Nursing to Med School

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Has anyone actually considered this path? If so, currently where are you now?

Are you in Nursing school still in hopes to continue on with the education?

What is your opinion on it?

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I didn't say they got fired. Most get promoted. It pays working in house many times.

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Double post

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They don't always get promoted though, of course, but if not they have to be let go if the employer knows of their license. I think it's actually a legal issue.

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My chem professor has her PHD and she prefers we call her Dr. Mock, instead of professor. Even though she's not an actual medical doctor, anyone with a doctorate degree can be called Dr.

Of course they do especially the egotistical ones...we aren't denying the doctorate but appropriateness of calling oneself a doctor in the hospital. If you are PhD and insist on students calling you doctor in the hospital you need your head examined. It's not a soley academic setting nor is it necessary.

The best profs I ever had were informal and had more credentials than any other of the "Dr."s.

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Of course they do especially the egotistical ones...

So only "egotistical" physicians want to be called "doctor"?

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So only "egotistical" physicians want to be called "doctor"?

No....they would be egotistical if they wanted people to refer to them as doctor at the mall or a restaurant. Being called a doctor, when you hold a doctorate of medicine, at a hospital makes perfect sense to designate what their duty is. Calling a PhD doctor at a hospital makes 0 sense. Calling a DNP doctor at a hospital is confusing for patients and staff alike especially when that DNP was earned online.....with a measly 500-700 hours clinical

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Specializes in Emergency.

Wow...so many nay-sayers...especially this "Dranger" poster...Hmmmm. Go to oldpremeds.org to become better informed. Follow your heart. It can be done. My grandfather did it at 60! Life has many many options. There is no one right or "only" way.

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Specializes in Emergency.
Seems to be a lot of negative reviews regarding going to med school after nursing.. I'm kinda surprised.. I work with a doctor who was previously an RN and she's doing just fine. And I think it's sort of odd the nurses do worse than other students in med school considering we would already have knowledge about the patho of certain diseases, knowing the "lingo" of the hospital and being familiar with the pharmacology, tests, and treatment for certain diseases. I would think working as a nurse in the field for at least a year or two before applying to med school would help with the transition and allow you to better see what doctor's do. I say go for it if you're really up for it!

And also, at least if you have an undergrad in nursing, you could easily find a job and make some money before going back to school.. not too much you can do with a basic undergrad in science

Thank you! I was wondering if somebody would illuminate the basic facts here! From reading most of these posts it seems people think nurses have zero medical knowledge! Give me a break! we all realize that the "language" of nursing Dx. is ridiculous/not used etc...but for crying out loud I have yet to read one compelling argument in pages and pages of similar postings that even resemble a sound reason to not pursue med school after becoming a nurse or a lawyer or a biologist or a pizza delivery man! what difference does it make...obviously in this day and age money is a factor...How could working as a nurse-making decent money to support "whatever" further schooling you may want to pursue ever be a "bad" idea or a "waste of time" etc...that I hear so many posters discussing??? Wow what happened to thinking creatively and critically...are we so "conformed" to cookie cutter molds? Nurses are the front line advocates-how about some support here!

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Thank you! I was wondering if somebody would illuminate the basic facts here! From reading most of these posts it seems people think nurses have zero medical knowledge! Give me a break! we all realize that the "language" of nursing Dx. is ridiculous/not used etc...but for crying out loud I have yet to read one compelling argument in pages and pages of similar postings that even resemble a sound reason to not pursue med school after becoming a nurse or a lawyer or a biologist or a pizza delivery man! what difference does it make...obviously in this day and age money is a factor...How could working as a nurse-making decent money to support "whatever" further schooling you may want to pursue ever be a "bad" idea or a "waste of time" etc...that I hear so many posters discussing??? Wow what happened to thinking creatively and critically...are we so "conformed" to cookie cutter molds? Nurses are the front line advocates-how about some support here!

LOL obviously you haven't tried it, try working 4-5 12hr night shifts a week while taking 2 hard science classes like chem and bio, it is not easy. If the OP wants to be a doc that's fine but don't try to go nursing then switch to medicine. Is it possible yes, but is it smart? It makes absolutely NO sense. Why not just do it it when your young and have full time college status without bills, rent a job etc. Stop spreading this BS when you haven't even tried it.

OP refer to my first post if you want a REAL down and dirty perspective, not this made up, follow your own path jargon. Want to be a doc? Do it NOW before life gets in the way

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Nurses are the front line advocates-how about some support here!

Why advocate a bad idea? Surely you don't think advocacy and validation are the same things.

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As for the OP post goes, the bottom line is that this is obviously a resoudingly bad idea. THATS why you have so many nay-sayers. Because the nay-sayers are answering from a practical point of view.

If you're not in nursing school yet, its probably not a good idea to go into nursing just to switch out to med school, because its not practical in any way. you can earn a living making $20 doing much easier, less stressful/time consuming work.

Can it be done ? obviously. You'll hear success stories young and old going through that path. It depends how much its worth it to you.

If time, money,work, stress, and the fact that you'll spend the better half of your life in school, while swimming in debt and making pennies until the end of residency means nothing to you, then by all means this is the perfect way to go. But i wouldn't personally recommend working in a school cafeteria because you have dreams of one day becoming a teacher.

Theres more practical ways to get medical experience.

Theres more practical ways to pay for school

Theres more practical ways to get your foot in the door

Just because this is one way, doesn't mean in any way that this is the best way. this what most of us are trying to say.

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