BSN to Med School??

LinZ_956 · Apr 4, 2006

Has anyone done this, or does anyone have any ideas for doing this? I guess my biggest question is...most Med Schools I have researched want your sciences to be taken with the *lab*...and yet, part of my plans for that BSN one day would include getting the classes online. For instance, if I took the exams thru Excelsior in the science classes, managed to get licensed and managed to eventually get my BSN, would I have to take them all over if I wanted to get into med school??? Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions/career plan? Thanks so much!! :)

Hi there,

I've kind of gone back and forth between the MD/Nurse thing, so I can associate with what you're going through. The information I've received from most pre-med advisors and health care professionals is to do one or the other. There's nothing wrong with getting a BSN first, but if the ultimate goal is med school, most BSN degrees won't give you the prereqs you need. General and Organic Chem, Physics, and General Bio (and the labs) are preferred at most of the med schools I've looked at...and another thing I had to consider-- the MCAT would be basically impossible to pass without those classes. A BSN is hard enough without adding those classes in. For me, I think the best option is becoming an NP in a specialized field, then go for DNP. I like the nursing aspect of healthcare, and that's where I think I'll be the happiest. Good luck with whatever you decide to do-- I know a doctor who became an EMT, RN, then an MD, so it can be done!

EmilyCCRN · Apr 5, 2006

..and im not pickin on this person but...
why is that people accuse you of having stepped over to "the other team" and switched "sides"? Why should it be an either-or situation? Most nurses gripe about how arrogant and uneducated doctors are to the world of nursing, so wouldnt this be a solution? Wouldnt a doctor who has an excellent background in nursing with a great medical mind be what any patient wants? I dont see it as picking sides, I think you should look it as to educational backgrounds that compliment each other very well. It is no different than a person going to a police academy then being a cop and enforcing the law and later going on to law school to later defend the law. They work well together....
HomeofLove4Him I think one option would be to become an RN, and after graduating and while working finish pre-reqs for Med School (and start payin of school debt accumulated if you any). Cuz ur right-you have to have a bachelor's to get ino 90% of Med Schools and they dont care what kind of degree it is as long as you finish the required courses along side it. I say why not. :)

The reason I would question why a person would get a BSN and then attend medical school is TIME. The original poster mentions that she is currently in an LPN program, so in order for her to obtain a BSN, I believe she will have to attend clinicals and not just complete online classes since she will not already be an RN before starting her BSN program. I apologize if I am wrong by assuming this, but it is my understanding that LPN-to-BSN is a lot more involved than RN-to-BSN. Also, since the prerequisites for medical school and for nursing are not necessarily the same, why take the time to complete all those extra nursing classes when a person could just take the classes needed to get into med school? I can see how it would be tempting to be able to work as an RN while attending medical school, but I wonder how much time these students realistically have to commit to an outside job during their years of schooling. I mean, it seems difficult enough during nursing school to try to hold down a job for a lot of people, and I would think that medical school would be even more of a time commitment.

kato · Sep 28, 2009

Are there any RN's here that are planning to, or are currently in med-school? Please send me a PM. I'm trying to figure out what my options are and what route I should take (ie a post-bacc program). Thanks