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RN to MD

Do any of the readers or posters here actually know of anyone that went from RN to MD. I wanted to see how many people actually did this. Most people I know that went medical followed the PA route.

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    Yes, one of the docs I used to work with was a nurse first. And I've run in to a couple of residents who used to be nurses.

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    Yes, nurse to general surgeon.

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    I have worked with 4 physicians who were previously nurses.

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    I work with 2 physicians who were nurses first.

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    i find the nurses who become dr's as awesome people . i find them amazing and it's interesting to see them transition over.

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    Do any of the readers or posters here actually know of anyone that went from RN to MD. I wanted to see how many people actually did this. Most people I know that went medical followed the PA route.

    One of our hospitalists did. I would ask her about it but she scares me.

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    Thanks for the feed back guys

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    My father was an RN who later went to medical school, some 60 years ago ... My mother, who was a nurse who met him after he was a physician, used to comment that you could always tell when you worked with him -- he was much more considerate of the nurses, and expected a lot less caretaking and assistance from the nurses, than the other physicians.

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    Physicians who were once an RN are very kind and caring to nurses. They understand the struggles we meet in every shift that we work. :-)

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    I know two MDs who were nurses. One a cardiologist on one a colorectal surgeon. Both are wonderful and treat the pts like real people.

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    I worked with one, and while she was great with her patients (compassion, education), she LOVED to micro manage the nurses...in a very, very condescending way. I was glad when she moved.

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    Yes, i know a few doctors who were once nurses,

    and one of my best pals has a doctorate in nursing, does that count?

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