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I was looking on a PA website and they were discussing PA to MD bridges and if NPs could go this route. One PA commented on his/her view of NPs was that they have been giving physicians the finger for years so the AMA would never allow a NP to MD pathway.

However, NPs we might make a MD to NP bridge someday!!!!

I couldnt stop laughing

Very interesting NP going to MD. I hear that most of the diseases you learn you will never encounter in your life because many of the diseases you are taught have a 1 in a million chance. Do let us know if it is worth it. Congratulations on getting into medical school though.

Your probably right. Most of it is rare disease stuff. I think it's main purpose is to just see who can do best one step one as a way to judge who gets what specialty for the most part. Still interesting though and has more clinical significance than nursing research. All programs have their downfall medical and nursing I'd say

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Specializes in Outpatient Psychiatry.

What's with nursing requiring a course in nutrition? Mine was so low yield I can honestly say it was just a check on a box.

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What's with nursing requiring a course in nutrition? Mine was so low yield I can honestly say it was just a check on a box.

it gives people who have a nutrition degree jobs that aren't RD jobs.

same thing for all of the fine arts. Fine arts are hobbies, not careers, unless your like top 0.1% which nobody is lol

because you know, according to collages, all the great writers need a degree in english to be proficient, right? lol

I didn't learn to talk until i took a communications class either. Pretty much a prereq for moving your vocal cords since everything that comes out prior to taking that class sounds like two whales humping on a friday night.

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Specializes in Reproductive & Public Health.
What about NP scholastics at all mirrors medical academics? I don't see how such a path would be possible without starting over.

Well, an NP could have a bachelor's of science with a premed focus, so it's not exactly like starting from square one. I agree with you though; graduate nursing education is not in the same academic league as medical training, as a generalization.

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What's with nursing requiring a course in nutrition? Mine was so low yield I can honestly say it was just a check on a box.

The nutrition course in my nursing program was excellent (and I'm a tough audience, academically), and I learned a lot that continues to be useful in my practice as well as my personal life.

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Its funny the way scope of practice laws differ across the country. My mom has been owner/operator as an independent NP for her practice over 10 years now

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Didnt I write MD to NP? look at the OP, NURSES. the AMA is never going to merge educational paths. But we could let a few MDs learn to become a NP. Its funny how you all saw that OP reversed MD to NP -NOT- NP to MD

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Which programs are these? Those would be the ones I'd like to go to.

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