| It is, indeed, great news for practicing nurses and | | | | from physics or chemistry or biochemistry or |
| nursing students that they can become | | | | anatomy or biology or physiology. Few medical |
| professional medical doctors. I am sure every | | | | schools gives credit for the on job experience the |
| person in the medical profession will love to serve | | | | nurse had. So, it is an added advantage for nurses |
| humankind as a medical doctor. There might be | | | | who had practiced in any hospitals. The credit is |
| times that a very good student would have | | | | given because the nurse has been practicing |
| become or chosen nursing field which is the vital | | | | simply as a doctor though without a doctor's |
| profession in the medical field. | | | | degree and license. |
| There are two min doors that are opened for | | | | There are various courses offered by medical |
| nursing students and practicing nurses to become | | | | schools. Few courses which the nurses can opt |
| a medical doctor. Nurses must have chosen BSN | | | | for are Physiology & Human Anatomy, Bioethics, |
| or clean MCAT. BSN is Bachelor of Science in | | | | Biochemistry, Hematology & Serology, |
| Nursing and MCAT stands for Medical College | | | | Microbiology,, Principles of Medical Research, |
| Admission Test. Nurses who had taken up BSN is | | | | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Genetics, Clinical |
| eligible to apply for medical colleges. However, for | | | | Pathology, Oncology, Pediatrics and additional |
| MCAT every student is eligible to apply. The top | | | | electives. Students can also take up clinical |
| scorers of MCAT are qualified for medical courses | | | | laboratory subjects along with other regular class |
| to become a doctor. MCAT checks the scores | | | | room learning. Altogether it will take 4 years for |
| every student had got in under graduation. The | | | | completing the medical course. |
| under graduation scores are required to check if | | | | Once the student completes 4 years of medical |
| the student is capable of handling the medical | | | | education, the student must take an internship. |
| course to become a medical doctor. If the | | | | The tenure of the internship is 12 months that is |
| student is a practicing nurse, them employment | | | | one year. During the internship, the student is |
| history will be also be checked to check how well | | | | expected to work in a hospital thus having hands |
| the candidate is suitable for the medical course. | | | | on experience. During the internship, the student |
| The medical course is for 4 years and it is a | | | | will work with various medical departments to get |
| degree program. Once the medical school | | | | exposure in every department. This is the best |
| approves the application of the candidate, the | | | | feature of medical course as the student gets |
| nurse or student gets enrolled for the four years | | | | hands on experience. Once the student |
| medical degree program. Had the student of | | | | successfully completes the internship, the final |
| nurse taken any post graduate courses or any | | | | practical and written exams are conducted. The |
| pre medical courses, then the candidate will get | | | | student is expected to clear or pass both the |
| some credits from the medical school. The post | | | | written and practical exams. |
| graduate course or pre medical course can be | | | | |