Future Doctor?Nurse

[jesslopez16a]

Hello everyone! I am a Senior in high school and in the process of applying to college/univ. I really don't know what I want to do with my life. I understand being a doctor is very different from being a nurse. I've already gotten accepted to a pre-med and nursing school but now I need to decide what I want to do. My question is, after pre-med, can students work with in a hospital doing somethings? Also, during med school, do students work? I don't understand how they need to also be paying school without a job. Also, how are some students able to have kids or get married during those times? I know med school is tough but I also want to have a bit of a life other than just school work. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

[CanadianRN16]

1. An undergraduate degree in pre-med does not formally qualify you to do anything. You might be able to get work in filing/ reception based work.

2. You do not perform paid work in med school, you do not get more than a month off for summer vacations in most programs. It will be very difficult to even pursue part time work. Unless you can pay for tuition upfront you will need to take out loans.

3. If you prioritize time for relationships/ family outside of school it's possible to have kids and get married. It's not easy, but it's all about your priorities. You will have more opportunities for a social life in nursing school than med school.

Also, you can still apply for med school with a nursing degree of you're unsure and want to pursue both avenues.

[nlb0101]

First off, I would recommend you ask your questions on Student Doctor Network. Your questions are more about the medicine route. This site, as the name suggests, is about nursing. I would also recommend you do plenty of research as your questions suggest you aren't very familiar with the process yet. I'm not sure what you mean by a "pre-med and nursing school" so it's difficult to answer your question about a person being able to work in a hospital after being "pre-med". You will just have to research each job and its requirements. Many jobs require licenses, certifications or at least specific experience. Completing the pre-med course load in itself doesn't necessarily qualify you for anything in healthcare except prepare you for the MCAT. There are some jobs that you might be able to get without any specific training, but it will be difficult, as you will be competing for that job opening with people who probably have experience. If you have any questions specific to nursing, this would be the place to ask. Otherwise, as I previously stated, you will get more extensive information on other sites dedicated to medicine. Good luck.