from bsn to medical school

OregonBSN · Jan 13, 2010

You can do research as a Doctor of Nursing....

Shanimal · Jan 13, 2010

I wanted to try to get into medical school using a BSN so I can do research as a doctor, an MD. If you could please help me out. I wanted to get an MD but if I cant I will be a nurse practitioner.

What in particular do you need help with? Several people on this board have taken the MD route after earning a BSN, so you certainly wouldn't be the first. It doesn't really matter what you get your undergraduate degree in, but you'll need to have earned the prerequisites for medical school, which generally includes biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, calculus and/or statistics. As the previous poster said, you can also do research as a nurse with higher education. Good luck!

barlcsw · Jan 13, 2010

I am a PHD prepared research nurse working in the VA as part of a research team. You don't need an MD. Better served if you got a PHD as it would teach you research. MDs don't know how to do real research without the help of a good PHD

Keepstanding, ASN, RN · Jan 13, 2010

does lcsw = licensed clinic social worker ??

praiser :heartbeat

barlcsw · Jan 13, 2010

once a person gets their MSW they have to sit for their LCSW exam it means Liscensed Clinical Social Worker..it allows them to be liscensed by the state.

Guest 360983 · Jan 13, 2010

If your goal is research, you can get started in it with a bachelor's degree and a major in an applicable science field. My little sister has a bachelor's in Animal Science and does research pertaining to animal nutrition.

If I'm not mistaken, MDs don't really do research and aren't taught that much about research. There are some MD-PhD combination programs out there that train you as a "research physician" but you'll need the PhD to head your own studies.