Marcuscollins

Thank you for your insight Tom! You're right I should change my perspective and not rank professions because it's not as simple and black/white. It's all about the patients and trying to help people. I'm happy to hear that NPs are not limited and can have the ability to run successful practices and thrive. I'm a natural self learner and I'll have no problem opening up many medical books to learn new information and I'm happy when I'm learning! I've also came to the conclusion to become a nurse practitioner ☺️

Thanks for sharing your experience with me! I was actually considering that route (nursing major with premed courses). I've had a talk with my nurse practitioner who's my Primary care provider and she's happy to let me shadow her and she's been giving me a lot of advice. I can't wait to start my journey in healthcare no matter what route I decide on!

You're right. I just have to put it in perspective because I'm young and have enough time to think and pursue it.

Thank you! I'm strongly considering it now!

Thank you for your advice!

Hi, I'm currently debating weather I should set a course to become an acute care nurse practitioner or a doctor. I just turned 18 and I'm heading off to college soon and I want to pursue an undergrad degree in nursing because it'll provide me with a stable income quickly and I love the nursing model and it's holostic appaorch. However, I've been reading different opinions on the education of advance nursing and I've heard very good things and very bad things. I've also researched the curriculum. I love knowing how diseases work and I feel like I would appreciate a doctors in-depth education, but I don't want to stay in school for 11 years to achieve that knowledge because I want to practice as soon as possible and I also love the emerging field of the nurse practitioner and identify their future importance. I also don't want to put up with the complications and the hoops that doctors have to jump through and put up with. I also value the flexiablity and multiple options for nurses and also the lifestyle freedom. I want to handle difficult and complex patients and I want to be properly educated and knowledable to feel confident to manage those patients. I want intellectual rigor and I also want to work at the Mayo Clinic to be apart of rare cases. So I was just wondering if I could become a nurse practitioner and be able to adequately supplment my college education with more doctor like coursework/research and maybe even join a NP residency. Is this possible and the best choice or should I just change my thinking and consider becoming a doctor?