III, LPN]

I worked as a LPN for about 7 years before starting Osteopathic medical school. I just wanted to offer my experience/advice with the application process for those thinking about pursuimg this path. Please ask away!

Regards

[elkpark]

Welcome to allnurses! :balloons:

Have you finished DO school and are you currently licensed as a DO? If not, please don't use credentials in your username that you don't actually hold (per the site's TOS).

[LPNEli]

Did you have an undergraduate degree under your belt?

[chare]

Welcome to allnurses! :balloons:

Have you finished DO school and are you currently licensed as a DO? If not, please don't use credentials in your username that you don't actually hold (per the site's TOS).

As the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) is a professional degree, and not a professional licensure, he doesn't have to be licensed to not only list it in his credentials, but refer to himself as "Doctor" as well, as long as he has been awarded the degree.

[Mavrick, BSN, RN]

Welcome to allnurses! :balloons:

Have you finished DO school and are you currently licensed as a DO? If not, please don't use credentials in your username that you don't actually hold (per the site's TOS).

Don't use it if you don't have it.

If all you have is experience in applying to a program but have not completed that program to the satisfaction of the school and been awarded the degree, you don't have the degree.

Licensure is entirely different.

People can have a BSN degree but are not a Nurse until they have obtained licensure from a Board of Nursing.

[Bubbly26, BSN, RN]

Did you have a bachelors first? Did you have to retake any classes? I may be interested in this route also. I have a bachelors in something else and will have my BSN in September.