RN to MD || Her Caribbean Med School Journey || Black Girl, White Coat

[@DoctorFashion]

This was a great interview... My dad is Nigerian and always suggested I should go into nursing.. I kept saying "It's not for me" I am more hands-on and like to take charge.. 10 years later I'm in school on my premedical path to becoming a doctor. He didn't see that coming. . lol

[@premedonnav8850]

Soooo glad you guys did this video! I’m an RN now and I’ll be starting my medical school prerequisites in January ❤️

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Amber Vinson YES! You go girl! Shoot me a DM on IG and let me follow your journey!

[@aminata8320]

what are the ned school prerequisite ?

[@anneandrade5232]

I am not black but I love this so much. My husband is going to twu (Texas women University) for his bsn this fall. He's wanting to go to med school after instead of NP school. I just should him this video and hes all excited. Shout out from Houston! 😘

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Anne Andrade YAY!! Thanks so much for watching and going the step further to show your husband! I wish you two the best of luck on this journey together ❤️🤗

[@LadyLynn27]

I’m so happy to see this video! I’ve been looking for RNs going this same route. I too am an RN and taking my prerequisites for med school.

[@wiidiepasteur5789]

LadyLynn27 how many times the prerequisites will take??

[@LadyLynn27]

It really depends on what prerequisites you have already taken, what you have left to take, and your work schedule and how many classes you can fit in while working. Its hard to give an exact time frame.

[@lovelylayla4978]

All this Black Girl Magic! I love it! ❤️🤗

[@mattieputman9152]

I am so ecstatic to have found this video. I am in nursing school currently. However, my goal is to become a surgeon!! I'm about to binge watch your videos 😂😍

[@lonceyelie4299]

The person who is interviewing Joyce did such an amazing job❤️❤️❤️... you kept it real!!!!!!!!!👏🏻👏🏻

[@NaturalNumi]

Omg.... I'm so glad I chose SGU..... Grenada is absolutely beautiful!!!!

[@kiralovegod6746]

It'sJustNumi Do you do premed videos on your channel?

[@joyceidehen6044]

LOL a friend of mine goes to SGU as well & shared similar stories. But Antigua is a beautiful island as well, not all of my classmates shared the same struggles as me, this was just my own personal experience.

[@NaturalNumi]

Joyce Sadiku is she still on island?

[@joyceidehen6044]

no she just about to start her 4th year in NY

[@NaturalNumi]

Joyce Sadiku oh ok yeah it was definitely different then..... I'm 2nd year and SGU has grown soooo much all the things I heard prior to coming has been so different in my experience...but I get it. Plus for us, living off campus is better than living on campus. I have heard of issues on campus living. Thanks for sharing your experience though.... it's nice to see fellow IMG progressing forward

[@cherenenicholson7034]

This is great! Thank you. I am a nurse who just got into med school!

[@blaakcoffee]

What school did you get accepted to? I’m a PA about to apply to medical school.

[@bettinatranquille2676]

Loove this video. I always wanted to know concrete differences between Caribbean and US med schools but I always get one side of the story so it was nice for you guys to compare schools side to side. Thanks !

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Bettina Tranquille thank you so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it 🤗

[@CocaColeyy]

Such a great interview. And y’all are so beautifulllll😩

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Awww thank you so much! I appreciate your support!

[@tremason1531]

Great video, a lot of new nurses experience what you experienced in the O.R where nurses who have been there longer are supportive. I just had a situation last night where my friend is a new grad and she just finished school asked the charge nurse a question and another nurse interrupted and said "Oh my God, how did they let you pass nursing school not know that" & as someone who will be in Nursing school next year and I was in that situation I wouldn't feel comfortable asking questions I was just have to ask Jesus to take the handlebars LOL.

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Tre Mason LOL no please please ask questions! From my experience in the OR, there are some very nice nurses who are very willing to teach! It is always better to ask than to guess, especially in that kind of setting. It sucks that our young nurses have to feel intimidated like this, but I know there are older nurses willing to take the newbies under their wings 🤗

[@justbeyou91]

AUA student here! Love this 🙌🏾

[@christinev1652]

Where did she take her premed prerequisites courses? I was wondering if taking them at a community college is still just as good as taking it at a university?

[@tays.bookcase]

Love this! This is my goal 100%, I'm so excited to get started.

[@SherinChibi]

Love this! Thanks for the interview ladies! I'm also an RN, want to work for a few years then apply to med school. So glad to see similar journey!!

[@lexi6797]

Joyce has a great personality. Really enjoyed your interview.

[@ivyo2306]

Oo wow I love this!!!! thank you guys for doing this! Godbless you guys

[@Sciencedude011]

omg!! she has such a great spirit!!

[@kairascott1716]

This was a great and informative video. Definitely inspiring ☺️💕 btw, I love your shirt!! I wish I had one.

[@Dee-oq5ms]

Love this! This is a goal of mine, currently, an RN wanna take 3-5 year break and then apply to med school.

[@jojozzy]

I’m not even into med school or any of that, but i love this video! Yay Joyce! 🙌🏾✨

[@jojozzy]

Chai! She said Ants?!😭😩 Awesome advice to not settle. That deff applies to all areas of life. Sandy great channel!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the love and support 🤗

[@Bellg]

Inspiring story, that much dedication is to be admired AND aspired towards.

[@Rnp2Ceo]

Thanks for the video. I’m an RN in an NP program and I really want to go for MD

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Nina Nwoko go for it!! I’m rooting for you!

[@Rnp2Ceo]

Black Girl White Coat do you know any other people who are nurses or nurse practitioners who are currently going for MD? I would love to connect.

[@LadyLynn27]

Nina Nwoko I am! I’m an RN and taking prerequisites now!

[@Rnp2Ceo]

Oh wow!! how awesome! we should connect if you don't mind. Heres my email: [e-mail]

[@GloryLoveHaircare]

Great interview, love ❤️ her!!! So bubbly

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Hazel Inspires Isn’t she?! Thanks so much for watching 🤗❤️

[@abundance3696]

Black girl white coat, FNP to MD journey ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@niqueh9778]

I ssooooo needed this!

[@breanabraxton7652]

I love your videos! I want one of your “Representation” shirts, but you don’t have plus sizes. Would you be getting those sizes anytime soon?

[@gegejaz5348]

Really loved this video 🙌🏽❤....did she also apply to DO as well though or did she just apply to MD in the U.S. and carribean MD?

[@joyceidehen6044]

No, I didn't apply to DO schools. I wish I did though, I was misinformed about DO schools at the time! But I've worked with surgeons who were DO's, so yes appply apply!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Honestly sooo many of us were badly misinformed about DOs! Apply apply apply! I have so many great experiences working under DO residents and attending!

[@jerryrose8307]

I am in this boat atm. Going to antigua in a few weeks. Sending out a round of do apps now also

[@ashesmith6124]

Amazing video!! Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤

[@stephaniea6366]

Omg this is exactly what I’m going through right now I’m getting my nursing degree right now planning on going forward to medicine after

[@DollyDomDom]

Such a beautiful video ❤️

[@healthandmoreTV]

So cool am in my final year BSN nursing and I wanna be MD

[@VidaConIzzy]

She sounds so much like Akela from the youtube channel Osh and Akela

[@HeyDoctorHelene]

Great video !!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Thanks Helene! Love you!

[@SparksForces]

Any advice I have been a CNA few years i was looking into LVN I always wanted to be army doctor would you suggest me doing a RN BSN or for me just to major in kinesiology and go to DO/MD school there’s so many options I’m looking more into DO schools and Caribbean schools to. I do feel as being a nurse I can’t make Educational decisions because of the scope of practice barriers.

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Oh wow, as a CNA you have so many great experiences already under your belt I'm sure! That will look great on your med school applications. As far as RN BSN vs Kinesiology I'd say going for the nursing degree would make sense if you plan on working as a nurse so some period of time before going into med school. If you don't plan on working as a nurse and you're super interested in kinesiology, then I'd say go for that.

[@samuelasamoahboateng4306]

In Ghana and practicing can u give me schools that actually do the graduate entry, with scholarship if possible

[@lonceyelie4299]

Do you think it’s advisable to major in nursing before med school or just do Biology?

[@mdmazaj3364]

No.

[@lonceyelie4299]

S S why?

[@lonceyelie4299]

S S why???

[@queendoss8118]

🤓VERY I aspiring to do the same as well

[@rnmo21]

How is it that she didn’t have Pathophysiology, Microbiology, Anatomy & Physiology and even Pharmacology, as a core backbone of Nursing. Was she an Lvn. I ask this because these are the core foundation of Nursing, not to mention Medicine itself. During Nursing School, Bsn, I’ve never heard of failure of a course being acceptable. There’s no leeway, they don’t work with you. The program is extremely strict and I agree with these standards. Lives are at stake. The Nurse is the eyes and ears of the Dr. And many times provide oversight management to prevent errors in care to keep patients safe from harm. The Nurse is taught to anticipate or know what the patient will or should need to treat the disease process, and to know when the treatment plan deviates from this. I would never want to have a Nurse take care of me or my family that failed and the University “worked” with them, Never mind an MD. Nurses and Dr’s are fundamentally taught differently when it comes to treating the patient as a whole. Yet, the main difference is that Nurses are taught to also to think like the Md. Ex when calling an MD with a list of symptoms, they should know what treatment to expect and request if the right course is not being followed. In this case, it seems as though she doesn’t have any real Nursing foundation, which would create an easier transition Bridging to MD. I’m just having a difficult time with her transition to Md. Why was she not accepted to at least 1 Us schools. MCAT Scores are more important than the desire to be a Doctor. Its designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, written analysis and knowledge of scientific concepts and principles. If her scores were too low after repeating the testing, then perhaps she’s on the wrong course. I also noticed she didn’t have one good thing to say about the Only university that accepted her.

[@rnmo21]

Surface level, you don’t understand why you see the signs and symptoms.... This statement is incredibly opposite than everything that I and coworkers have learned and are still learning. Perhaps Nursing Education is different in your state. I was taught the Complete Disease Process, Pathophys and treatment. From the Krebs Cycle, Molecular cell level to Disease Process. What a waste of time if you weren’t taught this way! Sounds like , based on her Nursing education, she should have done premed instead!

[@rickeymurray5581]

So realll .. lmao

[@tkayyp]

Currently considering the Caribbean, we’re you worried about the financial side of going to live in another country?

[@joyceidehen6044]

My school provided financial aid through FASFA, so i just took out loans. But not all Caribbean schools can qualify to give FA to their students, so please make sure you do research ahead of time. I took the majority of my pre-reqs at Houston Community College to save money. I believe American med schools PREFER if you take the courses at a 4 year university however, if you can strive to get A's at a community college then you may still be competitive as an applicant, but at a Caribbean med school it definitely doesn't matter lol.

[@tylerc85]

How many African Americans are in your program (not African)

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Tyler C you know what, I’ve never actually looked at that! Sorry, I can’t answer your question right now.

[@kaneiliaaakaneilia8896]

Im about to graduate Highschool. Going for a BSN in nursing. Plan to go back to school to become a dermatologist🤯

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

kaneiliaaa Kaneilia All I gotta say is FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS! I support your passions, sis! ❤️

[@ashd5326]

How is it going?

[@xckiana]

^ ya please update!

[@shani8267]

Update please!