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Hi.

I just want people's opinion on my dilemma. I am a nurse obviously. But I am so confused which path to take: Medicine or furthering my nursing career. I have always wanted to be a doc and feel like god. But now I don't think I can depend on my parents for another 10 years. Yes I want to be a doc but what I need is to be practical and to fulfill my social responsibility of earning for myself and contributing to society at the same time.

In my country there are a lot of doctors who want to be nurses cos nurses abroad earn more in a month than doctors here make in a year. That's my dilemma.

If you were in my place which would you choose?

Thank you.

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Specializes in Home health was tops, 2nd was L&D.

I'd be the nurse and make more!!! Why would you spend more $$ that you admit you do not have to make less money???

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Social responsibility aside, you need to decide which career will make you happiest. Let's face it, while money of course must be a factor, can you truly imagine doing something for 50 years and hating every moment of it? That is a question only you can decide. I'd let that factor in as well.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

"I have always wanted to be a doc and feel like god."

Not a valid reason. Not a legitimate reason. Not even a reason that makes sense in any way, shape or form.

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No that's not my reason for wanting to be M.d. My reason is that I don't want to spend my whole life being ordered around by doctors. I want more autonomy in patient care. But the idea that I have to spend another 10 years in school, without earning for myself, is really scary.

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Specializes in Psychiatry.
Hi. I have always wanted to be a doc and feel like god.

Med school is a ton of work. I hope you are venturing into this professional with more of a reason than the above stated.

All the best,

Diane

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No. There's a lot more behind it and not just money or some shallow reason.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
No. There's a lot more behind it and not just money or some shallow reason.

I'm very confused. If the above is true, why did you say: "I have always wanted to be a doc and feel like god."

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Specializes in Home health was tops, 2nd was L&D.
Hi.

I have always wanted to be a doc and feel like god.

Gosh I thought that was a joke just added in! No not a valid reason at all.. and many med schools have stopped teaching.."God 101".

I think I must be confused.. he is a nurse, nurses in his country make much more than Doctors, but he does not know if he wants to spend his life being bossed around, and he can not depend on parents for another 10 yrs of schooling.

It seems to me he needs to work as something no matter how you slice it. And if nurses pay well then at least start as a nurse and see what happens. Maybe he will not hate it.. maybe he will.

Unless he can pay for medical school I do not see the actual question, sorry:confused:

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