Teaching nursing with a Ph.D. in medicine?

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My husband has a Ph.D. in medicine and he is interested in teaching nursing (the more science-based courses like patho and pharm). He currently teaches undergrad and graduate biomedical science classes at a state school, but now that I'm pursuing my FNP/DNP he loves the idea of a career in nursing education, too. He's qualified to teach med school, but he would honestly prefer to teach nursing and APRN students. If he takes 18+ hours of graduate nursing courses, do you think he would be eligible to teach patho, pharm, etc in a nursing program? And would anyone be willing to hire a non-nurse? He would be a tremendous asset because he understands diseases and physiology at a molecular level and explains them really well, but I wonder if anyone would give him a chance. Thanks in advance for any advice!

Specializes in anesthesiology.
My chemistry and physics, pathophysiology, physiology professor in my nurse anesthesia program is a non-nurse and he is AMAZING.

I think I may have an idea on who this particular person may be... hmmm? :p. And what is a PhD in medicine?

Specializes in Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice.

My patho course was taught by a PhD in medicine. My pharmacology course was taught by a pharmacist. These are the only nursing courses that could be taught by non nurses in my school.

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