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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Business, Finance, and Careers > Nurse & Nursing School Megathread: The NCLEX is the spookiest test you'll ever take
 
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side_burned
Nov 3, 2004

My mother is a fish.
 This may be a weird question, but is it common/possible for someone who has worked as an RN for, lets say 10 years, to attend medical school?

My guess is this probably reflects that I am very ignorant about how the medical industry works, more than anything, but I, for some strange reason have thought that their should programs which would allow a nurse to work toward an MD over time (if the nurse's hospital had an MD program of course).

side_burned fucked around with this message at 06:59 on Dec 9, 2008

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side_burned
Nov 3, 2004

My mother is a fish.

Ohthehugemanatee posted:

Possible, not incredibly common. Once I finish my third year in the ICU I'm going to probably either go for Flight Nurse or, failing that, MD. It'll mean starting out just like anyone else in med school, but I'm young enough to get away with it.

What you describe in your second paragraph is what the Nurse Practitioner was supposed to be. It tacks on 1-2 years of education and gives an RN the ability to prescribe and act as a quasi-MD. Depending on your area of interest, the "quasi" can mean no functional difference (family practice) or a complete deal breaker (critical care).
I guess I just thought if someone where to work as nurse for a while that they should be able to substitute that experience for portions of med school. Sorta like giving nurses the option to go into some kind of pseudo apprenticeship to get their MD.

Just out of curiosity will any of your nursing school class be transferable to Med school program?

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