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What if I get into med school and I decide to be a nurse?

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Estelle’s Answer

I think that it is normal to feel burdened by the responsibilities of being a physician. If you work hard enough to get into medical school, you have the intelligence, persistence and determination to practice medicine. If you are worried about the hours and stress, then choose a field that is less demanding. If you are worried about running a business and your own practice, then join a group or hospital and be their employee. I agree with Hilary, I have never know someone to go from nurse to physician because the road to a medical degree is so difficult and expensive. Try defining the things that might lead you to change your mind before embarking on the journey.
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Blake’s Answer

Hey Jeff,

You can always change your mind, it might not be the best financial decision, but you should do what makes you happy. I would guess that if you made it to medical school, you might just be stressed out and making a hasty decision. It's a lot of work to get into medical school, so I would imagine these feelings would happen sooner, maybe before you finish your undergraduate degree.

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Richard’s Answer

Being a physician allows more autonomy than nursing. But is also comes with more responsibility. If you think the nursing route is better for you, you can leave medical school. But you will have to obtain a nursing degree before you can become a nurse. One idea is to get your undergraduate degree in nursing then try for medical school.

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Hilary’s Answer

That's totally acceptable, but they are very different career paths. I would look into them both before you decide to go to either school. That being said, I had several former nurses, pharmacists, etc in my medical school class. I've never met a doctor who later decided to become a nurse, but that may be because medical school is very expensive and by the time you finish you'll prefer a doctor's salary to pay back those loans.
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