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Ob-gyn.

Is it hard to become an OB-GYN?

What do they do exactly?

Would you want to become one?

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Do you mean a nurse or a doc?

They care for women with OB or gynie-related issues: pregnancy and delivery, disorders, everything.

If you want to be an MD specializing in OB-GYN, have fun paying the malpractice insurance!

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An OB-GYN is an obstetrician & gynecologist. They complete an undergraduate degree, medical school, and an extensive residency, like any other type of physician. Whether or not that is "hard" would depend on your individual perspective.

OB-GYNs treat health problems related to women's reproductive systems and deliver babies.

I have never wanted to be an OB-GYN, or any type of physician.

If you want to be an MD specializing in OB-GYN, have fun paying the malpractice insurance!

Seriously! :yeah:

Or maybe you should look into becoming an anesthesiologist!

Indiawhitaker,

Im glad you posted that question because I want to specialize in ob-gyn. I wanted to know the same questions also. So nurses who want to specialize in ob-gyn have to go to med school?

Indiawhitaker,

Im glad you posted that question because I want to specialize in ob-gyn. I wanted to know the same questions also. So nurses who want to specialize in ob-gyn have to go to med school?

No, they go to nursing schools.

OB-GYNs go to med school.

Med school = MD

Nursing school = Nurse

Is it hard to become an OB-GYN?

What do they do exactly?

Would you want to become one?

Are you the high school student who is interested in OB nursing?

To become an OB/GYN, you have to get a bachelor's degree, go to medical school, and then do a residency in an OB/GYN program (not sure how long it is now - 3 or 4 years) and then take boards (a big test that probably takes more than one day). At that point you can call yourself an OB/GYN.

Unless you did pregnancy care only, you would also perform hysterectomies and other aspects of women's health care.

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There are plenty of nurses who specialize in women's health, or in obstetrical nursing, but they are not referred to as "OB-GYNs."

There are plenty of nurses who specialize in women's health, or in obstetrical nursing, but they are not referred to as "OB-GYNs."

I don't know if that comment was addressed to me, but I was telling the young lady what becoming an OB/GYN entails. India, you must be a physician to be an OB/GYN.

You could also become a nurse-midwife. In order to do that, I'm pretty sure that you have to get your nursing degree (a BSN, which is a bachelor's degree in nursing) and then get a master's degree. They do low-risk obstetrics but cannot do c-sections.

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I don't know if that comment was addressed to me, but I was telling the young lady what becoming an OB/GYN entails. India, you must be a physician to be an OB/GYN.

You could also become a nurse-midwife. In order to do that, I'm pretty sure that you have to get your nursing degree (a BSN, which is a bachelor's degree in nursing) and then get a master's degree. They do low-risk obstetrics but cannot do c-sections.

Sorry that wasn't clear -- I was responding to meyun06's question about whether nurses had to go to medical school to specialize in OB. You and I posted at about the same time, and I didn't see your earlier comment before I posted mine. :)

Just to add, the CNMs are also caught up in the big, bad DNP controversy -- there are people "out there" trying to make a doctoral degree the minimum preparation for nurse midwifery; but that's not official yet and it remains to be seen how that will work out. However, at present, there are also direct-entry nurse midwifery programs that don't require that you already be an RN.

If you don't want to to spend years in school, consider becoming a Nurse Practioner..They usually work side by side with the docs..good luck

Becoming an MD is difficult in itself, but OB is one of the toughest specialties.

OB NURSING is completely different. Nurses do not go to medical school, we go to nursing school. Hence, the title "nurse."

I personally do not want to go to med school. I have no interest in the astronomical amount of school loans and responsibilities that come with being an MD. Not to mention being in school for many, many years.

NP sparks some interest for me. Maybe you should look into that after you get accepted to a nursing school (if that is still your plan).

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