FamNP123

FamNP123 has 7 years experience.

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1. NP to physician... is it possible?

   FamNP123 posted a topic in NP

   I'm turning 30 this fall. I currently am a family nurse practitioner, have been working as one for the past 7 months. About 2/3 way through my NP Program I realized I really wish I had pursued medical school, but kept with my program and even did a o...

2. Conflicted About Quitting New Job

   FamNP123 posted a topic in NP

   I am looking for guidance/advice on my new job. I am a newer grad family NP, graduated 9/2021 and then did a year long primary care residency at the VA that concluded 7/2023. I had to move after the residency so I took a job in family med. small, pri...

3. NP Student, highly wanting to do med school?

   FamNP123 replied to FamNP123's topic in NP Students

   Yes I understand that is the way many people are able to do it, yet many people are full time students full time nurses. I just don't see how you can learn the material while working 36-40 hours a week. Maybe during the fluff classes where learning t...

4. Walden vs Spring arbor university

   FamNP123 replied to Hannah Thompson's topic in NP Students

   I'm in Spring Arbor's program now. The program is OK. The professors are a lot more interactive in the classes than I have heard compared to other online programs. Some classes offered great lectures that made it feel more like in person program. The...

5. Recommendations Needed

   FamNP123 replied to NP Student 101's topic in NP Students

   Not sure if online stuff is your thing, but I highly recommend investing in an online medical education program. The two I love are Osmosis and OnlineMedEd. They have helped me tremendously in my last semester of NP school. If you look great by video...

6. NP Residency Interviews

   FamNP123 replied to riverforever's topic in NP Students

   I don't have advice, but do you mind asking me your timeline of when you finished school, applied, etc.? I am interested in residencies but not sure when to apply or start one. I also am not sure who to use for LOR as my program is about 95% on...

7. Am I overreacting?

   FamNP123 posted a topic in NP Students

   This post is half venting, half wanting advice. I go to a non-profit online NP Program (not sure if I should say the name). I've been SO frustrated with the clinical faculty. Not the professors, but mostly the heads of the MSN clinical faculty (who h...

8. NP Student, highly wanting to do med school?

   FamNP123 replied to FamNP123's topic in NP Students

   Thank you so much for your explanation and guidance. Your response highlights why medicine seems more intricate and thorough due to the extensive education and training you explained. I feel I am not getting that with the program I chose. As yo...

9. NP Student, highly wanting to do med school?

   FamNP123 replied to FamNP123's topic in NP Students

   I appreciate your insight. That is the debate I am currently struggling with: to either just bust my butt in the NP field and optimize my own current knowledge and training and accept my decision/path or pursue medical school (and that adds another q...

10. NP Student, highly wanting to do med school?

    FamNP123 replied to FamNP123's topic in NP Students

    I went into nursing because 1) I want to help make a difference in people’s lives, 2) I am interested in health and improving health outcomes 3) I am interested in anatomy, physiology, & pathophysiology & 4) I enjoy caring for others and I en...

11. NP Student, highly wanting to do med school?

    FamNP123 replied to FamNP123's topic in NP Students

    Wow, amazing! I can’t wait to read it. Thank you for the encouragement and resource ?

12. Has anyone done NP fellowship/residency?

    FamNP123 posted a topic in NP Students

    Hello all, I am set to be done with NP school this July (that is if I finish all my clinical hours by then). I would like more clinical hours and training as I do not feel my program was very rigorous and I want to be as prepared as possible ent...

13. NP Student, highly wanting to do med school?

    FamNP123 replied to FamNP123's topic in NP Students

    Yes, I know that many NPs are great. But I do believe the medical school style sets you up for the best outcomes in terms of knowledge and experience prior to seeing patients independently. PA school even offers a more in depth, medical-style based c...

14. NP Student, highly wanting to do med school?

    FamNP123 replied to FamNP123's topic in NP Students

    My program is completely online. The classes are fast-paced, 7 weeks each. 7 weeks is fine for fluff classes (pop health, health politics, theory, ethics, etc.), but not for the foundational classes (pharm, patho, primary care). These need to be exte...

15. NP Student, highly wanting to do med school?

    FamNP123 replied to FamNP123's topic in NP Students

    Yes, I have been realizing that hospital NPs have a much more collaborative role with physicians. I think this is because hospital oversight for patients is more strict, and physicians often need to sign-off on every note that an APP writes (at least...