NURSING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL- 5 STEPS | Nursing or any Healthcare Discipline

[@musicmusic4229]

Hi Dr. Gee! Am so happy to find you and your videos. Thanks for sharing your valuable experiences! I have couple of questions and i would love your input. I graduated 14 years ago(foreign doctor) took time to raise my family, no clinical experience for a decade... now want to persue medicine and starting with usmle step1. In the mean time want to make my resume stronger so looked into "Direct entry MSN" and thought to myself i could definitely get into clinical setting with this degree working myself upto the match where i can talk about my clinical experience as a nurse practitioner. Just got a call from the university and they said i cant get in until i do refresher courses since my grad is 10+ years. :( If not MSN, what could i do to make my resume stronger than the fresh/ young/ with no gaps candidates?? MPH doesnt add much too acc. to my online research. Im interested in clinical medicine not Psych or Public health if i get a residency spot. What will help me build up and fill up these gaps?? I will be doing usmle 1 and then 2 and 3 before applying and that will add up to 2 more years before applying for the match. Is there anything that can help me get into clinical setting? Thanks if youve read this far. Would appreciate your input!

[@DrGeeMD]

I appreciate your comment. You have highlighted some important questions and concerns on your journey. I will like to carefully address them and my responses may be too long for just the comment section. Please send me an email to [e-mail] so that I have an email address to respond to you. Hope to read from you soon.

[@musicmusic4229]

@@DrGeeMD Thanks! Will be looking fwd to your email response.

[@DrGeeMD]

@@musicmusic4229 My reply should already be in your inbox 😊

[@musicmusic4229]

@@DrGeeMD you're the best!🙂

[@akileaqui1818]

Do you still need pre reqs if u do Mcat?

[@DrGeeMD]

@Akile, yes, the pre-requisite classes are a requirement even if you took the MCAT.

[@Cocoaserendipity]

How did you study for your mcat?

[@DrGeeMD]

Oh my gosh I hated studying for that test. I studied for 2 months and took Kaplan review…my worst section was verbal reasoning, I couldn’t stand it cos it was soo subjective 🙄. I was 8 months pregnant when I took the test, I just wanted to get it over with. needless to say I did “just okay” Mcat is the most ridiculous test I have ever taken in my life…still don’t see how that test should determine who gets admission to medschool IMO. The USMLE step 1 was easier and made more sense, but the Mcat? I think it’s just a test to weed off applicants cos there are limited seats. 😊

[@Cocoaserendipity]

@@DrGeeMD​​⁠studying and pregnant?!? Women are beyond amazing. God bless you. Thank you for the advice. I took the mcat 15 years ago, didn’t do well and moved on to public health. I’m going to start studying and the thought alone is overwhelming. I don’t want to be like last time, with too many study materials. The mcat is definitely a weed out process and it pisses me off lol I’m trying to stay positive

[@hassanmaryam658]

How can i start,im a nurse

[@DrGeeMD]

I’d be happy to answer any specific questions. Please see contact info on my channel

[@Cocoaserendipity]

Have you tried the local community college?

[@Keisha_TKD_NP]

I don’t want to take the MCAT and I want to be DO 😢

[@DrGeeMD]

I feel you girl :) but unfortunately both go hand in hand. You cannot apply to any DO program without the MCAT.

[@npgini]

What Med School did you attend?

[@DrGeeMD]

Avalon University School of Medicine