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to remark further and qualify the previous statement i just posted, it appears many states are working to have separate board of examiners and thus set and establish laws via the legislature to govern the scope of practice for the np which will virtually allow the np to basically and ultimately operate and practice as a general practitioner (gp) and have what ever limited or full prescriptive rights without supervision of a md.

I would think that a person holding a DC degree would prefer the NP path vs. the PA as the NP path would allow for more autonomy from having work under and be supervised by a MD.

Troy, Thanks for your entries and responses to my prior questions and posts. I look forward to hearing more from you as you get feed back from your comrades who are up in the front lines at Mid-America. Thanks, Kevin

robin, dr. scott wofford a chiropractor and one of the founders and chairman of the board came last fall for a relicensing seminar here in oklahoma to introduce the program. my knowledge so far about this program is a follows: mid-america learning created this program as a fast track to the bsn degree for chiropractors and other persons already hold a degree, allowing them credit for prior work. i believe at or near the end of the program the chiro will have completed the necessary work load to sit the nclex for the rn. now with the rn and bsn you flow directly into the msn for the np. tuition being high and needed upfront may probably be because mid america probably a relatively small operation and being new they can't probably afford the risks of not receiving a students funds up front. has hard as it is to shell out 30,000 upfront for the bsn and then again for the msn it definitely provides for a level of commitment to work hard and remain in the program. i am sure since each class will only have so many students and they can't afford and don't want drop outs. they state they are accredited in this fashion: mid america learning has partnered with hardin simmons university (hsu) to provide these educational programs. the hsu school of nursing (patty hanks shelton school of nursing) is accredited by the southern association of colleges and schools (sacs) through 2017. both the bsn and the msn programs have full approval from the texas board of nursing (bon) and are fully accredited by the council on collegiate nursing education (ccne). students in the online program will complete the same courses for the bsn degree that on-site students are required to complete. not sure about the rn right into the msn? that is a good question. i was thought to believe that you actually need a bsn before entering into the np degree level program. robin please fill us in on the detail after you visit mid-america. since the degree will be granted by hsu via the coordination of mid-america it appears that even as new as the program is their will be no issues with licenser. thanks kevin another website on mid-america: http://www.midamericalearning.com/

Hi. I am a Chiro and am interested in a career change. I have practiced for 12 years and have never felt like I have really been full-filled and doing what I truly was meant to be doing. I wish I did what I originally wanted to do and apply and immediately enter Osteopathic Medical School after graduating Chiropractic College. Now I am interested in the NP degree and have heard of the path that Chiro's can take at Mid America and Hardin-Simmons University in Texas. I can not find any information on that program at all. Can someone help and lead in the right direction. Thanks, Kevin