RN to MD

[OlderStudent]

I have a question. How many of you know or are people that have used an RN as a gateway to an MD?

The reason I ask is that I am an RN student right now. Not because I want to be an RN but because right now it is not possible to go to Medical School. I'm hoping that one day I will be able to dedicate the number of years needed to become a doctor so right now I am using a local RN program to get me further up the healthcare ladder. A good career with benefits and job opportunities doesn't hurt.

I'm curious what the rest of you think of this plan. Does it seem like a good idea?

[AUCMD2006]

plenty of RN's do it.. the other thing you can look at if you donty want a surgical field is NP or a DNP program where you will earn alsmost as much as internists with little of the headaches specially now that the big O is trying to stomp out physicians from primary care

[jameslynton]

Originally Posted by OlderStudent

I have a question. How many of you know or are people that have used an RN as a gateway to an MD?

The reason I ask is that I am an RN student right now. Not because I want to be an RN but because right now it is not possible to go to Medical School. I'm hoping that one day I will be able to dedicate the number of years needed to become a doctor so right now I am using a local RN program to get me further up the healthcare ladder. A good career with benefits and job opportunities doesn't hurt.

I'm curious what the rest of you think of this plan. Does it seem like a good idea?

Many RN's go to medical school. You can also go get your masters and in some state do family practice, write prescriptions with most of the rights of an MD.

[demayette]

Originally Posted by OlderStudent

I have a question. How many of you know or are people that have used an RN as a gateway to an MD?

The reason I ask is that I am an RN student right now. Not because I want to be an RN but because right now it is not possible to go to Medical School. I'm hoping that one day I will be able to dedicate the number of years needed to become a doctor so right now I am using a local RN program to get me further up the healthcare ladder. A good career with benefits and job opportunities doesn't hurt.

I'm curious what the rest of you think of this plan. Does it seem like a good idea?

I am an RN pursuing the route of becoming a doctor (MD or DO); I took all the prereqs and did fairly good on them. I took the MCAT and did not do good on it "27P" (** 10, PS 9, VR 8, WS P). I am doing my BSN now and later I will retake the MCAT and try to reach for 30+ so I can be competitive for DO school because of my substandard GPA (3.1+ cGPA and 3.3+ sGPA). If I cant get 30+ in the MCAT, I will be heading to one of the BIG 4 in the caribbean (St Georges , AUC, Ross and SABA). RN to MD or DO can be done but I can tell you that these science classes are not gonna be cakewalk especially organic chemistry I and II. Good luck..

[jameslynton]

Originally Posted by demayette

I am an RN pursuing the route of becoming a doctor (MD or DO); I took all the prereqs and did fairly good on them. I took the MCAT and did not do good on it "27P" (** 10, PS 9, VR 8, WS P). I am doing my BSN now and later I will retake the MCAT and try to reach for 30+ so I can be competitive for DO school because of my substandard GPA (3.1+ cGPA and 3.3+ sGPA). If I cant get 30+ in the MCAT, I will be heading to one of the BIG 4 in the caribbean (St Georges , AUC, Ross and SABA). RN to MD or DO can be done but I can tell you that these science classes are not gonna be cakewalk especially organic chemistry I and II. Good luck..

As I keep telling many many students - you have to really prep for the MCAT. A 27-28 MCAT will get you in ROSS, AUC and SGU. I will also get you in many of the DO and lesser US medical schools. Also many Nursing schools grade with a more difficult system 93-100 = A and so your grades are lower if this is the case with your school.

Just a reminder for the MCAT - it takes at least 10 pre-tests timed and lots of problem practice to do well on it. This years MCAT was one of the hardest years with the scores trended down after several years of going up. You really have to work very hard for about a month and half of 5-8 hours days working on the problems and work very hard on learning how to do the VERBAL section. (Hint-Hint).

[almondcheeks217]

I feel that with the options available to RN -- NP, CNA, CNL, CRNA, CNS are the five masters level nursing specialties -- intentions to pursue an MD while in nursing school is wasteful. You are wasting your own time and money while earning your letters. Furthermore, you are wasting the spot that another student can fill.

Nursing programs turn away so many qualified applicants every year. If your dream is medicine, then quit nursing and pursue it.

Don't continue taking classes you don't want to take. Don't get a degree you don't intend to use. Don't get a job you don't want to do. This is especially true if you are 100% sure about medicine.

[jameslynton]

Many students don't know what they want till they get there, and have done it. Also many RN's get burned out or decide after several years they would like to do another job on the team.

Also I think if a student wants to do nursing - you can find a program that will take you.