Hey you people ROCK!! First of all I will like to say I will be a doctor but as a stepping stone for me and my family I am pursuing nursing as a student at a CUNY college in NYC. I stand with 57.5 credits and a 3.6 gpa with honors, deans list and all that good stuff, except and without volunteering and research experience. I am new to The Student Doctor Network.. So patience with me please...

Ok that said,
When I finish my nursing degree I am planning to do a Bachelor in Biomedical Engineering which enables me to do premeds. My whole motivation towards this degree is that 1-- the course descriptions are hot-interesting 2-- I would like to be part of the body of people that change the practice of medicine-- just some of the things I could do with a BME degree 3. do research - prob open up own pharmaceutical company.

But the reality is that my true intentions with medicine is to give care to those in need like in some places in U.S. of America and outside, especially outside of U.S. of America for example like in the Dominican Republic - Haiti - Africa ect.....Missionary work is what I see my self doing as soon as I am ready in all aspects to offer FREE medical care. My focus is to become a surgeon and offer free surgeries that will save lives not Beverly Hills people self esteem. Money is a big factor in such goal. So I ask my self how is BME going to help me with my missionary work ? I think BME will be more of a hobbie -- I love reading about the new researches being done that will in fact in the future revolutionize the way "we" as future doctors will practice medicine. Nothing is carved in stone on my future scholastic life but one thing is for sure my nursing degree and practice for the next 3 to 5 years.

Then I will go back to school to complete premeds. As a surgeon I will be making alot of money. I have no type of money managment skill. I am a terrible money saver and invester. I know nothing about money except on how to make and waste it. I am not in medical school and I dont have premeds completed....Sooo... first ? What would prepare me for entrance into medical school after becoming a nurse? #2 What would prepare a future surgeon with such missionary plans ? If I were to get a B.A. in Business what type of business major would help me prepare and be savy towards my goals/ plans. Again some plans are in general- missionary work / private practice / invest money in medicine for nonprofit and profit business? Everything is a business overall, even saving lives !!!!!

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Why not take all of your premed requirements while finishing your nursing degree? The only requirements that you may not have to take as a nursing student anyway are maybe the orgo's and both semesters of physics. They still may be degree requirements anyway, I apologize though, I'm not familiar with the nursing curriculum. What I remember from my mother when I was in high school (an RN who went back for her BSN) was that she needed to take gen chem, bio, and youll have the common english requirements to take anyways, which only leaves orgo and physics.

I wouldnt go back to finish a BME degree just to finish pre-med requirements and use it to work towards opening a pharm business later to be honest. Undergrad degrees wont give you much experience in anything- they are only for a broad intro to the field and will give you little professional clout. It will be useful in completing requirements to get a Masters or PhD later if you want to do BME research later on, but thats about it.

Besides this, you could probably still get into BME research without any BME coursework at all. The chief of cardiac surgery runs a lab that does a lot of BME stuff, and he only has an MD and is wayyyyy to far away from college for any coursework to help him, even if he was an engineering major. My advice to you would be to take your premed requirements as a nursing student (and to complete the BME degree if its ONLY for your general interest--college hasn't help me or any of my classmates much even in med school--masters degrees help though) and then go to med school. If you are thinking of doing BME mostly for professional advancement as opposed to sheer interest, then I would advise against it. The classes are difficult, it will take longer, you could use the time to do other things to help get into med school, and by time you can use the coursework youll have forgotten most if not all of it.

Hiring a financial advisor would probably be your best bet if you are concerned with how you spend your money. Also, getting an MBA as some point may be helpful to you if you are looking to run some kind of medical business or a medical directorship. Good luck and I hope that helps!

Why? Do what you have to do with one Bachelor's degree. No point in wasting your time and money.

just some of the things I could do with a BME degree...prob open up own pharmaceutical company...I have no type of money managment skill.

This thread is a joke, right?:laugh:

Why? Do what you have to do with one Bachelor's degree. No point in wasting your time and money.
Hey be specific , do what I have to do ???? :thumbdown

This thread is a joke, right?:laugh:

I dont have time to make you laugh --- comedian is not my occupation!:mad:

Thanks for the info:D. It has been really helpful:thumbup:. After doing some more research on medical school application I thought it would be more wiser not to do the BME because of the time it will take. I figure I could use the time that I would had used for BME for building my profile. By the way can anyone share their brief profile? ( the volunteering, research and other stuff you peops. did so you could look good to a medical admission comitte)


Why not take all of your premed requirements while finishing your nursing degree? The only requirements that you may not have to take as a nursing student anyway are maybe the orgo's and both semesters of physics. They still may be degree requirements anyway, I apologize though, I'm not familiar with the nursing curriculum. What I remember from my mother when I was in high school (an RN who went back for her BSN) was that she needed to take gen chem, bio, and youll have the common english requirements to take anyways, which only leaves orgo and physics.

I wouldnt go back to finish a BME degree just to finish pre-med requirements and use it to work towards opening a pharm business later to be honest. Undergrad degrees wont give you much experience in anything- they are only for a broad intro to the field and will give you little professional clout. It will be useful in completing requirements to get a Masters or PhD later if you want to do BME research later on, but thats about it.

Besides this, you could probably still get into BME research without any BME coursework at all. The chief of cardiac surgery runs a lab that does a lot of BME stuff, and he only has an MD and is wayyyyy to far away from college for any coursework to help him, even if he was an engineering major. My advice to you would be to take your premed requirements as a nursing student (and to complete the BME degree if its ONLY for your general interest--college hasn't help me or any of my classmates much even in med school--masters degrees help though) and then go to med school. If you are thinking of doing BME mostly for professional advancement as opposed to sheer interest, then I would advise against it. The classes are difficult, it will take longer, you could use the time to do other things to help get into med school, and by time you can use the coursework youll have forgotten most if not all of it.

Hiring a financial advisor would probably be your best bet if you are concerned with how you spend your money. Also, getting an MBA as some point may be helpful to you if you are looking to run some kind of medical business or a medical directorship. Good luck and I hope that helps!

This thread is a joke, right?:laugh:

Hmmm....I see some of our members have already started cultivating their God complex.