It really annoys me when nurses say they are going to go to med school...

1 I see a lot of posts by nurses who think they are going to go to med school. A pre-med BS and BSN are totally different school tracks.....if you are an RN, it is almost impossible to move on to med school without getting a totally new bachelor's degree. In fact, as an RN it is almost impossible to become a PA without taking at **** load of new classes. Does this pipe dream annoy anyone else?? Last edit by Esme12 on May 8, '13 : Reason: TOS/profanity/use of letters and symbols
Yeah, it irks me, too. I have always cautioned people that they aren't "in medicine," but rather "in nursing." Two different things.

I disagree to some extent. I looked into med school back home they said if an applicant didn't have a science based degree they would just have to take the appropriate sciences before being accepted. Medical schools prefer an applicant to have a degree based in biology or chemistry, however its not required. If a nurse wants to go to med school- then good for her/him.

Quote from stephanie.I disagree to some extent. I looked into med school back home they said if an applicant didn't have a science based degree they would just have to take the appropriate sciences before being accepted. Medical schools prefer an applicant to have a degree based in biology or chemistry, however its not required.If a nurse wants to go to med school- then good for her/him.

And listening to others "pipe dreams" doesn't annoy me. Had my husband not followed his, he wouldn't be where he is today.

Nah. What bugs me is patients who ask for fried chicken after a heart cath.

Nope. Doesn't bother me. I knew I wasn't going into "medicine" but now I wonder if I should change tracks--it's the lack of desire regarding the responsibility that makes me not do it. And doctors that were nurses? I think it's similar to military officers who were once enlisted--they are the bestPosting from my phone, ease forgive my fat thumbs!

Quote from TaitNah. What bugs me is patients who ask for fried chicken after a heart cath.

There are physicians who were once nurses, so getting accepted into medical school with a BSN degree is possible. It's very difficult, but still possible.In addition, one of my former OB/GYNs had a BA in general business before getting admitted into medical school. He never earned a premed BS degree. Rather, he took the science prereqs while completing a business degree.

It is pretty darn near impossible to get into med school with a nursing degree. It's not that I don't want people to follow their dreams, but it is very unrealistic. There are a lot of hard science courses that are required that BSN students simply don't take. Nursing and medicine are totally different specialties....Just a pet peeve of mine.

I work with physicians whose undergraduate degrees include biology, biochemistry ... and anthropology and French translation. Med school admission requirements are generally 2 semesters each of bio, chem, organic chem, calculus and physics. If you complete those it doesn't particularly matter what your degree is in.

Quote from megank5183It is pretty darn near impossible to get into med school with a nursing degree. It's not that I don't want people to follow their dreams, but it is very unrealistic. There are a lot of hard science courses that are required that BSN students simply don't take. Nursing and medicine are totally different specialties....Just a pet peeve of mine.

I don't ever begrudge anyone their dreams...if someone says they're going to do something, great. It's not my business whether they fail or succeed or are just dreaming out loud. Doesn't affect me.