mdaniel747

Thank you for sharing your story. I will be looking into PA schools too.

It's great to know that even as an NP you can still learn how to use the scopes. And yes I would choose NP because I would eventually like to practice autonomously.

Thank you for the link.

That really is a possibility especially if I can't stay in Boston. He's in the military so he can always change bases. But yes, the transition to somewhere else would be hard on him too.

"It's possible but her spouse is going to have to sacrifice a lot maybe even his own career." That really is a possibility especially if I can't stay in Boston. He's in the military so he can always change bases. But yes, the transition to somewhere else would be hard on him too.

"It's possible but her spouse is going to have to sacrifice a lot maybe even his own career." That really is a possibility especially if I can't stay in Boston. He's in the military so he can always change bases. But yes, the transition to somewhere else would be hard on him too.

Everyone thank you for your thoughtful comments. It's great to have so many different perspectives as I had been thinking only one way before. You have all helped me very much.

Right now I feel like I am at a crossroads. I am 26 and feel like I could do both. On one hand, becoming an NP through a direct entry program is the quickest route. I would start fall of 2015 and be 30 when I am done. On the other hand I know that I have what it takes to go to med school and do well. I imagine myself as an NP working alongside doctors with the feeling that that could have been me. But finishing medical school and residency is a mighty long route and I pictured myself with kids and being settled in my career before 40. So unfortunately for me the medschool ship might have passed. If I choose nursing I would become an FNP. If I were to go to med school I would like to become a gastroenterologist. Does anyone have insight that can help me put this issue in perspective? Many thanks. Background: Graduate of Brandeis University with a BA in something non-health related. Have been taking science courses at another institution as pre-reqs for both medical and nurse practitioner programs. Married with a husband that can support me throughout either med school or an NP program.

Right now I'm considering doing the direct entry nursing FNP program at Simmons College in Boston. I'm curious to know how much I could expect to earn per hour or yearly fresh out of nurse practitioner school. I know it depends on where you work but before I make the decision to commit to 3 years of full time school I want to have a clear idea of what the payoff will be. Does anyone have any information?