how long does a registered nurse have to train to becime a doctor?

Question

I am doing a three year diploma course in adult nursing and thinking of becoming a doctor how long will it take?

Answer 1

you have to get a Bachelors degree before you even apply, then you go through the same process as anyone else. so probably an extra 2 years for the bachelors degree, four years of med school, and then your residency.

Answer 2

You'll need a bachelor's degree, so you might as well go with the BSN for your nursing. While in nursing school, you 'll have to make sure you get all the med school pre-requisite courses done.

Then it's the same 4 yrs of medical school that every other doctor attends, followed by residency. There really aren't any shortcuts, and a diploma degree will probably just delay things.

Good luck!

Answer 3

If you go to a diploma nursing school, some or many of your credits may not transfer to a college or university. At least you will have to upgrade your training to a BS in Nursing, but you will also need courses required for entrance into medical school that may not be part of the nursing curriculum. A pre-med advisor may suggest alternate educational pathways.

After you get into med school, it's the same as for anyone else: four years plus three to seven years of residency, give or take.

Good luck. I hope you make it.

Answer 4

Assuming you did the prereq's in college (1yr of each bio, chem, orgo, physics, calc, etc)... it's 4yr med school, and 3-5yr residency. Surgical residency adds few more years. None of your nursing courses are transferable towards medical degree.

If being a medical doctor is your passion and dream, you may want to reconsider and become a doctor instead, saving yourself the 3 years spent in a nurse program and tuition. MD program is already costly in time and money, why add more?

Answer 5

One of the things you could do is get your PhD in nursing and nursing education. You would be a doctor, albeit not a medical doctor, and you could teach at a nursing school and do nursing administration.

Answer 6

They're completely different subjects, and you'll still need about two years of premedical courses to get the pre-requisites done. It's hard to say exactly because each medical school has slightly different requirements. For that and a lot of other information, try this site for US and Canadian medical schools: http://www.aamc.org