Anyone dating a med-student?

Jules A, MSN · Feb 10, 2015

So I have a few nurse friends who actually married a Doc but my experience wasn't positive. I was engaged to a Fellow before I was in the health care industry. Other than the excellent parties and pharm trips, yeah that long ago, it was not a good experience for me. I was taken by how bright he was but for some reason he felt it necessary to fool around with multiple nurses. Once I figured it out I sent him packing. Interestingly enough he didn't take the nurses to any of the functions and he ended up marrying another physician-which didn't last either.

If you are young and have your head on straight I'd say go for it, just keep your eyes open.

Libby1987 · Feb 10, 2015

It was 30 years ago but the hours were horrid. Oh wait he wasn't a med student, he was an intern or resident, I can't remember which year.

CountryMomma, ASN, RN · Feb 10, 2015

My charge nurse is married to a CC MD. They're celebrating their 30th aniversary this spring. She told me it taught her patience and respect for MDs, and it taught him the same for nurses. Win-win for them.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Feb 10, 2015

does it work out? want to know some experience or advice

Today's generation of younger physicians in my metro area tend to date and/or marry other doctors. The doctors in this area who do date nurses are upper middle-aged (late 40s and up) and came of age in a different generation.

bluegeegoo2, LPN · Feb 10, 2015

It worked out for my cousin, who met and dated a med student while they were in college. They have now been married for around 10 yrs and have 3 of the most beautiful kids you've ever seen. :)

Nibbles1 · Feb 10, 2015

The ones I've met were all players.

thenightnurse456 · Feb 10, 2015

Obviously it depends on the type of person, not the career path. It's a bit hard to ask us if med students are good to date- it's not a blanket rule!

In my experience, the students/interns/residents had quite big egos and big heads. Also they were married to the job/study.

I think a lot of them tend to go for other doctors because they would both "get it".

That and also that's what Meredith Grey did. And as we all know, Greys Anatomy is basically a documentary on how hospitals work.

Farawyn · Feb 10, 2015

My first reaction was Ewwwww, NO!

Kidding.

I know some great docs and had fun times with the residents when I was a young night nurse, all platonic, but we would all go out for drinks and hang out.

To date? I was way too cool for them. As were most nurses. They were nerdy wanna be players. The nurses I know that dated or married docs, the docs were older, already past their residency. The nurses dated or married cops and firefighters in my world- if there was a "type" at all.

RNperdiem, RN · Feb 10, 2015

Med student is going to move, usually long distance, for residency. Relationships tend to break up when the couples are hundreds of miles apart and the med student is working 80 hour weeks and there is no time for relationship maintenence.

From what I observe, doctors tend to marry other doctors.

Jules A, MSN · Feb 10, 2015

My charge nurse is married to a CC MD. They're celebrating their 30th aniversary this spring. She told me it taught her patience and respect for MDs, and it taught him the same for nurses. Win-win for them.

I will say there is no better Doc to work for than one whose wife is a nurse and has broken him in correctly.

KelRN215, BSN, RN · Feb 10, 2015

I know of very few successful nurse-doctor or nurse-med student relationships.

I honestly have no interest in dating a med student who has no money and is going to mooch off me and has no vacation time and isn't going to be able to come with me on my several international trips/year.